Every month of 2020 as a printable table, with public holidays, ISO week numbers and the year's eclipses, moon phases and meteor showers.
2020 has 366 days, starts on a Wednesday, is a leap year, and runs to 53 ISO weeks. It runs from Wednesday 1 January 2020 to Thursday 31 December 2020. There are 10 United States federal holidays in 2020, one of which falls at a weekend and is kept on a different day. Worth knowing: 2020 is a 53-week year under ISO 8601, which is the case that breaks payroll and reporting systems written for 52.
Since 2020 ended
2,045days
The 2020 calendar, month by month
January
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
1
1New Year's Day
22 January
3
4
5
2
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
3
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
4
20Martin Luther King Jr. Day
21
22
23
24
25
26
5
27Australia Day
28
29
30
31
February
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
5
1
2
6
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
7
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
8
17Washington's Birthday
18
19
20
21
22
23
9
24
25
26
27
28
29
March
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
1
10
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
11
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
12
16
17St Patrick's Day
18
19
20
21
22
13
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
14
30
31
April
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
14
1
2
3
4
5
15
6
7
8
9
10Good Friday
11Easter Saturday
12
16
13Easter Monday
14
15
16
17
18
19
17
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
18
27Anzac Day
28
29
30
May
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
18
1
2
3
19
4May Day
5
6
7
8Early May Bank Holiday
9
10
20
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
21
18Victoria Day
19
20
21
22
23
24
22
25Memorial Day, Spring Bank Holiday
26
27
28
29
30
31
June
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
23
1June Bank Holiday
2
3
4
5
6
7
24
8Queen's Birthday
9
10
11
12
13
14
25
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
26
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
27
29
30
July
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
27
1Canada Day
2
3Independence Day
4
5
28
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
29
13Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
14
15
16
17
18
19
30
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
31
27
28
29
30
31
August
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
31
1
2
32
3Summer Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday
4
5
6
7
8
9
33
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
34
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
35
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
36
31Summer Bank Holiday
September
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
36
1
2
3
4
5
6
37
7Labor Day, Labour Day
8
9
10
11
12
13
38
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
39
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
40
28
29
30
October
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
40
1
2
3
4
41
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
42
12Columbus Day, Thanksgiving
13
14
15
16
17
18
43
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
44
26October Bank Holiday
27
28
29
30
31
November
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
44
1
45
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
46
9
10
11Veterans Day, Remembrance Day
12
13
14
15
47
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
48
23
24
25
26Thanksgiving Day
27
28
29
49
30St Andrew's Day
December
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
49
1
2
3
4
5
6
50
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
51
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
52
21
22
23
24
25Christmas Day
26
27
53
28Boxing Day, St Stephen's Day
29
30
31
Public holiday in the selected country
Today
Saturday and Sunday
Wk ISO 8601 week number
Weeks start on Monday so that the week number in the left gutter applies to the
whole row. ISO 8601 defines week 1 as the week containing the first Thursday of
the year, which is why 2020 has 53 weeks and why 1 January is not always
in week 1.
Public holidays in 2020
The 11 federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, with the rules that were actually in force in each year. State and local holidays are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 2020
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
20 January 2020
Monday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On the day
17 February 2020
Monday
Washington's Birthday (Widely called Presidents’ Day. The federal name is still Washington’s Birthday.)
On the day
25 May 2020
Monday
Memorial Day
On the day
4 July 2020
Saturday
Independence Day
Friday 3 July 2020
7 September 2020
Monday
Labor Day
On the day
12 October 2020
Monday
Columbus Day (Kept as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in a number of states.)
On the day
11 November 2020
Wednesday
Veterans Day
On the day
26 November 2020
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
On the day
25 December 2020
Friday
Christmas Day
On the day
Bank holidays in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, including the one-off royal and jubilee holidays.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 2020
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
10 April 2020
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
13 April 2020
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
8 May 2020
Friday
Early May Bank Holiday (Moved to the Friday to mark VE Day.)
On the day
25 May 2020
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
31 August 2020
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 2020
Friday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 2020
Saturday
Boxing Day
Monday 28 December 2020
Bank holidays in Scotland. Scotland keeps 2 January and the first Monday in August, and does not keep Easter Monday.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 2020
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
2 January 2020
Thursday
2 January
On the day
10 April 2020
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
8 May 2020
Friday
Early May Bank Holiday (Moved to the Friday to mark VE Day.)
