2022Calendar of Astronomical Events
2022Phases of the Moon
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2022 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Atlantic Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 2 14:33 | Jan 9 14:11 | Jan 17 19:49 | Jan 25 09:41 |
| Feb 1 01:46 | Feb 8 09:50 | Feb 16 12:57 | Feb 23 18:32 |
| Mar 2 13:35 | Mar 10 06:45 | Mar 18 03:17 | Mar 25 01:37 |
| Apr 1 02:24 | Apr 9 02:47 | Apr 16 14:55 | Apr 23 07:56 |
| Apr 30 16:28 P | May 8 20:21 | May 16 00:14 t | May 22 14:43 |
| May 30 07:30 | Jun 7 10:48 | Jun 14 07:52 | Jun 20 23:11 |
| Jun 28 22:52 | Jul 6 22:14 | Jul 13 14:37 | Jul 20 10:18 |
| Jul 28 13:55 | Aug 5 07:06 | Aug 11 21:36 | Aug 19 00:36 |
| Aug 27 04:17 | Sep 3 14:08 | Sep 10 05:59 | Sep 17 17:52 |
| Sep 25 17:54 | Oct 2 20:14 | Oct 9 16:55 | Oct 17 13:15 |
| Oct 25 06:49 P | Nov 1 02:37 | Nov 8 07:02 t | Nov 16 09:27 |
| Nov 23 18:57 | Nov 30 10:36 | Dec 8 00:08 | Dec 16 04:56 |
| Dec 23 06:17 | Dec 29 21:21 | - | - |
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 table above. 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.
Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery is an image collection showing the Moon's phases over a complete synodic month.
2022Calendar of Astronomical Events
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2022Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Atlantic Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AST Event (h:m)Jan 01 19:00 Moon at Perigee: 358037 km 02 14:33 NEW MOON 03 17 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 03 21:23 Mercury 3.1°N of Moon 04 03 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU 04 12:50 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon 05 20:09 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon 07 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°E 08 21 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 09 14:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 13 00:19 Moon at Ascending Node 13 00 Mercury 3.4°N of Saturn 14 05:27 Moon at Apogee: 405806 km 15 19 Mercury at Perihelion 17 11:37 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon 17 19:49 FULL MOON 18 12:33 Beehive 3.2°S of Moon 20 06:26 Regulus 4.9°S of Moon 23 02 Venus at Perihelion 23 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 24 09:25 Spica 5.5°S of Moon 25 09:41 LAST QUARTER MOON 27 02:14 Moon at Descending Node 27 18:57 Antares 3.7°S of Moon 29 11:05 Mars 2.4°N of Moon 30 03:09 Moon at Perigee: 362250 kmFeb 01 01:46 NEW MOON 02 17:08 Jupiter 4.3°N of Moon 04 15 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 08 09:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 02:12 Moon at Ascending Node 10 22:39 Moon at Apogee: 404897 km 13 18:52 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon 14 19:42 Beehive 3.2°S of Moon 16 12:57 FULL MOON 16 13:12 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon 16 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°W 20 15:00 Spica 5.3°S of Moon 23 02:54 Moon at Descending Node 23 18:32 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 01:17 Antares 3.5°S of Moon 26 18:18 Moon at Perigee: 367787 km 27 05:00 Mars 3.5°N of Moon 28 16:07 Mercury 3.7°N of Moon 28 19 Mercury at Aphelion 28 19:47 Saturn 4.3°N of MoonMar 02 12 Mercury 0.7°S of Saturn 02 13:35 NEW MOON 05 09 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 08 04:22 Moon at Ascending Node 08 12:46 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon 10 06:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 19:05 Moon at Apogee: 404268 km 13 02:58 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon 13 07 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 14 03:55 Beehive 3.4°S of Moon 15 21:26 Regulus 4.9°S of Moon 16 00 Venus 3.9°N of Mars 18 03:17 FULL MOON 19 21:51 Spica 5.1°S of Moon 20 06 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W 20 11:33 Vernal Equinox 21 02 Mercury 1.2°S of Jupiter 22 04:12 Moon at Descending Node 23 06:43 Antares 3.2°S of Moon 23 19:28 Moon at Perigee: 369764 km 25 01:37 LAST QUARTER MOON 27 22:54 Mars 4.1°N of Moon 28 07:43 Saturn 4.4°N of Moon 28 21 Venus 2.1°N of SaturnApr 01 02:24 NEW MOON 02 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 04 09:05 Moon at Ascending Node 04 21:16 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon 04 22 Mars 0.3°S of Saturn 07 15:11 Moon at Apogee: 404438 km 09 02:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 11:14 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon 10 12:27 Beehive 3.5°S of Moon 12 06:27 Regulus 5.0°S of Moon 13 18 Mercury at Perihelion 16 06:46 Spica 5.1°S of Moon 16 14:55 FULL MOON 18 10:01 Moon at Descending Node 19 11:16 