2022Calendar of Astronomical Events

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