2022 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 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 | ||||||||
| Australian Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 02 07:00 Moon at Perigee: 358037 km
03 02:33 NEW MOON
04 05 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 09:23 Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
04 15 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU
05 00:50 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
06 08:09 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
07 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°E
09 09 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
10 02:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 08:58 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
13 12:19 Moon at Ascending Node
13 12 Mercury 3.4°N of Saturn
14 17:27 Moon at Apogee: 405806 km
16 07 Mercury at Perihelion
17 23:37 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
18 07:49 FULL MOON
23 14 Venus at Perihelion
23 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 21:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 14:14 Moon at Descending Node
28 06:57 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
29 23:05 Mars 2.4°N of Moon
30 15:09 Moon at Perigee: 362250 km
Feb 01 13:46 NEW MOON
03 05:08 Jupiter 4.3°N of Moon
05 03 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
08 21:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 14:12 Moon at Ascending Node
09 16:24 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
11 10:39 Moon at Apogee: 404897 km
14 06:52 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
17 00:57 FULL MOON
17 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°W
23 14:54 Moon at Descending Node
24 06:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 13:17 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
27 06:18 Moon at Perigee: 367787 km
27 17:00 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
Mar 01 04:07 Mercury 3.7°N of Moon
01 07 Mercury at Aphelion
01 07:47 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
03 00 Mercury 0.7°S of Saturn
03 01:35 NEW MOON
05 21 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
08 16:22 Moon at Ascending Node
09 00:46 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
10 18:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 07:05 Moon at Apogee: 404268 km
13 14:58 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
13 19 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
16 12 Venus 3.9°N of Mars
18 15:17 FULL MOON
20 18 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
20 23:33 Vernal Equinox
22 16:12 Moon at Descending Node
23 18:43 Antares 3.2°S of Moon
24 07:28 Moon at Perigee: 369764 km
25 13:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 10:54 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
28 19:43 Saturn 4.4°N of Moon
29 09 Venus 2.1°N of Saturn
30 22:34 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
Apr 01 14:24 NEW MOON
03 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 21:05 Moon at Ascending Node
05 09:16 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
05 10 Mars 0.3°S of Saturn
08 03:11 Moon at Apogee: 404438 km
09 14:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 23:14 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
14 06 Mercury at Perihelion
17 02:55 FULL MOON
18 22:01 Moon at Descending Node
19 23:16 Moon at Perigee: 365143 km
20 01:36 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
23 02 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 19:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 04:56 Saturn 4.5°N of Moon
26 06:06 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
27 09:51 Venus 3.8°N of Moon
27 16:23 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
29 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°E
30 03:31 Mercury 1.3°S of Pleiades
May 01 04 Venus 0.2°S of Jupiter
01 04:28 NEW MOON
01 04:41 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.640
02 03:53 Moon at Ascending Node
02 17:00 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
02 22:17 Mercury 1.8°N of Moon
05 16 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 17 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
05 20:46 Moon at Apogee: 405287 km
07 06:56 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
09 08:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 23 Venus at Aphelion
16 07:44 Moon at Descending Node
16 12:11 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.414
16 12:14 FULL MOON
17 10:48 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
17 23:23 Moon at Perigee: 360298 km
22 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
22 12:43 Saturn 4.5°N of Moon
23 02:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 03:24 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
25 07:59 Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon
27 10:52 Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
29 10:33 Moon at Ascending Node
29 17 Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
30 19:30 NEW MOON
Jun 02 09:14 Moon at Apogee: 406191 km
03 13:42 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
07 22:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 18:02 Moon at Descending Node
13 21:26 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
14 19:52 FULL MOON
15 07:21 Moon at Perigee: 357434 km
16 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°W
18 20:22 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
21 11:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 17:14 Summer Solstice
21 21 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38130 AU
21 21:32 Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon
23 02:08 Mercury 2.8°N of Aldebaran
23 02:16 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
25 15:10 Moon at Ascending Node
26 05:27 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon
26 16:11 Venus 2.7°S of Moon
27 16:19 Mercury 3.9°S of Moon
29 10:52 NEW MOON
29 14:08 Moon at Apogee: 406581 km
30 19:46 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 01 10:45 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran
04 15 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
07 10:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 01:28 Moon at Descending Node
11 06 Mercury at Perihelion
11 07:50 Antares 3.0°S of Moon
13 17:08 Moon at Perigee: 357264 km
14 02:37 FULL MOON
16 04:16 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
