2022 Sky Event Almanac
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 9 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.
| 2022 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Alaska Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date AKST Even
(h:m)
Jan 01 14:00 Moon at Perigee: 358037 km
02 09:33 NEW MOON
03 12 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
03 16:23 Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
03 22 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU
04 07:50 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
05 15:09 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
07 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°E
08 16 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
09 09:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 15:58 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
12 19:19 Moon at Ascending Node
12 19 Mercury 3.4°N of Saturn
14 00:27 Moon at Apogee: 405806 km
15 14 Mercury at Perihelion
17 06:37 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
17 14:49 FULL MOON
22 21 Venus at Perihelion
23 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 04:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 21:14 Moon at Descending Node
27 13:57 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
29 06:05 Mars 2.4°N of Moon
29 22:09 Moon at Perigee: 362250 km
31 20:46 NEW MOON
Feb 02 12:08 Jupiter 4.3°N of Moon
04 10 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
08 04:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 21:12 Moon at Ascending Node
08 23:24 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
10 17:39 Moon at Apogee: 404897 km
13 13:52 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
16 07:57 FULL MOON
16 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°W
22 21:54 Moon at Descending Node
23 13:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 20:17 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
26 13:18 Moon at Perigee: 367787 km
27 00:00 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
28 11:07 Mercury 3.7°N of Moon
28 14 Mercury at Aphelion
28 14:47 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
Mar 02 07 Mercury 0.7°S of Saturn
02 08:35 NEW MOON
05 04 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
07 23:22 Moon at Ascending Node
08 07:46 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
10 01:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 14:05 Moon at Apogee: 404268 km
12 21:58 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
13 02 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
15 19 Venus 3.9°N of Mars
17 22:17 FULL MOON
20 01 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
20 06:33 Vernal Equinox
21 23:12 Moon at Descending Node
23 01:43 Antares 3.2°S of Moon
23 14:28 Moon at Perigee: 369764 km
24 20:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 17:54 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
28 02:43 Saturn 4.4°N of Moon
28 16 Venus 2.1°N of Saturn
30 05:34 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
31 21:24 NEW MOON
Apr 02 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 04:05 Moon at Ascending Node
04 16:16 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
04 17 Mars 0.3°S of Saturn
07 10:11 Moon at Apogee: 404438 km
08 21:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 06:14 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
13 13 Mercury at Perihelion
16 09:55 FULL MOON
18 05:01 Moon at Descending Node
19 06:16 Moon at Perigee: 365143 km
19 08:36 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
22 09 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 02:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 11:56 Saturn 4.5°N of Moon
25 13:06 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
26 16:51 Venus 3.8°N of Moon
26 23:23 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
28 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°E
29 10:31 Mercury 1.3°S of Pleiades
30 11 Venus 0.2°S of Jupiter
30 11:28 NEW MOON
30 11:41 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.640
May 01 10:53 Moon at Ascending Node
02 00:00 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
02 05:17 Mercury 1.8°N of Moon
04 23 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 00 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
05 03:46 Moon at Apogee: 405287 km
06 13:56 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
08 15:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 06 Venus at Aphelion
15 14:44 Moon at Descending Node
15 19:11 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.414
15 19:14 FULL MOON
16 17:48 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
17 06:23 Moon at Perigee: 360298 km
21 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 19:43 Saturn 4.5°N of Moon
22 09:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 10:24 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
24 14:59 Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon
26 17:52 Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
28 17:33 Moon at Ascending Node
29 00 Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
30 02:30 NEW MOON
Jun 01 16:14 Moon at Apogee: 406191 km
02 20:42 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
07 05:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 01:02 Moon at Descending Node
13 04:26 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
14 02:52 FULL MOON
14 14:21 Moon at Perigee: 357434 km
16 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°W
18 03:22 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
20 18:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 00:14 Summer Solstice
