FLORIDA CALENDAR OF ASTRONOMY-RELATED EVENTS
2022
January 31 to February 6, 2022 - WINTER STAR PARTY CANCELLED - the 2022 Winter Star Party has been canceled.
SkyCal at a Glance 2022
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
JANUARY 2022
01 Sa Venus: 12.4° E
01 Sa 18:00 Moon Perigee: 358000 km
02 Su 08:35 Moon South Dec.: 26.3° S
02 Su 13:33 New Moon
03 Mo 15:56 Quadrantid Shower: ZHR = 120
03 Mo 19:59 Perihelion: 0.9833 AU
04 Tu 11:50 Moon-Saturn: 4.2° N
05 We 19:09 Moon-Jupiter: 4.5° N
07 Fr 05:59 Mercury Elongation: 19.2° E
08 Sa 19:50 Venus Inferior Conj.
09 Su 13:11 First Quarter
12 We 23:17 Mercury-Saturn: 3.4° N
12 We 23:19 Moon Ascending Node
14 Fr 04:27 Moon Apogee: 405800 km
16 Su 05:16 Moon North Dec.: 26.3° N
17 Mo 10:37 Moon-Pollux: 2.9° N
17 Mo 18:48 Full Moon
18 Tu 11:33 Moon-Beehive: 3.5° S
23 Su 05:25 Mercury Inferior Conj.
25 Tu 08:41 Last Quarter
27 Th 01:14 Moon Descending Node
29 Sa 10:05 Moon-Mars: 2.4° N
29 Sa 18:26 Moon South Dec.: 26.4° S
30 Su 02:09 Moon Perigee: 362300 km
FEBRUARY 2022
01 Tu 00:46 New Moon
01 Tu Venus: 32° W
02 We 16:08 Moon-Jupiter: 4.4° N
04 Fr 13:34 Saturn Conjunction
08 Tu 08:50 First Quarter
09 We 01:12 Moon Ascending Node
10 Th 21:39 Moon Apogee: 404900 km
12 Sa 11:45 Moon North Dec.: 26.4° N
13 Su 17:52 Moon-Pollux: 2.8° N
14 Mo 18:42 Moon-Beehive: 3.5° S
16 We 11:57 Full Moon
16 We 15:59 Mercury Elongation: 26.3° W
23 We 01:54 Moon Descending Node
23 We 17:32 Last Quarter
26 Sa 01:37 Moon South Dec.: 26.6° S
26 Sa 17:18 Moon Perigee: 367800 km
27 Su 04:00 Moon-Mars: 3.5° N
28 Mo 15:07 Moon-Mercury: 3.8° N
28 Mo 18:47 Moon-Saturn: 4.3° N
MARCH 2022
01 Tu Venus: 45° W
02 We 10:48 Mercury-Saturn: 0.7° N
02 We 12:35 New Moon
05 Sa 07:51 Jupiter Conjunction
08 Tu 03:22 Moon Ascending Node
10 Th 05:45 First Quarter
10 Th 18:05 Moon Apogee: 404300 km
11 Fr 19:14 Moon North Dec.: 26.7° N
13 Su 01:58 Moon-Pollux: 2.6° N
13 Su 06:08 Neptune Conjunction
14 Mo 03:55 Moon-Beehive: 3.7° S
15 Tu 23:12 Venus-Mars: 3.9° N
18 Fr 03:17 Full Moon
20 Su 05:59 Venus Elongation: 46.6° W
20 Su 11:33 Vernal Equinox
22 Tu 04:12 Moon Descending Node
23 We 19:28 Moon Perigee: 369800 km
25 Fr 01:37 Last Quarter
25 Fr 07:58 Moon South Dec.: 26.8° S
27 Su 22:54 Moon-Mars: 4.2° N
28 Mo 05:50 Moon-Venus: 6.9° N
28 Mo 07:43 Moon-Saturn: 4.5° N
28 Mo 20:53 Venus-Saturn: 2.1° N
APRIL 2022
01 Fr 02:24 New Moon
