2022 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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 | ||||||||
| Central European Time | ||||||||
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 00:00 Moon at Perigee: 358037 km
02 19:33 NEW MOON
03 22 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 02:23 Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
04 08 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU
04 17:50 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
06 01:09 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
07 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°E
09 02 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
09 19:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 01:58 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
13 05:19 Moon at Ascending Node
13 05 Mercury 3.4°N of Saturn
14 10:27 Moon at Apogee: 405806 km
16 00 Mercury at Perihelion
17 16:37 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
18 00:49 FULL MOON
23 07 Venus at Perihelion
23 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 14:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 07:14 Moon at Descending Node
27 23:57 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
29 16:05 Mars 2.4°N of Moon
30 08:09 Moon at Perigee: 362250 km
Feb 01 06:46 NEW MOON
02 22:08 Jupiter 4.3°N of Moon
04 20 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
08 14:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 07:12 Moon at Ascending Node
09 09:24 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
11 03:39 Moon at Apogee: 404897 km
13 23:52 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
16 17:57 FULL MOON
16 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°W
23 07:54 Moon at Descending Node
23 23:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 06:17 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
26 23:18 Moon at Perigee: 367787 km
27 10:00 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
28 21:07 Mercury 3.7°N of Moon
Mar 01 00 Mercury at Aphelion
01 00:47 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
02 17 Mercury 0.7°S of Saturn
02 18:35 NEW MOON
05 14 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
08 09:22 Moon at Ascending Node
08 17:46 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
10 11:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 00:05 Moon at Apogee: 404268 km
13 07:58 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
13 12 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
16 05 Venus 3.9°N of Mars
18 08:17 FULL MOON
20 11 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
20 16:33 Vernal Equinox
22 09:12 Moon at Descending Node
23 11:43 Antares 3.2°S of Moon
24 00:28 Moon at Perigee: 369764 km
25 06:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 03:54 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
28 12:43 Saturn 4.4°N of Moon
29 02 Venus 2.1°N of Saturn
30 15:34 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
Apr 01 07:24 NEW MOON
03 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 14:05 Moon at Ascending Node
05 02:16 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
05 03 Mars 0.3°S of Saturn
07 20:11 Moon at Apogee: 404438 km
09 07:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 16:14 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
13 23 Mercury at Perihelion
16 19:55 FULL MOON
18 15:01 Moon at Descending Node
19 16:16 Moon at Perigee: 365143 km
19 18:36 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
22 19 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 12:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 21:56 Saturn 4.5°N of Moon
25 23:06 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
27 02:51 Venus 3.8°N of Moon
27 09:23 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
29 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°E
29 20:31 Mercury 1.3°S of Pleiades
30 21 Venus 0.2°S of Jupiter
30 21:28 NEW MOON
30 21:41 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.640
May 01 20:53 Moon at Ascending Node
02 10:00 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
02 15:17 Mercury 1.8°N of Moon
05 09 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 10 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
05 13:46 Moon at Apogee: 405287 km
06 23:56 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
09 01:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 16 Venus at Aphelion
16 00:44 Moon at Descending Node
16 05:11 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.414
16 05:14 FULL MOON
17 03:48 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
17 16:23 Moon at Perigee: 360298 km
21 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
22 05:43 Saturn 4.5°N of Moon
22 19:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 20:24 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
25 00:59 Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon
27 03:52 Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
29 03:33 Moon at Ascending Node
29 10 Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
30 12:30 NEW MOON
Jun 02 02:14 Moon at Apogee: 406191 km
03 06:42 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
07 15:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 11:02 Moon at Descending Node
13 14:26 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
14 12:52 FULL MOON
15 00:21 Moon at Perigee: 357434 km
16 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°W
18 13:22 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
21 04:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 10:14 Summer Solstice
21 14 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38130 AU
21 14:32 Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon
22 19:08 Mercury 2.8°N of Aldebaran
22 19:16 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
25 08:10 Moon at Ascending Node
25 22:27 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon
26 09:11 Venus 2.7°S of Moon
27 09:19 Mercury 3.9°S of Moon
29 03:52 NEW MOON
29 07:08 Moon at Apogee: 406581 km
30 12:46 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 03:45 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran
04 08 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
07 03:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 18:28 Moon at Descending Node
10 23 Mercury at Perihelion
11 00:50 Antares 3.0°S of Moon
13 10:08 Moon at Perigee: 357264 km
13 19:37 FULL MOON
15 21:16 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
16 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 01:55 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
20 15:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 17:46 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
