This is a quick pick for the best astronomical events due in 2020. A number of astronomical events await sky gazers this year and this is the best possible list that hopefully all of us would live to look at. The astronomical events are listed on a monthly basis for the year 2020 for easy reference.
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Moon at Apogee: 404580 km
January 2
01:30am
6:30pm
07:00am
FIRST QUARTER MOON
January 3
04:45am
9:45pm
10:15am
Quadrantid Meteor Shower
January 4
09:00am
02:00am
2:30pm
Earth at Perihelion: 0.98324 AU
January 5
08:00am
01:00am
1:30pm
Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
January 7
21:09pm
2:09pm
02:39am
Moon at Ascending Node
January 9
23:29pm
4:29pm
04:59am
Mercury at Superior Conjunction
January 10
15:00pm
08:00am
8:30pm
Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.896
January 10
19:10pm
12:10pm
12:40am
FULL MOON
January 10
19:21pm
12:21pm
12:51am
Pollux 5.3°N of Moon
January 11
02:26am
7:26pm
7:56am
Beehive 1.0°S of Moon
January 11
23:54pm
4:54pm
5:24 am
Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
January 13
11:37am
04:37am
5:07pm
Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
January 13
14:00pm
07:00am
7:30pm
Moon at Perigee: 365964 km
January 13
20:20pm
1:20pm
01:50am
LAST QUARTER MOON
January 17
12:58pm
05:58am
6:28 pm
Mars 4.7°N of Antares
January 17
23:03pm
04:03pm
4:33am
Mars 2.3°S of Moon
January 20
19:13pm
12:13pm
12:43am
Moon at Descending Node
January 22
20:31pm
1:31pm
02:01am
Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
January 23
02:42am
7:42pm
8:12am
NEW MOON
January 24
21:42pm
2:42pm
03:12am
Venus 4.1°N of Moon
January 28
07:29am
12:29am
12:59pm
Moon at Apogee: 405390 km
January 29
21:28pm
2:28pm
02:58am
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
FIRST QUARTER MOON
February 2
01:42am
6:42pm
7:12am
Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
February 4
06:53am
11:53pm
12:23pm
Moon at Ascending Node
February 6
08:59am
01:59am
2:29pm
Pollux 5.3°N of Moon
February 7
12:58pm
05:58am
6:28pm
Beehive 1.0°S of Moon
February 8
10:16am
03:16am
3:46pm
FULL MOON
February 9
07:33am
12:33am
1:03pm
Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
February 9
21:15pm
2:15pm
02:45am
Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
February 10
14:00pm
07:00am
7:30pm
Moon at Perigee: 360464 km
February 10
20:31pm
1:31pm
02:01am
Mercury at Perihelion
February 12
05:00am
10:00pm
10:30am
LAST QUARTER MOON
February 15
22:17pm
3:17pm
03:47am
Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
February 18
13:18pm
06:18am
6:48pm
Moon at Descending Node
February 19
00:12am
5:12pm
05:42am
Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
February 19
19:36pm
12:36pm
01:06am
Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
February 20
13:47pm
06:47am
7:17pm
NEW MOON
February 23
15:32pm
8:32pm
09:02am
Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
February 26
02:00am
7:00pm
07:30am
Moon at Apogee: 406277 km
February 26
11:35am
04:35am
5:05pm
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
March 2
15:16pm
08:16am
8:46pm
FIRST QUARTER MOON
March 2
19:57pm
12:57pm
01:27am
Moon at Ascending Node
March 4
14:58pm
07:58am
8:28pm
Pollux 5.2°N of Moon
March 5
23:26pm
4:26pm
04:56am
Beehive 1.1°S of Moon
March 6
21:08pm
2:08pm
02:38am
Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
March 8
08:23am
01:23am
1:53pm
Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
March 8
12:00pm
05:00am
5:30pm
FULL MOON
March 9
17:48pm
10:48am
11:18pm
Moon at Perigee: 357123 km
March 10
06:33am
11:33pm
12:03pm
LAST QUARTER MOON
March 16
09:34am
02:34am
3:04pm
Moon at Descending Node
March 17
01:00am
6:00pm
06:30am
Mars 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
March 18
08:19am
01:19am
1:49pm
Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
March 18
10:18am
03:18am
3:48pm
Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
March 19
00:04am
5:04pm
05:34am
Vernal Equinox
March 20
03:50am
8:50pm
09:20am
Venus at Perihelion
March 20
04:00am
9:00pm
09:30am
Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
March 21
17:48pm
10:48am
11:18pm
Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
March 24
02:00am
7:00pm
07:30am
NEW MOON
March 24
09:28am
02:28am
2:58pm
Moon at Apogee: 406690 km
March 24
15:23pm
08:23am
8:53pm
Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.1°E
March 24
22:00pm
3:00pm
03:30am
Mercury at Aphelion
March 27
05:00am
10:00pm
10:30am
Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
March 29
21:52pm
2:52pm
03:22am
Moon at Ascending Node
March 31
16:51pm
09:51am
10:21pm
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Moon at Perigee: 364366 km
June 3
03:36am
8:36pm
09:06m
Venus at Inferior Conjunction
June 3
18:00pm
11:00am
11:30pm
Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.6°E
June 4
13:00pm
06:00am
6:30pm
FULL MOON
June 5
19:12pm
12:12pm
12:42am
Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.568
June 5
19:25pm
12:25pm
12:55am
Moon at Descending Node
June 6
18:10pm
11:10am
11:40pm
Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
June 8
17:19pm
10:19am
10:49pm
Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
June 9
02:19am
7:19pm
7:49am
Mars 2.7°N of Moon
June 12
23:53pm
4:53pm
05:23am
LAST QUARTER MOON
June 13
06:24am
11:24pm
11:54am
Moon at Apogee: 404597 km
June 15
00:56am
5:56pm
06:26am
Venus 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
June 19
08:52am
01:52am
2:22pm
Summer Solstice
June 20
21:43pm
2:43pm
3:13am
Moon at Ascending Node
June 21
04:24am
9:24pm
09:54am
Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.994
June 21
06:40am
11:40pm
12:10pm
NEW MOON
June 21
06:41am
11:41pm
12:11pm
Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
June 23
01:53am
6:53pm
07:23am
Beehive 1.7°S of Moon
June 24
00:33am
5:33pm
06:03am
Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
June 25
14:09pm
07:09am
7:39pm
FIRST QUARTER MOON
June 28
08:16am
01:16am
1:46pm
Moon at Perigee: 368958 km
June 30
02:09am
7:09pm
07:39am
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
July 1
03:00am
8:00pm
08:30am
Moon at Descending Node
July 4
03:18am
8:18pm
08:48am
Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU
July 4
13:00pm
06:00am
6:30pm
Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.355
July 5
04:30am
9:30pm
10:00am
FULL MOON
July 5
04:44pm
9:44pm
10:14am
Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
July 5
21:37pm
2:37pm
03:07am
Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
July 6
08:45am
01:45am
2:15pm
Venus at Aphelion
July 10
12:00pm
05:00am
5:30pm
Venus 1.0°N of Aldebaran
July 11
12:10pm
05:10am
5:40pm
Mars 2.0°N of Moon
July 11
19:36pm
12:36pm
01:06am
Moon at Apogee: 404201 km
July 12
19:27pm
12:27pm
12:57am
LAST QUARTER MOON
July 12
23:29pm
4:29pm
04:59am
Jupiter at Opposition
July 14
07:00pm
12:00am
12:30pm
Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
July 17
01:21am
6:21pm
06:51am
Venus 3.1°S of Moon
July 17
07:26am
12:26am
12:56pm
Moon at Ascending Node
July 18
12:33pm
05:33am
6:03pm
Mercury 3.9°S of Moon
July 19
03:54am
8:54pm
09:2am
NEW MOON
July 20
17:33pm
10:33am
11:03pm
Saturn at Opposition
July 20
22:00pm
3:00pm
03:30am
Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°W
July 22
15 :00pm
08:00am
8:30pm
Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
July 22
20:50pm
1:50pm
02:20am
Moon at Perigee: 368367 km
July 25
04:54am
9:54pm
10:24am
FIRST QUARTER MOON
July 27
12:32pm
05:32am
6:02pm
Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
July 27
21:00pm
2:00pm
02:30am
Moon at Descending Node
July 31
09:32am
2:32am
3:02pm
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Mercury 6.6°S of Pollux
August 1
20:14pm
1:14pm
01:44am
Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
August 1
23:30pm
4:30pm
05:00am
Saturn 2.3°N of Moon
August 2
13:17pm
06:17am
6:47pm
Mars at Perihelion
August 3
12:00pm
05:00am
5:30pm
FULL MOON
August 3
15:59pm
08:59am
9:29pm
Mercury at Perihelion
August 6
04:00am
9:00pm
09:30am
Mars 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
August 9
07:57am
12:57am
1:27pm
Moon at Apogee: 404658 km
August 9
13:51am
06:51am
7:21pm
LAST QUARTER MOON
August 11
13:35pm
09:45am
10:15pm
Perseid Meteor Shower
August 12
13:00pm
06:00am
6:30pm
Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
