Astronomical Events 2022

127 events in date order, in your time zone (showing UTC)

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Mon, Jan 3, 2022, 13:33 UTC · active Dec 28, 2021 to Jan 11, 2022

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 1% lit.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Jan 4, 2022, 02:19 UTC

02:19 UTC · magnitude -0.7 · 3.1° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Jan 7, 2022, 11:05 UTC

11:05 UTC · magnitude -0.6
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Jan 7, 2022, 12:54 UTC

12:54 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.7° apart
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Sun, Jan 9, 2022, 00:55 UTC

00:55 UTC · magnitude -4.0
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Jan 11, 2022, 12:37 UTC

12:37 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 1.3° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sun, Jan 23, 2022, 10:28 UTC

10:28 UTC · magnitude 4.6
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Jan 29, 2022, 14:54 UTC

14:54 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Feb 2, 2022, 23:57 UTC

23:57 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 4.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Feb 4, 2022, 00:05 UTC

00:05 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.5° apart
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Fri, Feb 4, 2022, 20:29 UTC

20:29 UTC · magnitude 1.3
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Feb 7, 2022, 20:37 UTC

20:37 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.1° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Feb 16, 2022, 21:10 UTC

21:10 UTC · magnitude 0.0
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Feb 27, 2022, 09:49 UTC

09:49 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 22:10 UTC

22:10 UTC · magnitude -0.1 · 3.6° apart
Mercury and Saturn close together Planets

Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 16:45 UTC

16:45 UTC · magnitude -0.1 · 0.7° apart
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sat, Mar 5, 2022, 12:32 UTC

12:32 UTC · magnitude -2.0
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Mar 7, 2022, 06:50 UTC

06:50 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 0.8° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 11:47 UTC

11:47 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sun, Mar 20, 2022, 10:18 UTC

10:18 UTC · magnitude -4.4
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sun, Mar 20, 2022, 15:33 UTC

15:33 UTC.
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Mon, Mar 21, 2022, 05:44 UTC

05:44 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Mar 28, 2022, 05:05 UTC

05:05 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.9° apart
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Tue, Mar 29, 2022, 02:26 UTC

02:26 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 17:35 UTC

17:35 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 22:10 UTC

22:10 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.3° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sat, Apr 2, 2022, 23:14 UTC

23:14 UTC · magnitude -2.0
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Apr 3, 2022, 17:54 UTC

17:54 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 0.5° apart
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Tue, Apr 5, 2022, 03:47 UTC

03:47 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 0.3° apart
Jupiter and Neptune close together Planets

Tue, Apr 12, 2022, 21:51 UTC

21:51 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 0.1° apart
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Mon, Apr 18, 2022, 02:40 UTC

02:40 UTC · magnitude -1.0 · 2.0° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:25 UTC · active Apr 13, 2022 to Apr 30, 2022

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 62% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 01:05 UTC

01:05 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 05:14 UTC

05:14 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 06:19 UTC

06:19 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 11:22 UTC

11:22 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 3.3° apart
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 19:16 UTC

19:16 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 0.0° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Apr 29, 2022, 08:07 UTC

08:07 UTC · magnitude 0.3
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 19:31 UTC

19:31 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 0.2° apart
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 20:41 UTC

Greatest eclipse 20:41 UTC, magnitude 0.64.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, May 2, 2022, 15:27 UTC

15:27 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 1.8° apart
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, May 5, 2022, 08:07 UTC

08:07 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Fri, May 6, 2022, 00:53 UTC · active Apr 19, 2022 to May 27, 2022

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 23% lit.
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, May 16, 2022, 04:11 UTC

Greatest eclipse 04:11 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Mars and Neptune close together Planets

Wed, May 18, 2022, 06:13 UTC

06:13 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 0.5° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, May 21, 2022, 19:14 UTC

19:14 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, May 24, 2022, 13:00 UTC

13:00 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, May 24, 2022, 21:54 UTC

21:54 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, May 25, 2022, 02:40 UTC

02:40 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, May 27, 2022, 03:00 UTC

03:00 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, May 28, 2022, 13:57 UTC

13:57 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 0.2° apart
Mars and Jupiter close together Planets

Sun, May 29, 2022, 07:38 UTC

07:38 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 0.6° apart
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Sun, Jun 12, 2022, 00:05 UTC

00:05 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.5° apart
Supermoon: Strawberry Moon Supermoons

Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 11:51 UTC

Full moon at 357,658 km, 11:51 UTC.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 14:57 UTC

14:57 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 19:40 UTC

19:40 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.2° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Tue, Jun 21, 2022, 09:13 UTC

09:13 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Jun 21, 2022, 15:49 UTC

15:49 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Jun 22, 2022, 19:09 UTC

19:09 UTC · magnitude 0.5 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Jun 24, 2022, 22:19 UTC

22:19 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 0.0° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Jun 26, 2022, 06:29 UTC

06:29 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.6° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Jun 27, 2022, 06:40 UTC

06:40 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 3.9° apart
Supermoon: Buck Moon Supermoons

Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 18:37 UTC

Full moon at 357,418 km, 18:37 UTC.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 22:37 UTC

22:37 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 3.8° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sat, Jul 16, 2022, 19:39 UTC

19:39 UTC · magnitude -2.1
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Jul 18, 2022, 03:22 UTC

