Astronomy Answers: Planetary Phenomena 2020

Astronomy Answers
Planetary Phenomena 2020


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The diagram below is explained further on the page for the year 2000.

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[2020] [Q 2020]

For an explanation of the above pictures, see the page for the year 2000.

The last table on this page lists a number of noteworthy planetary phenomena during the listed year. The first column ("date") gives the date and hour, in the form year-month-dayThour in the Gregorian calendar, in Universal Time (UT). The second column ("pl") identifies the planet that shows the phenomenon:

pl Planet
Me Mercury
Ve Venus
Ma Mars
Ju Jupiter
Sa Saturn
Ur Uranus
Ne Neptune
Lu Moon

The third column ("*") provides the type of the phenomenon. The fourth column ("AU") shows the value (distance) in Astronomical Units, if applicable. The fifth column ("deg") gives the value of a relevant angle (declination \( δ \), elongation \( E \), conjunction spread \( σ \), or ecliptic longitude \( λ \)) in degrees. Which angle it is for each phenomenon is shown below in column "?". Declinations and ecliptical longitudes are measured relative to the equinox of the date.

 ?  
Explanation
p perigee
a apogee
+dδgreatest northern declination
dδgreatest southern declination
cλconjunction (with the Sun)
oλopposition (relative to the Sun)
eEgreatest elongation
xaλpassage through the ascending node (zero ecliptical latitude)
xdλpassage through the descending node (zero ecliptical latitude)
bσleast conjunction spread (Mercury - Saturn)
Bσleast conjunction spread (Mercury - Neptune)
sσgreatest conjunction spread (Mercury - Saturn)
Sσgreatest conjunction spread (Mercury - Neptune)
Vλbegin eastward (prograde) acceleration
Pgλstationary point: begin eastward (prograde) motion
vλbegin westward (retrograde) acceleration
Rgλstationary point: begin westward (retrograde) motion

The calculations for the planets are based on the VSOP87 model (type A) of Laskar, and the calculations for the Moon are based on the most detailed model from [Meeus]. One position per day was calculated for each celestial object. The hour of the day for each phenomenon was determined by interpolation.

