Season times in 2020
The 6 season records the U.S. Naval Observatory publishes for 2020: equinoxes, solstices, perihelion and aphelion, each with its Universal Time date and clock time and the same moment read on a UTC+8 clock.
| Date (UT) | Time (UT) | Event | Date (UTC+8) | Time (UTC+8) | Source file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-05 | 07:48 | Perihelion | 2020-01-05 | 15:48 | usno_seasons_2020.json |
| 2020-03-20 | 03:50 | Equinox | 2020-03-20 | 11:50 | usno_seasons_2020.json |
| 2020-06-20 | 21:44 | Solstice | 2020-06-21 | 05:44 | usno_seasons_2020.json |
| 2020-07-04 | 11:35 | Aphelion | 2020-07-04 | 19:35 | usno_seasons_2020.json |
| 2020-09-22 | 13:31 | Equinox | 2020-09-22 | 21:31 | usno_seasons_2020.json |
| 2020-12-21 | 10:02 | Solstice | 2020-12-21 | 18:02 | usno_seasons_2020.json |
computed: the published UTC date and time above, read on a UTC+8 clock (China Standard Time); the USNO API publishes UTC and no China-time field
Source and period
Figures on this page are read from these source records: U.S. Naval Observatory, Astronomical Applications Department - Earth's Seasons: Equinoxes, Solstices, Perihelion and Aphelion, 2020 (API record; times in Universal Time). The period covered is the 2020 calendar year. Records fetched 2026-10-31.