2022Calendar of Astronomical Events

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