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ASTRONOMY

IMPORTANT ASTRONOMICAL

EVENTS OF 2020

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FIRSTQUARTER

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FULLMOON

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LASTQUARTER
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Date Time Date Time Date Time Date Time
Jan 24 16:42 Feb 1 20:42 Feb 9 2:33 Feb 15 1 7: 17
Feb 23 10:32 Mar 2 14:57 Mar 9 1 3:4 8 Mar 16 0 5:34
Mar 24 05:28 Apr 1 06:21 Apr 7 22 :3 5 Apr 14 1 8:56
Apr 22Apr 22 22:2622:26 AprApr 30 30 16:3816: 38 MayMay 7 7 06:4506:45 May 14May 14 10:0310:0 3
15:1 2 Jun 13 02:2 4
Jun 21 02:41 Jun 28 04:16 Jul 5 00:44 Jul 12 19:2 9
1 1: 59 Aug 11 1 2:4 5
0 1:2 2 Sep 10 05 :2 6
1 7: 05 Oct 9 20 :4 0
Oct 16 15 :31 Oct 23 09: 23 Oct 31 10:4 9 Nov 8 08:4 6
Nov 1 5 00:07 Nov 21 23:45 Nov 30 0 4: 30 Dec 7 19 : 37
Dec 14 11:17 Dec 21 18: 41 Dec 29 22 : 28
Dec 7 02:20 Dec 15 06:49 Dec 22 1 2:4 9 Dec 29 0 4: 34
Dec 26 00:13
Entries are in eastern time and only require time zone correction. Do not use the correction from the
Ottawa Time Corrections table.

PHASES OF THE MOON

LUNAR ECLIPSES

A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon orbits through Earth’s shadow. The moon

is then illuminated only by the light that scattered through Earth’s atmosphere.

If there are clouds around Earth’s limb, the moon will almost “disappear.”

The two lunar eclipses this year will not be prominent events. The moon will

only graze Earth’s shadow and will not enter the dark umbra.

If we could see Earth from the moon, some of the sun would be visible behind

Earth throughout the eclipse.

This is called a penumbral eclipse. The July 5 eclipse will have the moon dim

by only 4 percent, which will be difficult to see with the mottled brigthness of the

moon’s Northern Hemisphere.

The November 30 lunar eclipse will dim most of the moon by about 50 percent—all

during the early morning hours. As with the July eclipse, this will be difficult to see.

These eclipses will be visible anywhere the skies are clear anywhere in North

and SouthAmerica.For your city, youneedonly apply yourtime zone correction

and nottheOttawatimecorrections.

MoonEnters

Penumbra

MoonEnters

Umbra Mid-Eclipse

MoonLeaves

Umbra

MoonLeaves

Penumbra

Jul5/6(EDT) 23: 07 - 0 0:3 1 - 0 1:5 2

Nov 30 (EST) 02: 32 - 04:4 4 - 06:53