21 04 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38130 AU
21 04:32 Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon
22 09:08 Mercury 2.8°N of Aldebaran
22 09:16 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
24 22:10 Moon at Ascending Node
25 12:27 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon
25 23:11 Venus 2.7°S of Moon
26 23:19 Mercury 3.9°S of Moon
28 17:52 NEW MOON
28 21:08 Moon at Apogee: 406581 km
30 02:46 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
30 17:45 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran
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Date AKST Even
(h:m)
Jul 03 22 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
06 17:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 08:28 Moon at Descending Node
10 13 Mercury at Perihelion
10 14:50 Antares 3.0°S of Moon
13 00:08 Moon at Perigee: 357264 km
13 09:37 FULL MOON
15 11:16 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
16 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 15:55 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
20 05:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 07:46 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
22 00:21 Moon at Ascending Node
22 18:29 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
26 01:22 Moon at Apogee: 406276 km
26 05:12 Venus 4.2°S of Moon
28 00 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 08:55 NEW MOON
Aug 03 12:26 Spica 4.6°S of Moon
03 19:58 Mercury 0.6°N of Regulus
05 02:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 11:30 Moon at Descending Node
06 23:29 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
10 08:14 Moon at Perigee: 359830 km
11 16:36 FULL MOON
11 18:55 Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
12 16 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 08 Saturn at Opposition
15 00:37 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
18 01:59 Moon at Ascending Node
18 19:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 01:32 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
19 03:16 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
22 12:53 Moon at Apogee: 405419 km
23 12 Mercury at Aphelion
23 15:17 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
25 11:58 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
26 23:17 NEW MOON
27 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
30 17:59 Spica 4.4°S of Moon
Sep 01 12:12 Moon at Descending Node
03 05:56 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
03 09:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 14 Venus at Perihelion
06 12:28 Mars 4.2°N of Aldebaran
07 09:17 Moon at Perigee: 364491 km
08 01:31 Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
10 00:59 FULL MOON
11 06:11 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
14 05:49 Moon at Ascending Node
15 09:50 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
16 12 Neptune at Opposition
16 16:41 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
17 12:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 05:44 Moon at Apogee: 404556 km
19 22:40 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
22 16:04 Autumnal Equinox
22 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 12:54 NEW MOON
26 09 Jupiter at Opposition
27 00:22 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
28 14:43 Moon at Descending Node
30 11:20 Antares 2.4°S of Moon
Oct 02 15:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 08:01 Moon at Perigee: 369335 km
05 06:51 Saturn 4.1°N of Moon
06 12 Mercury at Perihelion
08 09:06 Jupiter 2.1°N of Moon
08 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
09 11:55 FULL MOON
11 12:49 Moon at Ascending Node
12 18:46 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
14 19:28 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
17 01:21 Moon at Apogee: 404330 km
17 06:41 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
17 08:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 09 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 12 Venus at Superior Conjunction
25 01:49 NEW MOON
25 02:00 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.862
25 21:30 Moon at Descending Node
27 17:48 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
29 05:48 Moon at Perigee: 368289 km
31 21:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Nov 01 12:08 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
04 11:19 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
05 09 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 21:08 Moon at Ascending Node
08 01:59 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.359
08 02:02 FULL MOON
08 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 00 Uranus at Opposition
09 03:16 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
11 04:43 Mars 2.5°S of Moon
12 08 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 14:43 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
13 21:41 Moon at Apogee: 404924 km
16 04:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 15 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 18:36 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
22 07:23 Moon at Descending Node
23 13:57 NEW MOON
25 16:30 Moon at Perigee: 362826 km
28 19:40 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
30 05:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 15:52 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
05 03:39 Moon at Ascending Node
06 10:26 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
07 19:08 FULL MOON
07 19:21 Mars 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
07 19 Mars at Opposition