01 Fr Venus: 46.1° W
02 Sa 19:05 Mercury Superior Conj.
04 Mo 09:05 Moon Ascending Node
04 Mo 21:16 Moon-Pleiades: 4° N
04 Mo 21:45 Mars-Saturn: 0.3° N
07 Th 15:11 Moon Apogee: 404400 km
08 Fr 04:15 Moon North Dec.: 26.9° N
09 Sa 02:48 First Quarter
09 Sa 11:14 Moon-Pollux: 2.4° N
10 Su 12:27 Moon-Beehive: 3.9° S
16 Sa 14:55 Full Moon
18 Mo 10:01 Moon Descending Node
19 Tu 11:16 Moon Perigee: 365100 km
21 Th 13:41 Moon South Dec.: 26.9° S
22 Fr 14:25 Lyrid Shower: ZHR = 20
23 Sa 07:56 Last Quarter
24 Su 16:56 Moon-Saturn: 4.6° N
25 Mo 18:06 Moon-Mars: 4.1° N
26 Tu 21:51 Moon-Venus: 4° N
27 We 04:23 Moon-Jupiter: 3.8° N
29 Fr 03:59 Mercury Elongation: 20.6° E
29 Fr 15:29 Mercury-Pleiades: 1.4° S
30 Sa 15:56 Venus-Jupiter: 0.2° N
30 Sa 16:28 New Moon
30 Sa 16:42 Partial Solar Eclipse
MAY 2022
01 Su Venus: 42.4° W
01 Su 15:52 Moon Ascending Node
02 Mo 10:17 Moon-Mercury: 2° N
05 Th 03:40 Eta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 60
05 Th 04:57 Uranus Conjunction
05 Th 08:46 Moon Apogee: 405300 km
05 Th 11:55 Moon North Dec.: 27° N
06 Fr 18:56 Moon-Pollux: 2.3° N
07 Sa 20:23 Moon-Beehive: 4° S
08 Su 20:21 First Quarter
15 Su 19:44 Moon Descending Node
16 Mo 00:11 Total Lunar Eclipse
16 Mo 00:14 Full Moon
17 Tu 11:23 Moon Perigee: 360300 km
18 We 21:21 Moon South Dec.: 27° S
21 Sa 15:14 Mercury Inferior Conj.
22 Su 00:43 Moon-Saturn: 4.6° N
22 Su 14:43 Last Quarter
24 Tu 15:24 Moon-Mars: 2.9° N
24 Tu 19:59 Moon-Jupiter: 3.4° N
26 Th 22:52 Moon-Venus: 0.2° N
28 Sa 22:33 Moon Ascending Node
29 Su 04:57 Mars-Jupiter: 0.6° N
30 Mo 07:30 New Moon
JUNE 2022
01 We Venus: 36.5° W
01 We 18:32 Moon North Dec.: 26.9° N
01 We 21:14 Moon Apogee: 406200 km
03 Fr 01:42 Moon-Pollux: 2.4° N
04 Sa 03:17 Moon-Beehive: 4° S
07 Tu 10:48 First Quarter
12 Su 06:02 Moon Descending Node
14 Tu 07:52 Full Moon
14 Tu 19:21 Moon Perigee: 357400 km
15 We 06:59 Moon South Dec.: 26.9° S
16 Th 10:59 Mercury Elongation: 23.2° W
18 Sa 08:22 Moon-Saturn: 4.3° N
20 Mo 23:11 Last Quarter
21 Tu 05:14 Summer Solstice
21 Tu 09:31 Moon-Jupiter: 2.9° N
22 We 14:05 Mercury-Aldebaran: 2.9° N
22 We 14:16 Moon-Mars: 1° N
22 We 20:53 Venus-Pleiades: 5.7° S
25 Sa 03:10 Moon Ascending Node
25 Sa 17:27 Moon-Pleiades: 3.9° N
26 Su 04:11 Moon-Venus: 3° S
28 Tu 22:52 New Moon
29 We 00:06 Moon North Dec.: 26.9° N
29 We 02:08 Moon Apogee: 406600 km
30 Th 22:45 Venus-Aldebaran: 4.1° N
JULY 2022