August 13
01:00am
6:00pm
06:30am
Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
August 13
10:06am
03:06am
3:36pm
Moon at Ascending Node
August 14
19:22pm
12:22pm
12:52am
Venus 4.0°S of Moon
August 15
13:01pm
06:01am
6:31pm
Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
August 16
19:10pm
12:10pm
12:40am
Mercury at Superior Conjunction
August 17
15:00pm
08:00am
8:30pm
NEW MOON
August 19
02:41am
7:41pm
8:11am
Moon at Perigee: 363513 km
August 21
10:59am
03:59am
4:29pm
FIRST QUARTER MOON
August 25
17:58pm
10:58am
11:28pm
Antares 6.2°S of Moon
August 26
04:04am
9:04pm
09:34am
Moon at Descending Node
August 27
11:52am
04:52am
5:22pm
Jupiter 1.4°N of Moon
August 29
01:33am
6:33pm
07:03am
Saturn 2.2°N of Moon
August 29
16:40pm
09:40am
10:10pm
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.8°E
October 1
16:00pm
9:00am
9:30pm
FULL MOON
October 1
21:05pm
2:05pm
02:35am
Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
October 2
17:09pm
10:09am
10:39pm
Mars 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
October 3
03:21am
8:21pm
08:51am
Moon at Apogee: 406321 km
October 3
17:22pm
10:22am
10:52pm
Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon
October 7
01:02am
6:02pm
06:32am
Moon at Ascending Node
October 8
00:29am
5:29pm
05:59am
LAST QUARTER MOON
October 10
00:39am
5:39pm
06:09am
Pollux 4.1°N of Moon
October 10
13:18pm
06:18am
6:48pm
Beehive 2.1°S of Moon
October 11
12:27pm
05:27am
5:57pm
Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
October 13
01:59am
6:59pm
07:29am
Mars at Opposition
October 13
23:00pm
4:00pm
04:30am
Venus 4.3°S of Moon
October 13
23:57pm
4:57pm
05:27am
NEW MOON
October 16
19:31pm
12:31pm
01:01am
Moon at Perigee: 356913 km
October 16
23:46pm
4:46pm
05:16am
Antares 5.7°S of Moon
October 19
19:12pm
12:12pm
12:42am
Moon at Descending Node
October 20
15:53pm
08:53am
9:23pm
Orionid Meteor Shower
October 21
05:00am
10:00pm
10:30am
Jupiter 2.0°N of Moon
October 22
17:10pm
10:10am
10:40pm
Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
October 23
03:49am
8:49pm
09:19am
FIRST QUARTER MOON
October 23
13:23pm
06:23am
6:53pm
Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
October 25
18:00pm
11:00am
11:30pm
Mars 3.0°N of Moon
October 29
16:13pm
09:13am
9:13pm
Moon at Apogee: 406393 km
October 30
18:46pm
11:46am
12:16am
Venus at Perihelion
October 30
21:00pm
2:00pm
02:30am
FULL MOON
October 31
14:49pm
07:49am
8:19pm
Uranus at Opposition
October 31
16:00pm
09:00am
9:30pm
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Moon at Ascending Node
December 1
07:46am
12:46am
1:16pm
Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
December 4
01:24am
6:24pm
06:54am
Beehive 2.4°S of Moon
December 5
01:10am
6:10pm
06:40am
Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
December 6
16:28pm
09:28am
9:58pm
LAST QUARTER MOON
December 8
00:37am
5:37pm
06:07am
Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
December 12
20:40pm
1:40pm
02:10am
Moon at Perigee: 361777 km
December 12
20:42pm
1:42pm
02:12am
Geminid Meteor Shower
December 14
01:00am
6:00pm
06:30am
Moon at Descending Node
December 14
11:03am
04:03am
4:33pm
Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.025
December 14
16:13pm
09:13am
9:43pm
NEW MOON
December 14
16:17pm
09:17am
9:47pm
Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
December 17
04:28am
9:28pm
09:58am
Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
December 17
05:25am
10:25pm
10:55am
Mercury at Superior Conjunction
December 20
03:00am
8:00pm
08:30am
Winter Solstice
December 21
10:03pm
03:03am
3:33pm
FIRST QUARTER MOON
December 21
23:41pm
4:41pm
05:11am
Ursid Meteor Shower
December 22
09:00am
02:00am
2:30pm
Venus 5.5°N of Antares
December 23
14:48pm
07:48am
8:18pm
Mars 5.6°N of Moon
December 23
18:30pm
11:30am
12:00am
Moon at Apogee: 405010 km
December 24
16:32pm
09:32am
10:02pm
Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon
December 27
20:20pm
1:20pm
01:50am
Moon at Ascending Node
December 28
15:03pm
08:03am
8:33pm
FULL MOON
December 30
03:28am
8:28pm
08:58am
Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
December 31
07:41am
12:41am
1:11pm
