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