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Lunar Calendar Month June 2020 (British Indian Ocean Territory)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory during June 2020.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phasesDatesTime
full moon2020-06-0601:12
3rd quarter2020-06-1312:24
new moon2020-06-2112:41
1st quarter2020-06-2814:16

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during June 2020.

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Perigee2020-06-0309:38364,365 km
Apogee2020-06-1506:58404,596 km
Perigee2020-06-3008:10368,957 km

Eclipses in June 2020

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during June 2020. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of British Indian Ocean Territory.

TypeDatesSarosNotes
solar eclipse2020-06-21137Middle eclipse of Saros series
lunar eclipse2020-06-06111

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and Time
Jupiter2020-06-08 23:19
Saturn2020-06-09 08:19
Mars2020-06-13 05:53
Venus2020-06-19 14:52
Beehive2020-06-24 06:33

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 30 days of June 2020.

The information of the moon (phases of the moon, cycles of the moon) presented here applies to all the territory of British Indian Ocean Territory.

June 2020
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 23
1Monday
 
68.1% illuminated
Age:9.1
2Tuesday
 
78.5% illuminated
Age:10.2
3Wednesday
 
87.3% illuminated
Age:11.3
4Thursday
 
94.2% illuminated
Age:12.5
5Friday
 
98.5% illuminated
Age:13.6
6Saturday
 
100% illuminated
Age:14.7
7Sunday
 
98.8% illuminated
Age:15.8
Week 24
8Monday
 
95.1% illuminated
Age:16.9
9Tuesday
 
89.4% illuminated
Age:17.9
10Wednesday
 
82.1% illuminated
Age:18.9
11Thursday
 
73.6% illuminated
Age:19.8
12Friday
 
64.5% illuminated
Age:20.8
13Saturday
 
55% illuminated
Age:21.7
14Sunday
 
45.4% illuminated
Age:22.6
Week 25
15Monday
 
36.1% illuminated
Age:23.5
16Tuesday
 
27.3% illuminated
Age:24.4
17Wednesday
 
19.3% illuminated
Age:25.3
18Thursday
 
12.2% illuminated
Age:26.2
19Friday
 
6.6% illuminated
Age:27.1
20Saturday
 
2.5% illuminated
Age:28
21Sunday
 
0.3% illuminated
Age:29
Week 26
22Monday
 
0.2% illuminated
Age:0.5
23Tuesday
 
2.5% illuminated
Age:1.5
24Wednesday
 
7% illuminated
Age:2.5
25Thursday
 
13.6% illuminated
Age:3.6
26Friday
 
22.2% illuminated
Age:4.6
27Saturday
 
32.2% illuminated
Age:5.7
28Sunday
 
43.2% illuminated
Age:6.7
Week 27
29Monday
 
54.7% illuminated
Age:7.8
30Tuesday
 
65.9% illuminated
Age:8.9
1Wednesday
 
2Thursday
 
3Friday
 
4Saturday
 
5Sunday
 
6Monday
 
7Tuesday
 
8Wednesday
 
9Thursday
 
10Friday
 
11Saturday
 
12Sunday
 
13Monday
 
14Tuesday
 
15Wednesday
 
16Thursday
 
17Friday
 
18Saturday
 
19Sunday
 
Content last updated on 2018-10-21T17:33:00Z