If 2020 just seems unreal, here are some fun facts which may make you believe it is here.
There may be a lot of weekend celebrations in 2020. While some holidays are always on Mondays or weekends, many others will be close to or on weekends.
Valentine's Day is Friday, Feb. 14 and fireworks may go all night because the Fourth of July is on a Saturday.
Patriot's Day is Friday, Sept. 11 and Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31.
Both Christmas Day and New Year's Day 2021 will be on Fridays so a three day weekend is in store for some people at the end of the year.
Not that it is an official holiday, but famous groundhogs everywhere take a peek outside to look for shadows on Groundhog Day, Sunday, Feb. 2.
Speaking of shadows, there will be four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020 with the first one later this week on Friday, Jan. 10. This type of eclipse occurs when the sun, the moon and the earth are imperfectly aligned during a full moon, although some cultures believe a demon has swallowed the moon. Thankfully, that is not true because 2020 will bring 13 full moons, two supermoons, a and a blue moon, which will eerily appear on Halloween. A Halloween blue moon won't happen again for almost 20 years.
Not only does 2020 have two Friday the 13, one in March and one in November, 2020 will also bring two solar eclipses, including one total solar eclipse in December. Don't expect to see either of those unless you plan to travel though.
For those people thinking of longer days, Daylight Savings time begins Sunday, March 8, the first day of spring happens March 19, Passover begins Wednesday March 8 and Easter is Sunday, April 12.
Then the first day of summer is Saturday, June 20 and Father's Day is the very next day.
Don't fret if you prefer cooler temps. Autumn begins on Sept. 22, Daylight Savings time ends Nov. 1 and winter officially arrives Monday, Dec. 21 — just in time for the three day Christmas holiday.