User:Rehman/Celestial Calendar for Sri Lanka

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Photograph of Mars taken with Nikon P900 (83x optical zoom) on 8 October 2020, a day after opposition.
Jupiter and the Great Red Spot (visible on the lower right), with Ganymede (immediately on the upper right) casting its shadow on Jupiter. The other moons are Europa (further right), Io (first on left), and Callisto (furthest on left). Photo taken with Nikon P900 on 24 July 2020, ten days after opposition.
Photograph of Saturn taken with Nikon P900 (83x optical zoom) on 23 July 2020, two days after opposition.
Lunar eclipse. 2020-01-11.
"Ring of fire" eclipse. 2019-12-26.
Jupiter, with Callisto, Ganymede, Io, and Europa. 2019-06-16.
Jupiter and cloud bands. 2019-06-16.
Conjunction of the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter. 2017-11-17.
Impossible shot of Saturn with a 42x zoom camera. 2015-03-14.

I use this page to keep track of celestial events visible from my hometown, mainly for the purpose of photography and casual observation. On the right are some of my photographs of past events (more updated here). Considering the usefulness of this page, it may be shared externally, while keeping in mind that this page wasn't created with that in mind.

2020[edit]

Planetary events and celestial observations
Type Object 1 Object 2 Date Peak observation time (Colombo) Notes
Perihelion Earth Sun 2020-01-05 13:17 147,091,144 km
Perigee Moon Earth 2020-01-14 01:50 365,958 km
Perigee Moon Earth 2020-02-11 01:57 360,461 km
Conjunction Mars Moon 2020-02-19 03:00-Sunrise Mars/Moon/Jupiter/Saturn/Horizon
Conjunction Jupiter Moon 2020-02-20 04:00-Sunrise  
Conjunction Mars Moon 2020-03-18 02:30-Sunrise Moon/Mars/Jupiter/Saturn/Horizon
Conjunction Jupiter Mars 2020-03-20 02:10-Sunrise  
March equinox Earth Sun 2020-03-20 09:19  
Micro New Moon/Apogee Moon Earth 2020-03-24 14:58/20:53 406,692 km - Furthest of 2020. Not visible.
Conjunction Mars Saturn 2020-03-31 02:30-Sunrise  
Conjunction Mars Saturn 2020-03-31 02:30-Sunrise  
Perigee/Super Full Moon Moon Earth 2020-04-07 23:38/08:05 356,906 km - Closest of 2020
Comet perihelion C/2020 F8 Sun 2020-05-27 - Closest approach to Earth on 2020-05-12.
Comet perihelion C/2019 Y4 Sun 2020-05-31 - Closest approach to Earth on 2020-05-23.
Penumbral lunar eclipse Moon Sun 2020-06-06 23:15-(00:54)-02:34 Track
Conjunction Moon Venus 2020-06-19 04:30-Sunrise  
June solstice Earth Sun 2020-06-21 03:13  
Partial solar eclipse Sun Moon 2020-06-21 10:29-(11:51)-13:19 Track
Comet perihelion C/2020 F3 Sun 2020-07-03 2020-07-23 Closest approach to Earth on 2020-07-23 (103 million km)
Aphelion Earth Sun 2020-07-04 17:04 152,095,295 km
Apogee Moon Earth 2020-07-13 00:56 404,199 km
Opposition Jupiter Sun 2020-07-14 +/- 1 day  
Opposition Saturn Sun 2020-07-21 +/- 1 day  
Apogee Moon Earth 2020-08-09 19:20 404,659 km. After moonrise (~23:00).
Conjunction Moon Mars 2020-08-09 2020-08-08 22:30 - 2020-08-09 Sunrise  
Conjunction Moon Mars 2020-08-19 22:30-Sunrise  
Conjunction Moon Mars 2020-09-06 2020-09-05 21:00 - 2020-09-06 Sunrise  
September equinox Earth Sun 2020-09-22 19:00  
Micro Full Moon/Apogee Moon Earth 2020-10-03 02:35/22:52 406,321 km
Conjunction Moon Mars 2020-10-03 2020-10-02 21:00 - 2020-10-03 Sunrise  
Opposition Mars Sun 2020-10-13 +/- 1 week Closest approach to Earth on 7th at 01:00 (62,064,000 km).
Apogee/Micro Full Moon Moon Earth 2020-10-31 00:15/20:19 406,394 km
Opposition Uranus Sun 2020-10-31 +/- 1 day Magnitude ~5.66
Perigee Moon Earth 2020-12-13 02:11 361,773 km. Briefly between moonrise/sunrise, with Venus.
December solstice Earth Sun 2020-12-21 15:32  
Apogee Moon Earth 2020-12-24 22:01 405,012 km
Notable meteor showers
Event Start Peak End Notes
Date Time Origin ZHR
Quadrantids (moonless) 2019-12-28 2020-01-04 02:00 - Sunrise NE 60-200 2020-01-12
Lyrids (moonless) 2020-04-16 2020-04-22 2020-04-22 22:00 - 2020-04-23 Sunrise NE 0-90 2020-04-25
Eta Aquariids 2020-04-19 2020-05-06 02:00 - Sunrise E 50 2020-05-28
Arietids 2020-05-22 2020-06-08 04:00 - Sunrise NE-E 30 2020-06-24
Tau Herculids 2020-05-19 2020-06-10 2020-06-10 Sunset - 2020-06-11 04:00 NE-NW 1-72 2020-06-19
Perseids 2020-07-17 2020-08-13 00:00 - Sunrise N-NE 110 2020-08-24
Alpha Monocerotids 2020-11-15 2020-11-22 2020-11-21 23:00 - 2020-11-22 Sunrise E - Oh 5-400 2020-11-25
Phoenicids (moonless) 2020-11-28 2020-12-07 2020-12-07 20:00 - 2020-12-08 01:00 S - SW 0-100 2020-12-09
Geminids (moonless) 2020-12-04 2020-12-15 2020-12-14 21:00 - 2020-12-15 Sunrise NE-NW 150 2020-12-17