01 Fr Venus: 29.6° W
01 Fr 09:21 Moon-Beehive: 3.9° S
03 Su 22:59 Aphelion: 1.0167 AU
06 We 22:14 First Quarter
09 Sa 13:28 Moon Descending Node
10 Su 19:50 Moon-Antares: 3° S
12 Tu 17:16 Moon South Dec.: 26.9° S
13 We 05:08 Moon Perigee: 357300 km
13 We 14:37 Full Moon
15 Fr 16:16 Moon-Saturn: 4° N
16 Sa 15:30 Mercury Superior Conj.
18 Mo 20:55 Moon-Jupiter: 2.3° N
20 We 10:18 Last Quarter
21 Th 12:46 Moon-Mars: 1.1° S
22 Fr 05:21 Moon Ascending Node
22 Fr 23:29 Moon-Pleiades: 3.7° N
26 Tu 05:19 Moon North Dec.: 26.9° N
26 Tu 06:22 Moon Apogee: 406300 km
26 Tu 10:12 Moon-Venus: 4.6° S
28 Th 05:26 Delta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 20
28 Th 13:55 New Moon
AUGUST 2022
01 Mo Venus: 21.7° W
04 Th 00:58 Mercury-Regulus: 0.7° N
05 Fr 07:06 First Quarter
05 Fr 16:30 Moon Descending Node
06 Sa 05:33 Venus-Pollux: 6.5° S
07 Su 04:29 Moon-Antares: 2.8° S
09 Tu 02:36 Moon South Dec.: 27° S
10 We 13:14 Moon Perigee: 359800 km
11 Th 21:36 Full Moon
11 Th 23:55 Moon-Saturn: 3.9° N
12 Fr 21:20 Perseid Shower: ZHR = 90
14 Su 12:35 Saturn Opposition
15 Mo 05:37 Moon-Jupiter: 1.9° N
17 We 12:02 Venus-Beehive: 0.9° S
18 Th 06:59 Moon Ascending Node
19 Fr 00:36 Last Quarter
19 Fr 06:32 Moon-Pleiades: 3.4° N
19 Fr 08:16 Moon-Mars: 2.9° S
20 Sa 04:36 Mars-Pleiades: 5.6° S
22 Mo 11:08 Moon North Dec.: 27.1° N
22 Mo 17:53 Moon Apogee: 405400 km
23 Tu 20:17 Moon-Pollux: 2.3° N
24 We 21:46 Moon-Beehive: 3.8° S
25 Th 16:58 Moon-Venus: 4.7° S
27 Sa 04:17 New Moon
27 Sa 11:59 Mercury Elongation: 27.3° E
SEPTEMBER 2022
01 Th Venus: 13.6° W
01 Th 17:12 Moon Descending Node
03 Sa 10:56 Moon-Antares: 2.6° S
03 Sa 14:08 First Quarter
05 Mo 09:56 Moon South Dec.: 27.2° S
06 Tu 17:30 Mars-Aldebaran: 4.3° N
07 We 14:17 Moon Perigee: 364500 km
08 Th 06:31 Moon-Saturn: 3.9° N
10 Sa 05:59 Full Moon
11 Su 11:11 Moon-Jupiter: 1.9° N
14 We 10:49 Moon Ascending Node
15 Th 14:50 Moon-Pleiades: 3.1° N
16 Fr 17:03 Neptune Opposition
16 Fr 21:41 Moon-Mars: 4° S
17 Sa 17:52 Last Quarter
18 Su 18:10 Moon North Dec.: 27.3° N
19 Mo 10:44 Moon Apogee: 404600 km
20 Tu 03:40 Moon-Pollux: 2.1° N
22 Th 21:04 Autumnal Equinox
23 Fr 02:47 Mercury Inferior Conj.
25 Su 17:54 New Moon
26 Mo 14:03 Jupiter Opposition
28 We 19:43 Moon Descending Node
30 Fr 16:20 Moon-Antares: 2.4° S
OCTOBER 2022
01 Sa Venus: 5.8° W
02 Su 15:32 Moon South Dec.: 27.4° S
02 Su 20:14 First Quarter
