Calendar of Astronomical Events

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1 Supernova SN2020nvb discovered The cluster IC 4756 is well placed	2 Comet 2P/Encke passes perihelion Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition	3	4 The Earth at aphelion Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) passes perihelion
5 Penumbral lunar eclipse Full Moon The Moon at aphelion Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter	6 Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn	7 Close approach of Venus and Collinder 50	8 Venus at greatest brightness	9 The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed	10 Venus at aphelion	11 Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars
12 The Moon at apogee Moon at Last Quarter	13	14 Jupiter at opposition	15 Jupiter at perigee Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition 134340 Pluto at opposition	16	17 Close approach of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Messier 55 is well placed	18 Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
19	20 New Moon Saturn at opposition The Moon at perihelion	21	22 Mercury at greatest elongation west	23 Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) passes perigee	24	25 The Moon at perigee
26 Mercury at dichotomy Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky	27 Moon at First Quarter	28 Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2020	29 Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2020 α-Capricornid meteor shower 2020	30	31