03:22 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 02:40 UTC

02:40 UTC · magnitude -2.6 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 15:54 UTC

15:54 UTC · magnitude 0.3 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Jul 22, 2022, 06:15 UTC

06:15 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 0.2° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 02:53 UTC · active Jul 11, 2022 to Aug 23, 2022

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 0% lit.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 23:49 UTC

23:49 UTC · magnitude -0.7 · 3.4° apart
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Sat, Jul 30, 2022, 03:59 UTC · active Jul 2, 2022 to Aug 14, 2022

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 2% lit.
Mars and Uranus close together Planets

Tue, Aug 2, 2022, 01:33 UTC

01:33 UTC · magnitude 0.2 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 06:05 UTC

06:05 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 3.7° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 17:43 UTC · active Jul 16, 2022 to Aug 24, 2022

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 99% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Aug 14, 2022, 12:10 UTC

12:10 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 2.8° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Sun, Aug 14, 2022, 18:39 UTC

18:39 UTC · magnitude 0.8
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 11:00 UTC

11:00 UTC · magnitude -2.8 · 1.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 14:19 UTC

14:19 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Aug 19, 2022, 10:37 UTC

10:37 UTC · magnitude 0.0 · 2.6° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sat, Aug 27, 2022, 16:12 UTC

16:12 UTC · magnitude 0.3
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Sep 8, 2022, 12:40 UTC

12:40 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Sep 10, 2022, 21:09 UTC

21:09 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 16:32 UTC

16:32 UTC · magnitude -2.9 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Sep 14, 2022, 22:29 UTC

22:29 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.7° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 22:05 UTC

22:05 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Sep 17, 2022, 00:15 UTC

00:15 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 3.6° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 01:04 UTC

01:04 UTC.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 06:49 UTC

06:49 UTC · magnitude 5.0
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Mon, Sep 26, 2022, 17:29 UTC

17:29 UTC · magnitude -2.9
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Oct 5, 2022, 18:10 UTC

18:10 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Oct 8, 2022, 04:54 UTC

04:54 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 2.8° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Sat, Oct 8, 2022, 17:06 UTC · active Oct 6, 2022 to Oct 10, 2023

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 98% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Oct 8, 2022, 19:40 UTC

19:40 UTC · magnitude -2.9 · 1.8° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sat, Oct 8, 2022, 21:13 UTC

21:13 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Oct 12, 2022, 06:15 UTC

06:15 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Oct 15, 2022, 03:40 UTC

03:40 UTC · magnitude -0.9 · 3.6° apart
Orionids Meteor Showers

Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 10:17 UTC · active Oct 2, 2022 to Nov 7, 2022

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 17% lit.
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Sat, Oct 22, 2022, 21:31 UTC

21:31 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Tue, Oct 25, 2022, 11:00 UTC

Greatest eclipse 11:00 UTC, magnitude 0.86.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Nov 1, 2022, 23:30 UTC

23:30 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 4.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Nov 4, 2022, 10:50 UTC

10:50 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Nov 4, 2022, 22:10 UTC

22:10 UTC · magnitude -2.8 · 2.1° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sat, Nov 5, 2022, 10:50 UTC · active Sep 9, 2022 to Nov 20, 2022

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 90% lit.
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Tue, Nov 8, 2022, 10:59 UTC

Greatest eclipse 10:59 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Nov 8, 2022, 12:40 UTC

12:40 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 0.7° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, Nov 8, 2022, 16:47 UTC

16:47 UTC · magnitude -1.4
Uranus at opposition Planets

Wed, Nov 9, 2022, 08:42 UTC

08:42 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Nov 11, 2022, 13:14 UTC

13:14 UTC · magnitude -1.5 · 2.5° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sat, Nov 12, 2022, 10:08 UTC · active Oct 20, 2022 to Dec 10, 2022

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 85% lit.
Leonids Meteor Showers

Thu, Nov 17, 2022, 15:44 UTC · active Nov 6, 2022 to Nov 30, 2022

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 40% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Nov 29, 2022, 07:05 UTC

07:05 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Dec 1, 2022, 15:54 UTC

15:54 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Dec 2, 2022, 02:50 UTC

02:50 UTC · magnitude -2.6 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Dec 5, 2022, 17:35 UTC

17:35 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 04:15 UTC

04:15 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 0.5° apart
Mars at opposition Planets

Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 05:24 UTC

05:24 UTC · magnitude -1.9
Geminids Meteor Showers

Wed, Dec 14, 2022, 05:42 UTC · active Dec 4, 2022 to Dec 19, 2022

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 70% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Wed, Dec 21, 2022, 15:35 UTC

15:35 UTC · magnitude -0.5
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Dec 21, 2022, 21:48 UTC

21:48 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 14:08 UTC · active Dec 16, 2022 to Dec 25, 2022

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 1% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Dec 24, 2022, 12:02 UTC

12:02 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sat, Dec 24, 2022, 19:19 UTC

19:19 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Dec 26, 2022, 18:32 UTC

18:32 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Dec 28, 2022, 22:19 UTC

22:19 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.7° apart
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Thu, Dec 29, 2022, 07:29 UTC

07:29 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Dec 29, 2022, 12:19 UTC

12:19 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 2.0° apart