2022 Sky Event Almanac
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | ||||||||
| Indian Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 04:30 Moon at Perigee: 358037 km
03 00:03 NEW MOON
04 02 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 06:53 Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
04 12 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU
04 22:20 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
06 05:39 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
07 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°E
09 06 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
09 23:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 06:28 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
13 09:49 Moon at Ascending Node
13 10 Mercury 3.4°N of Saturn
14 14:57 Moon at Apogee: 405806 km
16 04 Mercury at Perihelion
17 21:07 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
18 05:19 FULL MOON
23 11 Venus at Perihelion
23 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 19:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 11:44 Moon at Descending Node
28 04:27 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
29 20:35 Mars 2.4°N of Moon
30 12:39 Moon at Perigee: 362250 km
Feb 01 11:16 NEW MOON
03 02:38 Jupiter 4.3°N of Moon
05 00 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
08 19:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 11:42 Moon at Ascending Node
09 13:54 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
11 08:09 Moon at Apogee: 404897 km
14 04:22 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
16 22:27 FULL MOON
17 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°W
23 12:24 Moon at Descending Node
24 04:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 10:47 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
27 03:48 Moon at Perigee: 367787 km
27 14:30 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
Mar 01 01:37 Mercury 3.7°N of Moon
01 04 Mercury at Aphelion
01 05:17 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
02 21 Mercury 0.7°S of Saturn
02 23:05 NEW MOON
05 18 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
08 13:52 Moon at Ascending Node
08 22:16 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
10 16:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 04:35 Moon at Apogee: 404268 km
13 12:28 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
13 17 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
16 09 Venus 3.9°N of Mars
18 12:47 FULL MOON
20 15 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
20 21:03 Vernal Equinox
22 13:42 Moon at Descending Node
23 16:13 Antares 3.2°S of Moon
24 04:58 Moon at Perigee: 369764 km
25 11:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 08:24 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
28 17:13 Saturn 4.4°N of Moon
29 06 Venus 2.1°N of Saturn
30 20:04 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
Apr 01 11:54 NEW MOON
03 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 18:35 Moon at Ascending Node
05 06:46 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
05 07 Mars 0.3°S of Saturn
08 00:41 Moon at Apogee: 404438 km
09 12:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 20:44 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
14 03 Mercury at Perihelion
17 00:25 FULL MOON
18 19:31 Moon at Descending Node
19 20:46 Moon at Perigee: 365143 km
19 23:06 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
23 00 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 17:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 02:26 Saturn 4.5°N of Moon
26 03:36 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
27 07:21 Venus 3.8°N of Moon
27 13:53 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
29 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°E
30 01:01 Mercury 1.3°S of Pleiades
May 01 02 Venus 0.2°S of Jupiter
01 01:58 NEW MOON
01 02:11 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.640
02 01:23 Moon at Ascending Node
02 14:30 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
02 19:47 Mercury 1.8°N of Moon
05 13 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 14 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
05 18:16 Moon at Apogee: 405287 km
07 04:26 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
09 05:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 20 Venus at Aphelion
16 05:14 Moon at Descending Node
16 09:41 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.414
16 09:44 FULL MOON
17 08:18 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
17 20:53 Moon at Perigee: 360298 km
22 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
22 10:13 Saturn 4.5°N of Moon
23 00:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 00:54 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
25 05:29 Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon
27 08:22 Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
29 08:03 Moon at Ascending Node
29 14 Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
30 17:00 NEW MOON
Jun 02 06:44 Moon at Apogee: 406191 km
03 11:12 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
07 20:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 15:32 Moon at Descending Node
13 18:56 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
14 17:22 FULL MOON
15 04:51 Moon at Perigee: 357434 km
16 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°W
18 17:52 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
21 08:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 14:44 Summer Solstice
21 18 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38130 AU
21 19:02 Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon
22 23:38 Mercury 2.8°N of Aldebaran
22 23:46 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
25 12:40 Moon at Ascending Node
26 02:57 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon
26 13:41 Venus 2.7°S of Moon
27 13:49 Mercury 3.9°S of Moon
29 08:22 NEW MOON
29 11:38 Moon at Apogee: 406581 km
30 17:16 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 08:15 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran
04 12 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
07 07:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 22:58 Moon at Descending Node
11 03 Mercury at Perihelion
11 05:20 Antares 3.0°S of Moon
13 14:38 Moon at Perigee: 357264 km
14 00:07 FULL MOON
16 01:46 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
17 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 06:25 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
20 19:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 22:16 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
22 14:51 Moon at Ascending Node
23 08:59 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
26 15:52 Moon at Apogee: 406276 km
