December 2020 Sky
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- On December 3, 2020
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- Aldebaran, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, December solstice, Geminid Meteor Shower, Jupiter, Mars, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Total Solar Eclipse, Venus
December 2020 Sky
| 3 | Moon near Castor at 21h UT (morning sky). |
| 4 | Moon near Pollux at 2h UT (morning sky). |
| 5 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (morning sky) at 4h UT. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 6 | Moon near Regulus at 20h UT (morning sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 8 | Last Quarter Moon at 0:37 UT. |
| 10 | Moon near Spica at 18h UT (morning sky). • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| 12 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 20:43 UT (distance 361,773 km; angular size 33.0′). |
| 12 | Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 22h UT. Mag. −4.0. |
| 14 | Geminid Meteor Shower peaks in a broad maximum centred at 1h UT. Produces bright, medium-speed meteors at its peak (up to 80 meteors/hour). Most reliable annual meteor shower. Easy to observe (radiant on sky map). Best after midnight. • Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO) • Geminids (NASA) • Geminids of the North (APOD) |
| 14 | Total Solar Eclipse from 14:32 to 17:54 UT, greatest eclipse at 16:13 UT (duration 2m 10s). Totality visible along narrow path crossing the South Pacific, Chile, Argentina and South Atlantic. Partial eclipse in South America and Antarctica. • Total Solar Eclipse of 2020 December 14 (GIF) (NASA) • Solar Eclipses: 2011 – 2030 (Mr Eclipse) • NASA Solar Eclipse Page (NASA) |
| 14 | New Moon at 16:18 UT. Start of lunation 1212. |
| 17 | Moon, Jupiter and Saturn within a circle of diam. 3.0° (evening sky) at 6h UT. Mags. −2.0 and 0.6. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 21 | December solstice at 10:01 UT. The time when the Sun reaches the point farthest south of the celestial equator marking the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere. • December Solstice (Wikipedia) |
| 21 | Jupiter 0.10° SE of Saturn at 19h UT (30° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. −2.0 and 0.6. • The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn (BBC Sky at Night) • Jupiter and Saturn come together in a ‘once in a lifetime’ show (ABC Science) |
| 21 | First Quarter Moon at 23:41 UT. |
| 24 | Moon near Mars (evening sky) at 0h UT. Mag. −0.4. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 24 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 17h UT (distance 405,012 km; angular size 29.5′). |
| 27 | Moon near the Pleiades at 2h UT (evening sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 27 | Moon near Aldebaran at 20h UT (evening sky). • Aldebaran (Wikipedia) |
| 30 | Full Moon at 3:29 UT. |
| 31 | Moon near Castor at 3h UT (morning sky). |
| 31 | Moon near Pollux at 8h UT (morning sky). |
| December 2020 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
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