date pl * AU deg
2020-01-01T13 Lu a 0.002704
2020-01-01T14 Lu V +359.36
2020-01-02T00 Me d −24.66
2020-01-04T16 Me a 1.439
2020-01-08T19 Ur d +11.93
2020-01-09T11 Lu xa +98.47
2020-01-09T17 Lu +d +23.22
2020-01-09T23 Me o +289.62
2020-01-10T07 Lu o +110.00
2020-01-10T12 Ur Pg +32.65
2020-01-11T09
** 
S +132.84
2020-01-12T22 Sa a 11.02
2020-01-13T03 Sa c +292.90
2020-01-13T08 Lu p 0.002446
2020-01-13T09 Lu v +154.40
2020-01-13T12 Sa v +292.94
2020-01-22T08 Lu xd +278.36
2020-01-22T15 Lu d −23.23
2020-01-24T09 Lu c +304.37
2020-01-24T18 Me v +314.53
2020-01-25T14
** 
B +81.37
2020-01-29T09 Lu a 0.002710
2020-01-29T17 Lu V +8.73
2020-02-01T06 Ma xa +259.92
2020-02-05T20 Lu xa +97.88
2020-02-06T03 Lu +d +23.27
2020-02-07T00 Me xd +335.91
2020-02-08T19 Lu o +139.99
2020-02-09T06
** 
S +129.50
2020-02-09T23 Me e +18.17
2020-02-10T08 Lu p 0.002410
2020-02-10T09 Lu v +163.65
2020-02-12T16 Sa xa +296.43
2020-02-14T17 Ve xd +8.64
2020-02-16T12 Me Rg +342.89
2020-02-18T12 Lu xd +277.24
2020-02-18T21 Lu d −23.32
2020-02-19T09 Me +d −4.13
2020-02-20T04 Ma d −23.67
2020-02-22T20
** 
B +81.55
2020-02-23T03 Lu c +334.48
2020-02-25T13 Me c +336.92
2020-02-25T13 Ju xa +288.82
2020-02-25T23 Lu a 0.002716
2020-02-26T06 Me V +336.15
2020-02-26T13 Lu V +15.22
2020-02-28T06 Me p 0.6296
2020-03-04T02 Lu xa +95.79
2020-03-04T13 Lu +d +23.44
2020-03-07T19 Ne v +348.40
2020-03-08T00 Ne c +348.41
2020-03-08T04
** 
S +130.81
2020-03-08T20 Ne a 30.92
2020-03-09T05 Lu o +169.64
2020-03-09T15 Me Pg +328.22
2020-03-09T18 Lu p 0.002387
2020-03-09T18 Lu v +177.94
2020-03-15T20 Me d −11.37
2020-03-16T07 Me xa +330.30
2020-03-16T13 Lu xd +274.64
2020-03-17T02 Lu d −23.53
2020-03-21T09
** 
B +84.73
2020-03-23T11 Me e −27.76
2020-03-23T19 Ve e +46.00
2020-03-23T21 Lu c +222.17
2020-03-24T03 Lu a 0.002719
2020-03-24T08 Lu V +9.58
2020-03-30T05 Ma v +299.95
2020-03-31T04 Lu xa +92.72
2020-03-31T21 Lu +d +23.70
2020-04-01T19 Ma V +301.74
2020-04-05T08
** 
S +135.48
2020-04-07T05 Lu v +192.69
2020-04-07T06 Lu p 0.002386
2020-04-07T14 Lu o +198.74
2020-04-08T22 Ma v +306.68
2020-04-12T15 Lu xd +271.65
2020-04-13T09 Lu d −23.80
2020-04-18T09
** 
B +92.01
2020-04-19T21 Lu V +0.98
2020-04-20T07 Lu a 0.002717
2020-04-22T14 Lu c +33.41
2020-04-25T14 Ur v +36.59
2020-04-25T21 Ur c +36.60
2020-04-26T08 Ur a 20.81
2020-04-27T05 Lu xa +90.25
2020-04-28T03 Lu +d +23.94
2020-05-02T03 Me a 1.328
2020-05-03T12 Ve +d +27.82
2020-05-03T22
** 
S +147.88
2020-05-03T23 Me o +44.02
2020-05-05T00 Me xd +46.21
2020-05-05T13 Lu v +206.42
2020-05-05T14 Lu p 0.002404
2020-05-06T10 Sa +d −19.83
2020-05-06T15 Me v +49.78
2020-05-06T22 Lu o +227.38
2020-05-09T21 Lu xd +269.68
2020-05-09T23 Ju +d −20.87
2020-05-10T14 Sa Rg +301.96
2020-05-10T18 Lu d −24.01
2020-05-12T18 Ve Rg +81.85
2020-05-14T01 Ju Rg +297.25
2020-05-16T13
** 
B +108.21
2020-05-17T12 Lu V +5.37
2020-05-17T20 Lu a 0.002711
2020-05-22T05 Lu c +62.08
2020-05-24T09 Lu xa +89.16
2020-05-25T09 Lu +d +24.06
2020-05-26T16 Me +d +25.66
2020-05-31T14
** 
S +163.17
2020-06-02T13 Lu v +215.92
2020-06-02T15 Lu p 0.002436
2020-06-03T05 Ve p 0.2886
2020-06-03T05 Ve c +73.60
2020-06-03T06 Ve V +73.59
2020-06-04T04 Me e +23.55
2020-06-05T07 Ve xa +72.31
2020-06-05T07 Lu o +255.60
2020-06-06T06 Lu xd +269.06
2020-06-07T04 Lu d −24.06
2020-06-10T22
** 
s +152.08
2020-06-12T06 Me xa +103.65
2020-06-14T00
** 
B +114.32
2020-06-14T11 Lu V +13.07
2020-06-14T13 Lu a 0.002705
2020-06-17T16 Me Rg +104.77
2020-06-19T06 Ne +d −4.57
2020-06-20T16 Lu xa +89.14
2020-06-20T18 Lu c +90.36
2020-06-21T15 Lu +d +24.07
2020-06-22T10 Ne Rg +350.96
2020-06-24T18 Ve Pg +65.34
2020-06-27T20
** 
S +162.14
2020-06-28T11 Me p 0.5599
2020-06-29T09 Lu v +208.93
2020-06-29T13 Lu p 0.002466
2020-06-30T03 Me V +100.04
2020-06-30T14 Me c +99.75