04 Tu 13:01 Moon Perigee: 369300 km
05 We 11:51 Moon-Saturn: 4.1° N
08 Sa 14:06 Moon-Jupiter: 2.1° N
08 Sa 16:59 Mercury Elongation: 18° W
09 Su 16:55 Full Moon
11 Tu 17:49 Moon Ascending Node
12 We 23:46 Moon-Pleiades: 2.9° N
15 Sa 00:28 Moon-Mars: 4° S
16 Su 02:12 Moon North Dec.: 27.5° N
17 Mo 06:21 Moon Apogee: 404300 km
17 Mo 11:41 Moon-Pollux: 2° N
17 Mo 13:15 Last Quarter
21 Fr 13:39 Orionid Shower: ZHR = 20
22 Sa 16:47 Venus Superior Conj.
25 Tu 06:49 New Moon
25 Tu 07:00 Partial Solar Eclipse
26 We 02:30 Moon Descending Node
27 Th 22:48 Moon-Antares: 2.3° S
29 Sa 10:48 Moon Perigee: 368300 km
29 Sa 21:04 Moon South Dec.: 27.5° S
NOVEMBER 2022
01 Tu 01:37 First Quarter
01 Tu Venus: 2.6° E
01 Tu 16:08 Moon-Saturn: 4.3° N
04 Fr 15:19 Moon-Jupiter: 2.5° N
05 Sa 13:08 South Taurid Shower: ZHR = 10
08 Tu 01:08 Moon Ascending Node
08 Tu 05:59 Total Lunar Eclipse
08 Tu 06:02 Full Moon
08 Tu 11:28 Mercury Superior Conj.
09 We 03:41 Uranus Opposition
09 We 07:16 Moon-Pleiades: 2.9° N
11 Fr 08:43 Moon-Mars: 2.7° S
12 Sa 09:17 Moon North Dec.: 27.5° N
12 Sa 12:25 North Taurid Shower: ZHR = 15
13 Su 18:43 Moon-Pollux: 1.9° N
14 Mo 01:41 Moon Apogee: 404900 km
16 We 08:27 Last Quarter
17 Th 18:42 Leonid Shower: ZHR = 15
22 Tu 11:23 Moon Descending Node
23 We 17:57 New Moon
25 Fr 20:30 Moon Perigee: 362800 km
26 Sa 03:28 Moon South Dec.: 27.5° S
28 Mo 23:40 Moon-Saturn: 4.2° N
30 We 09:36 First Quarter
DECEMBER 2022
01 Th Venus: 9.9° E
01 Th 19:52 Moon-Jupiter: 2.6° N
05 Mo 07:38 Moon Ascending Node
06 Tu 14:26 Moon-Pleiades: 2.9° N
07 We 23:08 Full Moon
07 We 23:21 Moon-Mars: 0.6° S
07 We 23:24 Mars Opposition
09 Fr 16:22 Moon North Dec.: 27.4° N
11 Su 02:06 Moon-Pollux: 2° N
11 Su 19:30 Moon Apogee: 405900 km
14 We 07:53 Geminid Shower: ZHR = 120
16 Fr 03:56 Last Quarter
19 Mo 20:36 Moon Descending Node
21 We 09:59 Mercury Elongation: 20.1° E
21 We 16:48 Winter Solstice
21 We 17:43 Moon-Antares: 2.3° S
22 Th 16:00 Ursid Shower: ZHR = 10
23 Fr 05:17 New Moon
23 Fr 13:18 Moon South Dec.: 27.4° S
24 Sa 03:32 Moon Perigee: 358300 km
24 Sa 06:29 Moon-Venus: 3.4° N
26 Mo 11:11 Moon-Saturn: 4° N
29 Th 02:13 Mercury-Venus: 1.4° N
29 Th 05:29 Moon-Jupiter: 2.4° N
29 Th 20:20 First Quarter
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
All Sky Event Calendar information above credit: Sky Events Calendar (SKYCAL) by Fred Espenak and Sumit Dutta (NASA's GSFC)