Moon at Perigee: 365143 km 19 13:36 Antares 3.1°S of Moon 22 14 Lyrid Meteor Shower 23 07:56 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 16:56 Saturn 4.5°N of Moon 25 18:06 Mars 3.9°N of Moon 26 21:51 Venus 3.8°N of Moon 27 04:23 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon 29 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°E 29 15:31 Mercury 1.3°S of Pleiades 30 16 Venus 0.2°S of Jupiter 30 16:28 NEW MOON 30 16:41 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.640May 01 15:53 Moon at Ascending Node 02 10:17 Mercury 1.8°N of Moon 05 04 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 05 05 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 05 08:46 Moon at Apogee: 405287 km 06 18:56 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon 07 20:23 Beehive 3.6°S of Moon 08 20:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 15:05 Regulus 5.1°S of Moon 13 16:56 Spica 5.1°S of Moon 15 11 Venus at Aphelion 15 19:44 Moon at Descending Node 16 00:11 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.414 16 00:14 FULL MOON 16 22:48 Antares 3.1°S of Moon 17 11:23 Moon at Perigee: 360298 km 21 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 22 00:43 Saturn 4.5°N of Moon 22 14:43 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 15:24 Mars 2.8°N of Moon 24 19:59 Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon 26 22:52 Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn. 28 22:33 Moon at Ascending Node 29 05 Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter 30 07:30 NEW MOON Jun 01 21:14 Moon at Apogee: 406191 km 03 01:42 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon 04 03:17 Beehive 3.6°S of Moon 05 22:32 Regulus 5.1°S of Moon 07 10:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 02:46 Spica 5.1°S of Moon 12 06:02 Moon at Descending Node 13 09:26 Antares 3.1°S of Moon 14 07:52 FULL MOON 14 19:21 Moon at Perigee: 357434 km 16 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°W 18 08:22 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon 20 23:11 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 05:14 Summer Solstice 21 09 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38130 AU 21 09:32 Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon 22 14:08 Mercury 2.8°N of Aldebaran 22 14:16 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn. 22 20:53 Venus 5.6°S of Pleiades 25 03:10 Moon at Ascending Node 25 17:27 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon 26 04:11 Venus 2.7°S of Moon 27 04:19 Mercury 3.9°S of Moon 28 22:52 NEW MOON 29 02:08 Moon at Apogee: 406581 km 30 22:45 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran | Date AST Event (h:m)Jul 01 09:21 Beehive 3.5°S of Moon 03 04:46 Regulus 4.9°S of Moon 04 03 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU 06 22:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 11:01 Spica 4.9°S of Moon 09 13:28 Moon at Descending Node 10 18 Mercury at Perihelion 10 19:50 Antares 3.0°S of Moon 13 05:08 Moon at Perigee: 357264 km 13 14:37 FULL MOON 15 16:16 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon 16 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 18 20:55 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon 20 10:18 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 12:46 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn. 22 05:21 Moon at Ascending Node 22 23:29 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon 26 06:22 Moon at Apogee: 406276 km 26 10:12 Venus 4.2°S of Moon 28 05 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 28 13:55 NEW MOON 30 10:32 Regulus 4.8°S of MoonAug 03 17:26 Spica 4.6°S of Moon 04 00:58 Mercury 0.6°N of Regulus 05 07:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 16:30 Moon at Descending Node 06 05:28 Venus 6.4°S of Pollux 07 04:29 Antares 2.8°S of Moon 10 13:14 Moon at Perigee: 359830 km 11 21:36 FULL MOON 11 23:55 Saturn 3.9°N of Moon 12 21 Perseid Meteor Shower 14 13 Saturn at Opposition 15 05:37 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon 17 12:02 Venus 0.9°S of Beehive 18 06:59 Moon at Ascending Node 19 00:36 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 06:32 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon 19 08:16 Mars 2.7°S of Moon 20 04:36 Mars 5.4°S of Pleiades 22 17:53 Moon at Apogee: 405419 km 23 17 Mercury at Aphelion 23 20:17 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon 24 21:46 Beehive 3.5°S of Moon 25 16:58 Venus 4.3°S of Moon 27 04:17 NEW MOON 27 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E 30 22:59 Spica 4.4°S of MoonSep 01 17:12 Moon at Descending Node 03 10:56 Antares 2.5°S of Moon 03 14:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON 04 