17 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 08:55 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
20 22:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 00:46 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
22 17:21 Moon at Ascending Node
23 11:29 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
26 18:22 Moon at Apogee: 406276 km
26 22:12 Venus 4.2°S of Moon
28 17 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 01:55 NEW MOON
Aug 04 05:26 Spica 4.6°S of Moon
04 12:58 Mercury 0.6°N of Regulus
05 19:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 04:30 Moon at Descending Node
07 16:29 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
11 01:14 Moon at Perigee: 359830 km
12 09:36 FULL MOON
12 11:55 Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
13 09 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 01 Saturn at Opposition
15 17:37 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
18 18:59 Moon at Ascending Node
19 12:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 18:32 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
19 20:16 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
23 05:53 Moon at Apogee: 405419 km
24 05 Mercury at Aphelion
24 08:17 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
26 04:58 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
27 16:17 NEW MOON
28 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
31 10:59 Spica 4.4°S of Moon
Sep 02 05:12 Moon at Descending Node
03 22:56 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
04 02:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 07 Venus at Perihelion
07 05:28 Mars 4.2°N of Aldebaran
08 02:17 Moon at Perigee: 364491 km
08 18:31 Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
10 17:59 FULL MOON
11 23:11 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
14 22:49 Moon at Ascending Node
16 02:50 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
17 05 Neptune at Opposition
17 09:41 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
18 05:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 22:44 Moon at Apogee: 404556 km
20 15:40 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
23 09:04 Autumnal Equinox
23 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 05:54 NEW MOON
27 02 Jupiter at Opposition
27 17:22 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
29 07:43 Moon at Descending Node
Oct 01 04:20 Antares 2.4°S of Moon
03 08:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 01:01 Moon at Perigee: 369335 km
05 23:51 Saturn 4.1°N of Moon
07 05 Mercury at Perihelion
09 02:06 Jupiter 2.1°N of Moon
09 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
10 04:55 FULL MOON
12 05:49 Moon at Ascending Node
13 11:46 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
15 12:28 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
17 18:21 Moon at Apogee: 404330 km
17 23:41 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
18 01:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 02 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 05 Venus at Superior Conjunction
25 18:49 NEW MOON
25 19:00 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.862
26 14:30 Moon at Descending Node
28 10:48 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
29 22:48 Moon at Perigee: 368289 km
Nov 01 14:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 05:08 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
05 04:19 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
06 02 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 14:08 Moon at Ascending Node
08 18:59 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.359
08 19:02 FULL MOON
09 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 17 Uranus at Opposition
09 20:16 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
11 21:43 Mars 2.5°S of Moon
13 01 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 07:43 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
14 14:41 Moon at Apogee: 404924 km
16 21:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 08 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 11:36 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
23 00:23 Moon at Descending Node
24 06:57 NEW MOON
26 09:30 Moon at Perigee: 362826 km
29 12:40 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
30 22:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 02 08:52 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
05 20:39 Moon at Ascending Node
07 03:26 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
08 12:08 FULL MOON
08 12:21 Mars 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
08 12 Mars at Opposition
11 15:06 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
12 08:30 Moon at Apogee: 405869 km
14 21 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 16:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 21:37 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
20 09:36 Moon at Descending Node
21 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°E
22 05:48 Winter Solstice
22 06:43 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
23 05 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 18:17 NEW MOON
24 16:32 Moon at Perigee: 358270 km
24 19:29 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
25 02:31 Mercury 3.8°N of Moon
27 00:11 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
29 15 Mercury 1.4°N of Venus
29 18:29 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
30 09:21 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
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 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 | |||
| Australian Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 03 02:33 | Jan 10 02:11 | Jan 18 07:49 | Jan 25 21:41 |
| Feb 01 13:46 | Feb 08 21:50 | Feb 17 00:57 | Feb 24 06:32 |
| Mar 03 01:35 | Mar 10 18:45 | Mar 18 15:17 | Mar 25 13:37 |
| Apr 01 14:24 | Apr 09 14:47 | Apr 17 02:55 | Apr 23 19:56 |
| May 01 04:28 P | May 09 08:21 | May 16 12:14 t | May 23 02:43 |
| May 30 19:30 | Jun 07 22:48 | Jun 14 19:52 | Jun 21 11:11 |
| Jun 29 10:52 | Jul 07 10:14 | Jul 14 02:37 | Jul 20 22:18 |
| Jul 29 01:55 | Aug 05 19:06 | Aug 12 09:36 | Aug 19 12:36 |
| Aug 27 16:17 | Sep 04 02:08 | Sep 10 17:59 | Sep 18 05:52 |
| Sep 26 05:54 | Oct 03 08:14 | Oct 10 04:55 | Oct 18 01:15 |
| Oct 25 18:49 P | Nov 01 14:37 | Nov 08 19:02 t | Nov 16 21:27 |
| Nov 24 06:57 | Nov 30 22:36 | Dec 08 12:08 | Dec 16 16:56 |
| Dec 23 18:17 | Dec 30 09:21 | - | - |
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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