On the day
25 May 2020
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
3 August 2020
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
30 November 2020
Monday
St Andrew's Day
On the day
25 December 2020
Friday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 2020
Saturday
Boxing Day
Monday 28 December 2020
Bank holidays in Northern Ireland: the England and Wales set plus St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 2020
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
17 March 2020
Tuesday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
10 April 2020
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
13 April 2020
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
8 May 2020
Friday
Early May Bank Holiday (Moved to the Friday to mark VE Day.)
On the day
25 May 2020
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
12 July 2020
Sunday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
Monday 13 July 2020
31 August 2020
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 2020
Friday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 2020
Saturday
Boxing Day
Monday 28 December 2020
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 2020
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
17 March 2020
Tuesday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
13 April 2020
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
4 May 2020
Monday
May Day
On the day
1 June 2020
Monday
June Bank Holiday
On the day
3 August 2020
Monday
August Bank Holiday
On the day
26 October 2020
Monday
October Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 2020
Friday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 2020
Saturday
St Stephen's Day
Monday 28 December 2020
Federal statutory holidays. Provincial holidays (Family Day, Civic Holiday, St Jean Baptiste) are not included and vary by province.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 2020
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
10 April 2020
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
18 May 2020
Monday
Victoria Day (The Monday before 25 May.)
On the day
1 July 2020
Wednesday
Canada Day
On the day
7 September 2020
Monday
Labour Day
On the day
12 October 2020
Monday
Thanksgiving
On the day
11 November 2020
Wednesday
Remembrance Day
On the day
25 December 2020
Friday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 2020
Saturday
Boxing Day
Monday 28 December 2020
Public holidays kept nationally. State holidays (Labour Day, show days, Melbourne Cup) vary by state and are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 2020
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
26 January 2020
Sunday
Australia Day
Monday 27 January 2020
10 April 2020
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
11 April 2020
Saturday
Easter Saturday
On the day
13 April 2020
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
25 April 2020
Saturday
Anzac Day (Substitute days for a weekend Anzac Day vary by state.)
Monday 27 April 2020
8 June 2020
Monday
Queen's Birthday (Not kept in June in Queensland or Western Australia.)
On the day
25 December 2020
Friday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 2020
Saturday
Boxing Day
Monday 28 December 2020
The sky in 2020
Equinoxes, solstices and eclipses are given in UTC, because an eclipse happens
at one instant everywhere. Convert to your own zone before you set an alarm.
Equinoxes and solstices, and the eclipses of 2020.
Date
Time (UTC)
Event
Detail
10 January 2020
19:10
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
20 March 2020
03:49
March equinox
Spring begins in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the southern.
5 June 2020
19:24
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
20 June 2020
21:43
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the southern.
21 June 2020
06:40
Annular solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 30.5°N 79.7°E, 99% of the Sun covered there.
5 July 2020
04:29
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
22 September 2020
13:30
September equinox
Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere, spring in the southern.
30 November 2020
09:42
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
14 December 2020
16:13
Total solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 40.3°S 67.9°W, 100% of the Sun covered there.
21 December 2020
10:02
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere, the longest in the southern.
Full moons
The traditional names are month-based, with two exceptions we compute rather
than assume: the Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the September equinox,
and a second full moon inside one calendar month is a Blue Moon.
Date
Time (UTC)
Name
Note
10 January 2020
19:21
Wolf Moon
9 February 2020
07:33
Snow Moon
9 March 2020
17:48
Worm Moon
8 April 2020
02:35
Pink Moon
7 May 2020
10:45
Flower Moon
5 June 2020
19:12
Strawberry Moon
5 July 2020
04:44
Buck Moon
3 August 2020
15:59
Sturgeon Moon
2 September 2020
05:22
Corn Moon
1 October 2020
21:05
Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest the September equinox.
31 October 2020
14:49
Blue Moon
The second full moon in October.