19 Venus at Perihelion 06 17:28 Mars 4.2°N of Aldebaran 07 14:17 Moon at Perigee: 364491 km 08 06:31 Saturn 3.9°N of Moon 10 05:59 FULL MOON 11 11:11 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon 14 10:49 Moon at Ascending Node 15 14:50 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon 16 17 Neptune at Opposition 16 21:41 Mars 3.6°S of Moon 17 17:52 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 10:44 Moon at Apogee: 404556 km 20 03:40 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon 21 05:11 Beehive 3.6°S of Moon 22 21:04 Autumnal Equinox 23 00:16 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon 23 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 25 17:54 NEW MOON 26 14 Jupiter at Opposition 28 19:43 Moon at Descending Node 30 16:20 Antares 2.4°S of MoonOct 02 20:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON 04 13:01 Moon at Perigee: 369335 km 05 11:51 Saturn 4.1°N of Moon 06 17 Mercury at Perihelion 08 14:06 Jupiter 2.1°N of Moon 08 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W 09 16:55 FULL MOON 11 17:49 Moon at Ascending Node 12 23:46 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon 15 00:28 Mars 3.6°S of Moon 17 06:21 Moon at Apogee: 404330 km 17 11:41 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon 17 13:15 LAST QUARTER MOON 18 13:17 Beehive 3.8°S of Moon 20 08:42 Regulus 4.9°S of Moon 21 14 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 17 Venus at Superior Conjunction 25 06:49 NEW MOON 25 07:00 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.862 26 02:30 Moon at Descending Node 27 22:48 Antares 2.3°S of Moon 29 10:48 Moon at Perigee: 368289 kmNov 01 02:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON 01 17:08 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon 04 16:19 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon 05 14 S Taurid Meteor Shower 08 02:08 Moon at Ascending Node 08 06:59 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.359 08 07:02 FULL MOON 08 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 09 05 Uranus at Opposition 09 08:16 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon 11 09:43 Mars 2.5°S of Moon 12 13 N Taurid Meteor Shower 13 19:43 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon 14 02:41 Moon at Apogee: 404924 km 14 21:24 Beehive 3.8°S of Moon 16 09:27 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 17:16 Regulus 5.0°S of Moon 17 20 Leonid Meteor Shower 20 23:36 Spica 4.3°S of Moon 22 12:23 Moon at Descending Node 23 18:57 NEW MOON 25 21:30 Moon at Perigee: 362826 km 29 00:40 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon 30 10:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 01 20:52 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon 05 08:39 Moon at Ascending Node 06 15:26 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon 08 00:08 FULL MOON 08 00:21 Mars 0.5°S of Moon: Occn. 08 00 Mars at Opposition 11 03:06 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon 11 20:30 Moon at Apogee: 405869 km 12 04:49 Beehive 3.7°S of Moon 14 01:01 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon 14 09 Geminid Meteor Shower 16 04:56 LAST QUARTER MOON 18 09:37 Spica 4.1°S of Moon 19 21:36 Moon at Descending Node 21 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°E 21 17:48 Winter Solstice 21 18:43 Antares 2.3°S of Moon 22 17 Ursid Meteor Shower 23 06:17 NEW MOON 24 04:32 Moon at Perigee: 358270 km 24 07:29 Venus 3.5°N of Moon 24 14:31 Mercury 3.8°N of Moon 26 12:11 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon 29 03 Mercury 1.4°N of Venus 29 06:29 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon 29 21:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON | |||||||
Terms Used in Astronomical Events Calendar
- 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
- Beehive - bright star cluster in the constellation Cancer
Calendars of Astronomical Events: 2021 to 2030
The Americas
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2021 to 2030 for seven time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
| Calendars of Astronomical Events - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= GMT - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= GMT - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= GMT - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= GMT - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= GMT - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= GMT - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= GMT - 10 hours)
(where GMT = Greenwich Mean 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 Greenwich Mean Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Calendars of Astronomical Events.