2022 Sky Event Almanac
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 (Coordinated Universal Time + 4 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 | ||||||||
| Gulf Standard Time | ||||||||
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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 04:58 Pleiades 4.3°N of 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
23 10 Venus at Perihelion
23 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
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 km
Feb 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
09 12:24 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
11 06:39 Moon at Apogee: 404897 km
14 02:52 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
16 20:57 FULL MOON
17 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°W
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 Moon
Mar 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
16 08 Venus 3.9°N of Mars
18 11:17 FULL MOON
20 14 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
20 19:33 Vernal Equinox
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 Saturn
30 18:34 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
Apr 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
14 02 Mercury at Perihelion
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 Pleiades
May 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 13:00 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
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
09 04:21 FIRST QUARTER 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
07 18:48 FIRST QUARTER 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.
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
30 15:46 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
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Date GST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 06:45 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran
04 11 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
07 06:14 FIRST QUARTER 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
Aug 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
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
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
23 01:53 Moon at Apogee: 405419 km
24 01 Mercury at Aphelion
24 04:17 Pollux 2.1°N 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 Moon
Sep 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
23 05:04 Autumnal Equinox
23 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 01:54 NEW MOON
26 22 Jupiter at Opposition
27 13:22 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
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
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 km
Nov 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
16 17:27 LAST QUARTER 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
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
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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
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 (Coordinated Universal Time + 4 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 | |||
| Gulf Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 02 22:33 | Jan 09 22:11 | Jan 18 03:49 | Jan 25 17:41 |
| Feb 01 09:46 | Feb 08 17:50 | Feb 16 20:57 | Feb 24 02:32 |
| Mar 02 21:35 | Mar 10 14:45 | Mar 18 11:17 | Mar 25 09:37 |
| Apr 01 10:24 | Apr 09 10:47 | Apr 16 22:55 | Apr 23 15:56 |
| May 01 00:28 P | May 09 04:21 | May 16 08:14 t | May 22 22:43 |
| May 30 15:30 | Jun 07 18:48 | Jun 14 15:52 | Jun 21 07:11 |
| Jun 29 06:52 | Jul 07 06:14 | Jul 13 22:37 | Jul 20 18:18 |
| Jul 28 21:55 | Aug 05 15:06 | Aug 12 05:36 | Aug 19 08:36 |
| Aug 27 12:17 | Sep 03 22:08 | Sep 10 13:59 | Sep 18 01:52 |
| Sep 26 01:54 | Oct 03 04:14 | Oct 10 00:55 | Oct 17 21:15 |
| Oct 25 14:49 P | Nov 01 10:37 | Nov 08 15:02 t | Nov 16 17:27 |
| Nov 24 02:57 | Nov 30 18:36 | Dec 08 08:08 | Dec 16 12:56 |
| Dec 23 14:17 | Dec 30 05:21 | - | - |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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