2022Calendar of Astronomical Events

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