2020-07-03T11 Ve d +17.21
2020-07-03T15 Lu xd +269.16
2020-07-04T13 Lu d −24.07
2020-07-04T16 Lu o +283.63
2020-07-04T21 Me d +18.44
2020-07-05T01
** 
b +148.04
2020-07-11T08
** 
B +112.52
2020-07-11T20 Me Pg +95.50
2020-07-12T07 Lu a 0.002702
2020-07-12T11 Lu V +21.30
2020-07-13T19 Ju o +292.34
2020-07-14T06 Ju V +292.29
2020-07-14T22 Ju p 4.139
2020-07-18T00 Lu xa +88.99
2020-07-18T23 Lu +d +24.06
2020-07-20T05 Lu c +118.46
2020-07-20T10 Sa o +298.64
2020-07-20T10 Sa V +298.64
2020-07-20T14 Sa p 8.995
2020-07-22T10 Me e −20.01
2020-07-24T09 Lu v +177.29
2020-07-24T17 Lu p 0.002462
2020-07-26T01
** 
S +172.08
2020-07-29T18 Me +d +21.49
2020-07-30T21 Lu xd +268.62
2020-07-31T20 Lu d −24.09
2020-07-31T23 Me xd +113.42
2020-08-03T04 Lu o +311.76
2020-08-06T19
** 
B +135.09
2020-08-09T01 Lu a 0.002705
2020-08-09T12 Lu V +29.46
2020-08-12T07 Me v +135.32
2020-08-13T01 Ve e −45.70
2020-08-13T23 Ur +d +14.59
2020-08-14T07 Lu xa +87.74
2020-08-14T22 Ur Rg +40.70
2020-08-15T08 Lu +d +24.15
2020-08-16T23 Me o +144.92
2020-08-17T10 Ve +d +20.11
2020-08-18T14 Lu c +146.61
2020-08-20T18 Lu v +178.44
2020-08-20T23 Lu p 0.002430
2020-08-22T00
** 
S +218.24
2020-08-22T12 Me a 1.367
2020-08-26T23 Lu xd +266.78
2020-08-28T02 Lu d −24.22
2020-08-28T11
** 
s +258.36
2020-09-01T17 Lu o +340.22
2020-09-02T19
** 
B +162.83
2020-09-05T18 Lu a 0.002711
2020-09-06T10 Lu V +36.97
2020-09-08T06 Me xa +184.67
2020-09-09T10 Ma Rg +28.15
2020-09-10T11 Lu xa +85.15
2020-09-10T12 Ne p 28.92
2020-09-11T06 Ma +d +6.86
2020-09-11T08 Ne o +349.55
2020-09-11T13 Ne V +349.54
2020-09-11T17 Lu +d +24.35
2020-09-12T12 Ju Pg +287.41
2020-09-14T07 Ju d −22.72
2020-09-16T06
** 
S +245.69
2020-09-16T22 Lu c +175.00
2020-09-17T21 Lu v +189.46
2020-09-18T01 Lu p 0.002400
2020-09-23T00 Lu xd +263.94
2020-09-24T07 Lu d −24.46
2020-09-26T10 Ve xd +143.14
2020-09-28T15 Sa Pg +295.34
2020-09-28T20
** 
B +161.72
2020-09-30T22 Me e +25.67
2020-10-01T08 Sa d −21.38
2020-10-01T09 Lu o +52.73
2020-10-03T05 Lu a 0.002716
2020-10-04T01 Lu V +40.94
2020-10-06T02 Ma p 0.4149
2020-10-07T12 Lu xa +82.21
2020-10-09T00 Lu +d +24.62
2020-10-11T13 Ma V +21.69
2020-10-11T22
** 
S +221.79
2020-10-12T16 Me d −18.51
2020-10-13T11 Ma o +21.08
2020-10-13T12 Me Rg +221.67
2020-10-16T07 Lu c +203.88
2020-10-16T07 Lu v +204.06
2020-10-16T11 Lu p 0.002386
2020-10-20T03 Lu xd +261.27
2020-10-21T14 Lu d −24.71
2020-10-23T23 Me p 0.6684
2020-10-24T05
** 
B +152.42
2020-10-24T21 Me V +213.28
2020-10-25T06 Me c +212.80
2020-10-27T22 Me xd +209.58
2020-10-30T07 Lu a 0.002717
2020-10-30T16 Lu V +33.50
2020-10-30T17 Ur p 18.79
2020-10-31T02 Lu o +38.63
2020-10-31T02 Ur V +38.69
2020-10-31T03 Ur o +38.68
2020-10-31T21 Ma d +4.82
2020-11-03T05 Me Pg +205.90
2020-11-03T14 Lu xa +80.36
2020-11-05T01 Me +d −8.28
2020-11-05T07 Lu +d +24.82
2020-11-07T08
** 
S +209.81
2020-11-10T05 Me e −18.96
2020-11-13T12 Ma Pg +15.24
2020-11-13T20 Lu v +220.26
2020-11-13T23 Lu p 0.002392
2020-11-14T17 Lu c +233.29
2020-11-16T12 Lu xd +260.02
2020-11-17T23 Lu d −24.86
2020-11-21T12
** 
B +133.40
2020-11-26T09 Ne d −5.69
2020-11-26T10 Lu V +27.38
2020-11-26T13 Lu a 0.002713
2020-11-28T08 Ne Pg +348.17
2020-11-29T21 Lu o +68.63
2020-11-30T19 Lu xa +79.91
2020-12-01T15 Ma xd +17.30
2020-12-02T13 Lu +d +24.88
2020-12-04T08
** 
S +168.29
2020-12-05T05 Me xa +246.12
2020-12-12T07 Lu v +235.69
2020-12-12T08 Lu p 0.002418
2020-12-13T23 Lu xd +259.98
2020-12-14T04 Lu c +263.13
2020-12-15T10 Lu d −24.88
2020-12-17T07 Me a 1.449
2020-12-19T03
** 
B +103.98
2020-12-20T00 Me o +269.28
2020-12-23T18 Me d −25.08
2020-12-24T04 Lu V +32.65
2020-12-24T04 Lu a 0.002707
2020-12-28T03 Lu xa +79.97
2020-12-29T15 Lu o +98.90
2020-12-29T19 Lu +d +24.86



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