2021[edit]

Planetary events and celestial observations
Type Object 1 Object 2 Date Peak observation time (Colombo) Notes
Perihelion Earth Sun 2021-01-02 19:20 147,093,163 km
Perigee Moon Earth 2021-02-04 00:32 370,116 km.
March equinox Earth Sun 2021-03-20 15:07  
Occultation Mars Moon 2021-04-17 18:00 - 19:35 -
Super Full Moon/Perigee Moon Earth 2021-04-27 09:01/20:52 357,378 km. Visible before 05:00 or after 19:00.
Micro New Moon/Apogee Moon Earth 2021-05-12 00:29/03:23 406,512 km - Furthest of 2021. Not visible.
Penumbral lunar eclipse Moon Earth 2021-05-26 18:26 Visible at moonrise, 18:26 to 19:19.
June solstice Earth Sun 2021-06-21 09:02  
Aphelion Earth Sun 2021-07-06 03:57 152,100,527 km
Conjunction Mars Venus 2021-07-13 Sunset-[19:11]-20:15  
Opposition Saturn Sun 2021-08-02 Sunset 2021-08-01 - Sunrise 2021-08-02 -
September equinox Earth Sun 2021-09-23 00:51  
Apogee Moon Earth 2021-09-27 03:13 404,640 km.
Apogee Moon Earth 2021-10-24 20:58 405,615 km.
Conjunction Mars Moon 2021-12-03 Moonrise-[04:56]-Sunrise  
Super New Moon/Perigee Moon Earth 2021-12-04 13:13/15:33 356,794 km - Closest of 2021. Visible next to the Sun.
December solstice Earth Sun 2021-12-21 21:29  
Notable meteor showers
Event Start Peak End Notes
Date Time Direction ZHR
Quadrantids 2020-12-28 2021-01-05 02:00 - Sunrise NE 60-200 2021-01-12
Lyrids (moonless) 2021-04-16 2021-04-22 2021-04-22 22:00 - 2020-04-23 Sunrise NE 0-90 2021-04-25
Eta Aquariids 2021-04-19 2021-05-07 02:00 - Sunrise E 40-85 2021-05-28
Tau Herculids 2021-05-19 2021-06-10 2021-06-10 Sunset - 2020-06-11 04:00 NE-NW 1-72 2021-06-19
Perseids (moonless) 2021-07-17 2021-08-14 00:00 - Sunrise N-NE 110 2021-08-24
Draconids (moonless) 2021-10-06 2021-10-09 Sunset - 22:00 NW 20-700 2021-10-10
Alpha Monocerotids 2021-11-15 2021-11-22 2021-11-21 23:00 - 2020-11-22 Sunrise E - Oh 5-400 2021-11-25
Phoenicids (moonless) 2021-11-28 2021-12-07 2021-12-07 20:00 - 2020-12-08 01:00 S - SW 0-100 2021-12-09
Geminids 2021-12-04 2021-12-15 2021-12-14 21:00 - 2020-12-15 Sunrise NE-NW 120 2021-12-17
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