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This month is full of meteor showers and even another lunar eclipse! We appear to be in eclipse season as we add another one to last month’s two. On July 5th, the full moon will enter a penumbral lunar eclipse. The Earth will be at Aphelion to celebrate Independence day on the 4th of July. There’s much more phenomena to discover in the night skies in July 2020.
Moon Phases for June 2020
New Moon | First Quarter Moon | Full Moon | Last Quarter Moon |
20th | 27th | 5th | 12th |
Moon Facts
Apogee: | 12th |
Perigee: | 25th |
Ascending Node: | 18th |
Descending Node: | 3rd, 31st |
Moon Name: | Buck Moon |
Eclipses
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse July 5th |
Meteor Showers
Name | Date | Location (Constellation) |
Alpha Cygnid Meteor Shower | 21st | Cygnus |
Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower | 27th | Aquarius |
Alpha Aquarid Meteor Shower | 29th | Aquarius |
Piscis Austrinud Meteor Shower | 31st | Piscis Astrinus |
Lunar Movements
Conjunction with Saturn | Conjunction with Mars | |
Conjunction with Venus | Conjunction with Mercury | |
17th | 18th |
Planetary Movements
Earth | Venus | Jupiter |
Aphelion | Aphelion | Opposition |
4th | 10th | 14th |
Saturn | Mercury | |
Opposition | Greatest Western Elongation | |
20th | 22th |
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