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