10 22:06 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
11 15:30 Moon at Apogee: 405869 km
14 04 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 23:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 04:37 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
19 16:36 Moon at Descending Node
21 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°E
21 12:48 Winter Solstice
21 13:43 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
22 12 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 01:17 NEW MOON
23 23:32 Moon at Perigee: 358270 km
24 02:29 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
24 09:31 Mercury 3.8°N of Moon
26 07:11 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
28 22 Mercury 1.4°N of Venus
29 01:29 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
29 16:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac
- Perihelion - instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
- Aphelion - instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
- Perigee - instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
- Apogee - instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
- Inferior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes between Earth and the Sun
- Superior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth
- Greatest Elongation - the maximum angular separation between the Sun and the planet (Mercury or Venus) as seen from Earth
- during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star;
- during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star - Opposition - instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
- Conjunction - instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
- Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
- Ascending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
- Descending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit
- Aldebaran - bright star in the constellation Taurus
- Pollux - bright star in the constellation Gemini
- Regulus - bright star in the constellation Leo
- Spica - bright star in the constellation Virgo
- Antares - bright star in the constellation Scorpius
- Pleiades - bright star cluster in the constellation Taurus
2022 Phases of the Moon
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 9 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2022 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Alaska Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 02 09:33 | Jan 09 09:11 | Jan 17 14:49 | Jan 25 04:41 |
| Jan 31 20:46 | Feb 08 04:50 | Feb 16 07:57 | Feb 23 13:32 |
| Mar 02 08:35 | Mar 10 01:45 | Mar 17 22:17 | Mar 24 20:37 |
| Mar 31 21:24 | Apr 08 21:47 | Apr 16 09:55 | Apr 23 02:56 |
| Apr 30 11:28 P | May 08 15:21 | May 15 19:14 t | May 22 09:43 |
| May 30 02:30 | Jun 07 05:48 | Jun 14 02:52 | Jun 20 18:11 |
| Jun 28 17:52 | Jul 06 17:14 | Jul 13 09:37 | Jul 20 05:18 |
| Jul 28 08:55 | Aug 05 02:06 | Aug 11 16:36 | Aug 18 19:36 |
| Aug 26 23:17 | Sep 03 09:08 | Sep 10 00:59 | Sep 17 12:52 |
| Sep 25 12:54 | Oct 02 15:14 | Oct 09 11:55 | Oct 17 08:15 |
| Oct 25 01:49 P | Oct 31 21:37 | Nov 08 02:02 t | Nov 16 04:27 |
| Nov 23 13:57 | Nov 30 05:36 | Dec 07 19:08 | Dec 15 23:56 |
| Dec 23 01:17 | Dec 29 16:21 | - | - |
For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.
The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. An eclipse of the Sun can only occur at New Moon (see: Solar Eclipses for Beginners), while an eclipse of the Moon can only occur at Full Moon (see: Lunar Eclipses for Beginners). In any calendar year there are a minimum of two solar and two lunar eclipses.
If an eclipse of the Sun or Moon takes place on a given date, it is noted by a character next to the date in the Phases of the Moon table. Solar eclipses are indicated as: T=Total, A=Annular, H=Hybrid and P=Partial. Lunar eclipses are indicated as: t=Total, p=Partial, and n=Penumbral.
Solar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Lunar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Sky Event Almanacs: 2021 to 2030
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| EST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| CST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| MST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| PST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AKST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| HST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.
Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes. Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.
The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.
| Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs | |
| Solstice/Equinox (Earth) | ± 0.5 minute |
| Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth) | ± 30 minutes; ± 0.00001 AU |
| Solar and Lunar Eclipses | ± 0.5 minute |
| Phases of the Moon | ± 0.5 minute |
| Moon at Nodes | ± 2 minutes |
| Apogee/Perigee of Moon | ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers |
| Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet | ± 10 minutes |
| Conjunctions of Planet with Planet | ± 3 hours |
| Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets) | ± 3 hours |
| Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets | ± 30 minutes |
Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070
For more information and sample pages, see Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 To 2070.
Acknowledgements
All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998).
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:
- "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".
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