2022Calendar of Astronomical Events

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

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: 

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