30 November 2020
09:30
Beaver Moon
30 December 2020
03:28
Cold Moon
All 50 moon phases in 2020
Date
Time (UTC)
Phase
3 January 2020
04:46
First Quarter
10 January 2020
19:21
Full Moon
17 January 2020
12:59
Last Quarter
24 January 2020
21:42
New Moon
2 February 2020
01:42
First Quarter
9 February 2020
07:33
Full Moon
15 February 2020
22:17
Last Quarter
23 February 2020
15:32
New Moon
2 March 2020
19:58
First Quarter
9 March 2020
17:48
Full Moon
16 March 2020
09:34
Last Quarter
24 March 2020
09:28
New Moon
1 April 2020
10:21
First Quarter
8 April 2020
02:35
Full Moon
14 April 2020
22:56
Last Quarter
23 April 2020
02:26
New Moon
30 April 2020
20:38
First Quarter
7 May 2020
10:45
Full Moon
14 May 2020
14:03
Last Quarter
22 May 2020
17:39
New Moon
30 May 2020
03:30
First Quarter
5 June 2020
19:12
Full Moon
13 June 2020
06:24
Last Quarter
21 June 2020
06:42
New Moon
28 June 2020
08:16
First Quarter
5 July 2020
04:44
Full Moon
12 July 2020
23:29
Last Quarter
20 July 2020
17:33
New Moon
27 July 2020
12:33
First Quarter
3 August 2020
15:59
Full Moon
11 August 2020
16:45
Last Quarter
19 August 2020
02:42
New Moon
25 August 2020
17:58
First Quarter
2 September 2020
05:22
Full Moon
10 September 2020
09:26
Last Quarter
17 September 2020
11:00
New Moon
24 September 2020
01:55
First Quarter
1 October 2020
21:05
Full Moon
10 October 2020
00:40
Last Quarter
16 October 2020
19:31
New Moon
23 October 2020
13:23
First Quarter
31 October 2020
14:49
Full Moon
8 November 2020
13:46
Last Quarter
15 November 2020
05:07
New Moon
22 November 2020
04:45
First Quarter
30 November 2020
09:30
Full Moon
8 December 2020
00:37
Last Quarter
14 December 2020
16:17
New Moon
21 December 2020
23:41
First Quarter
30 December 2020
03:28
Full Moon
Meteor showers
Peak nights drift by about a day between years, because the Earth meets each
stream at a fixed point in its orbit rather than on a fixed date. What
changes the view far more is the Moon, so we compute how much of it is lit
on the peak night of 2020.
Peak
Shower
Rate/hour
Moon lit
Viewing
3 January 2020
Quadrantids (debris from Asteroid 2003 EH1)
110
57%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
22 April 2020
Lyrids (debris from Comet Thatcher)
18
0%
Dark sky, near new moon
6 May 2020
Eta Aquariids (debris from Halley's Comet)
50
99%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
30 July 2020
Southern Delta Aquariids (debris from Comet 96P/Machholz)
25
85%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
12 August 2020
Perseids (debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle)
100
38%
Mostly dark
8 October 2020
Draconids (debris from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner)
10
61%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
21 October 2020
Orionids (debris from Halley's Comet)
20
33%
Mostly dark
5 November 2020
Southern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
76%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
12 November 2020
Northern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
8%
Dark sky, near new moon
17 November 2020
Leonids (debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle)
15
10%
Dark sky, near new moon
14 December 2020
Geminids (debris from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon)
150
0%
Dark sky, near new moon
22 December 2020
Ursids (debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle)
10
59%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
About the year 2020
2020 at a glance
Days
366
Leap year
Yes
1 January
Wednesday
31 December
Thursday
ISO weeks
53
Weekend days
104
2020 is a leap year, so February has 29 days. A year is a leap year when it divides by 4, except century years, which must also divide by 400. That is why 1900 was not a leap year and 2000 was. It is also a 53-week year under ISO 8601, which happens roughly every five to six years and regularly breaks payroll and reporting systems that assume 52.
Years you can reuse this calendar for
These years start on the same weekday and have the same February, so the grid
above is identical. A 2020 wall calendar hangs again, unchanged, in any of them.
Public holidays computed from statute, cross-checked against
Nager.Date for every year it covers. Astronomical
events computed with astronomy-engine. Week numbers follow ISO 8601. Times are UTC.