26 19:42 Venus 4.2°S of Moon
28 15 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 23:25 NEW MOON
Aug 04 02:56 Spica 4.6°S of Moon
04 10:28 Mercury 0.6°N of Regulus
05 16:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 02:00 Moon at Descending Node
07 13:59 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
10 22:44 Moon at Perigee: 359830 km
12 07:06 FULL MOON
12 09:25 Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
13 07 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 22 Saturn at Opposition
15 15:07 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
18 16:29 Moon at Ascending Node
19 10:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 16:02 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
19 17:46 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
23 03:23 Moon at Apogee: 405419 km
24 02 Mercury at Aphelion
24 05:47 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
26 02:28 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
27 13:47 NEW MOON
27 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
31 08:29 Spica 4.4°S of Moon
Sep 02 02:42 Moon at Descending Node
03 20:26 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
03 23:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 04 Venus at Perihelion
07 02:58 Mars 4.2°N of Aldebaran
07 23:47 Moon at Perigee: 364491 km
08 16:01 Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
10 15:29 FULL MOON
11 20:41 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
14 20:19 Moon at Ascending Node
16 00:20 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
17 03 Neptune at Opposition
17 07:11 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
18 03:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 20:14 Moon at Apogee: 404556 km
20 13:10 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
23 06:34 Autumnal Equinox
23 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 03:24 NEW MOON
27 00 Jupiter at Opposition
27 14:52 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
29 05:13 Moon at Descending Node
Oct 01 01:50 Antares 2.4°S of Moon
03 05:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 22:31 Moon at Perigee: 369335 km
05 21:21 Saturn 4.1°N of Moon
07 02 Mercury at Perihelion
08 23:36 Jupiter 2.1°N of Moon
09 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
10 02:25 FULL MOON
12 03:19 Moon at Ascending Node
13 09:16 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
15 09:58 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
17 15:51 Moon at Apogee: 404330 km
17 21:11 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
17 22:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 23 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 02 Venus at Superior Conjunction
25 16:19 NEW MOON
25 16:30 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.862
26 12:00 Moon at Descending Node
28 08:18 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
29 20:18 Moon at Perigee: 368289 km
Nov 01 12:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 02:38 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
05 01:49 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
06 00 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 11:38 Moon at Ascending Node
08 16:29 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.359
08 16:32 FULL MOON
08 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 14 Uranus at Opposition
09 17:46 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
11 19:13 Mars 2.5°S of Moon
12 23 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 05:13 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
14 12:11 Moon at Apogee: 404924 km
16 18:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 05 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 09:06 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
22 21:53 Moon at Descending Node
24 04:27 NEW MOON
26 07:00 Moon at Perigee: 362826 km
29 10:10 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
30 20:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 02 06:22 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
05 18:09 Moon at Ascending Node
07 00:56 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
08 09:38 FULL MOON
08 09:51 Mars 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
08 10 Mars at Opposition
11 12:36 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
12 06:00 Moon at Apogee: 405869 km
14 18 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 14:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 19:07 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
20 07:06 Moon at Descending Node
21 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°E
22 03:18 Winter Solstice
22 04:13 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
23 03 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 15:47 NEW MOON
24 14:02 Moon at Perigee: 358270 km
24 16:59 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
25 00:01 Mercury 3.8°N of Moon
26 21:41 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
29 13 Mercury 1.4°N of Venus
29 15:59 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
30 06:51 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
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | |||
| Indian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 03 00:03 | Jan 09 23:41 | Jan 18 05:19 | Jan 25 19:11 |
| Feb 01 11:16 | Feb 08 19:20 | Feb 16 22:27 | Feb 24 04:02 |
| Mar 02 23:05 | Mar 10 16:15 | Mar 18 12:47 | Mar 25 11:07 |
| Apr 01 11:54 | Apr 09 12:17 | Apr 17 00:25 | Apr 23 17:26 |
| May 01 01:58 P | May 09 05:51 | May 16 09:44 t | May 23 00:13 |
| May 30 17:00 | Jun 07 20:18 | Jun 14 17:22 | Jun 21 08:41 |
| Jun 29 08:22 | Jul 07 07:44 | Jul 14 00:07 | Jul 20 19:48 |
| Jul 28 23:25 | Aug 05 16:36 | Aug 12 07:06 | Aug 19 10:06 |
| Aug 27 13:47 | Sep 03 23:38 | Sep 10 15:29 | Sep 18 03:22 |
| Sep 26 03:24 | Oct 03 05:44 | Oct 10 02:25 | Oct 17 22:45 |
| Oct 25 16:19 P | Nov 01 12:07 | Nov 08 16:32 t | Nov 16 18:57 |
| Nov 24 04:27 | Nov 30 20:06 | Dec 08 09:38 | Dec 16 14:26 |
| Dec 23 15:47 | Dec 30 06:51 | - | - |
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
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| IST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| BST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ICT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AWST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| JST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ACT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AEST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NCT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NZST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 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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