22 10:21 Moon at Ascending Node
23 04:29 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
26 11:22 Moon at Apogee: 406276 km
26 15:12 Venus 4.2°S of Moon
28 10 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 18:55 NEW MOON
Aug 03 22:26 Spica 4.6°S of Moon
04 05:58 Mercury 0.6°N of Regulus
05 12:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 21:30 Moon at Descending Node
07 09:29 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
10 18:14 Moon at Perigee: 359830 km
12 02:36 FULL MOON
12 04:55 Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
13 02 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 18 Saturn at Opposition
15 10:37 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
18 11:59 Moon at Ascending Node
19 05:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 11:32 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
19 13:16 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
22 22:53 Moon at Apogee: 405419 km
23 22 Mercury at Aphelion
24 01:17 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
25 21:58 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
27 09:17 NEW MOON
27 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
31 03:59 Spica 4.4°S of Moon
Sep 01 22:12 Moon at Descending Node
03 15:56 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
03 19:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 00 Venus at Perihelion
06 22:28 Mars 4.2°N of Aldebaran
07 19:17 Moon at Perigee: 364491 km
08 11:31 Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
10 10:59 FULL MOON
11 16:11 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
14 15:49 Moon at Ascending Node
15 19:50 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
16 22 Neptune at Opposition
17 02:41 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
17 22:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 15:44 Moon at Apogee: 404556 km
20 08:40 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
23 02:04 Autumnal Equinox
23 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 22:54 NEW MOON
26 19 Jupiter at Opposition
27 10:22 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
29 00:43 Moon at Descending Node
30 21:20 Antares 2.4°S of Moon
Oct 03 01:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 18:01 Moon at Perigee: 369335 km
05 16:51 Saturn 4.1°N of Moon
06 22 Mercury at Perihelion
08 19:06 Jupiter 2.1°N of Moon
08 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
09 21:55 FULL MOON
11 22:49 Moon at Ascending Node
13 04:46 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
15 05:28 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
17 11:21 Moon at Apogee: 404330 km
17 16:41 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
17 18:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 19 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 22 Venus at Superior Conjunction
25 11:49 NEW MOON
25 12:00 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.862
26 07:30 Moon at Descending Node
28 03:48 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
29 15:48 Moon at Perigee: 368289 km
Nov 01 07:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
01 22:08 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
04 21:19 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
05 19 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 07:08 Moon at Ascending Node
08 11:59 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.359
08 12:02 FULL MOON
08 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 10 Uranus at Opposition
09 13:16 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
11 14:43 Mars 2.5°S of Moon
12 18 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 00:43 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
14 07:41 Moon at Apogee: 404924 km
16 14:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 01 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 04:36 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
22 17:23 Moon at Descending Node
23 23:57 NEW MOON
26 02:30 Moon at Perigee: 362826 km
29 05:40 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
30 15:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 02 01:52 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
05 13:39 Moon at Ascending Node
06 20:26 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
08 05:08 FULL MOON
08 05:21 Mars 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
08 05 Mars at Opposition
11 08:06 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
12 01:30 Moon at Apogee: 405869 km
14 14 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 09:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 14:37 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
20 02:36 Moon at Descending Node
21 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°E
21 22:48 Winter Solstice
21 23:43 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
22 22 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 11:17 NEW MOON
24 09:32 Moon at Perigee: 358270 km
24 12:29 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
24 19:31 Mercury 3.8°N of Moon
26 17:11 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
29 08 Mercury 1.4°N of Venus
29 11:29 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
30 02:21 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
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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 | |||
| Central European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 02 19:33 | Jan 09 19:11 | Jan 18 00:49 | Jan 25 14:41 |
| Feb 01 06:46 | Feb 08 14:50 | Feb 16 17:57 | Feb 23 23:32 |
| Mar 02 18:35 | Mar 10 11:45 | Mar 18 08:17 | Mar 25 06:37 |
| Apr 01 07:24 | Apr 09 07:47 | Apr 16 19:55 | Apr 23 12:56 |
| Apr 30 21:28 P | May 09 01:21 | May 16 05:14 t | May 22 19:43 |
| May 30 12:30 | Jun 07 15:48 | Jun 14 12:52 | Jun 21 04:11 |
| Jun 29 03:52 | Jul 07 03:14 | Jul 13 19:37 | Jul 20 15:18 |
| Jul 28 18:55 | Aug 05 12:06 | Aug 12 02:36 | Aug 19 05:36 |
| Aug 27 09:17 | Sep 03 19:08 | Sep 10 10:59 | Sep 17 22:52 |
| Sep 25 22:54 | Oct 03 01:14 | Oct 09 21:55 | Oct 17 18:15 |
| Oct 25 11:49 P | Nov 01 07:37 | Nov 08 12:02 t | Nov 16 14:27 |
| Nov 23 23:57 | Nov 30 15:36 | Dec 08 05:08 | Dec 16 09:56 |
| Dec 23 11:17 | Dec 30 02:21 | - | - |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| GMT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| CET | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| EET | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| MSK | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| GST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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