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 phases	Dates	Time
full moon	2020-06-06	01:12
3rd quarter	2020-06-13	12:24
new moon	2020-06-21	12:41
1st quarter	2020-06-28	14:16

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

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

Position	Dates	Time	Distance
Perigee	2020-06-03	09:38	364,365 km
Apogee	2020-06-15	06:58	404,596 km
Perigee	2020-06-30	08:10	368,957 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.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
solar eclipse	2020-06-21	137	Middle eclipse of Saros series
lunar eclipse	2020-06-06	111

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 Objects	Date and Time
Jupiter	2020-06-08 23:19
Saturn	2020-06-09 08:19
Mars	2020-06-13 05:53
Venus	2020-06-19 14:52
Beehive	2020-06-24 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
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
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