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
JANUARY 2022
01 Sa Venus: 12.4° E
01 Sa 18:00 Moon Perigee: 358000 km
02 Su 08:35 Moon South Dec.: 26.3° S
02 Su 13:33 New Moon
03 Mo 15:56 Quadrantid Shower: ZHR = 120
03 Mo 19:59 Perihelion: 0.9833 AU
04 Tu 11:50 Moon-Saturn: 4.2° N
05 We 19:09 Moon-Jupiter: 4.5° N
07 Fr 05:59 Mercury Elongation: 19.2° E
08 Sa 19:50 Venus Inferior Conj.
09 Su 13:11 First Quarter
12 We 23:17 Mercury-Saturn: 3.4° N
12 We 23:19 Moon Ascending Node
14 Fr 04:27 Moon Apogee: 405800 km
16 Su 05:16 Moon North Dec.: 26.3° N
17 Mo 10:37 Moon-Pollux: 2.9° N
17 Mo 18:48 Full Moon
18 Tu 11:33 Moon-Beehive: 3.5° S
23 Su 05:25 Mercury Inferior Conj.
25 Tu 08:41 Last Quarter
27 Th 01:14 Moon Descending Node
29 Sa 10:05 Moon-Mars: 2.4° N
29 Sa 18:26 Moon South Dec.: 26.4° S
30 Su 02:09 Moon Perigee: 362300 km
FEBRUARY 2022
01 Tu 00:46 New Moon
01 Tu Venus: 32° W
02 We 16:08 Moon-Jupiter: 4.4° N
04 Fr 13:34 Saturn Conjunction
08 Tu 08:50 First Quarter
09 We 01:12 Moon Ascending Node
10 Th 21:39 Moon Apogee: 404900 km
12 Sa 11:45 Moon North Dec.: 26.4° N
13 Su 17:52 Moon-Pollux: 2.8° N
14 Mo 18:42 Moon-Beehive: 3.5° S
16 We 11:57 Full Moon
16 We 15:59 Mercury Elongation: 26.3° W
23 We 01:54 Moon Descending Node
23 We 17:32 Last Quarter
26 Sa 01:37 Moon South Dec.: 26.6° S
26 Sa 17:18 Moon Perigee: 367800 km
27 Su 04:00 Moon-Mars: 3.5° N
28 Mo 15:07 Moon-Mercury: 3.8° N
28 Mo 18:47 Moon-Saturn: 4.3° N
MARCH 2022
01 Tu Venus: 45° W
02 We 10:48 Mercury-Saturn: 0.7° N
02 We 12:35 New Moon
05 Sa 07:51 Jupiter Conjunction
08 Tu 03:22 Moon Ascending Node
10 Th 05:45 First Quarter
10 Th 18:05 Moon Apogee: 404300 km
11 Fr 19:14 Moon North Dec.: 26.7° N
13 Su 01:58 Moon-Pollux: 2.6° N
13 Su 06:08 Neptune Conjunction
14 Mo 03:55 Moon-Beehive: 3.7° S
15 Tu 23:12 Venus-Mars: 3.9° N
18 Fr 03:17 Full Moon
20 Su 05:59 Venus Elongation: 46.6° W
20 Su 11:33 Vernal Equinox
22 Tu 04:12 Moon Descending Node
23 We 19:28 Moon Perigee: 369800 km
25 Fr 01:37 Last Quarter
25 Fr 07:58 Moon South Dec.: 26.8° S
27 Su 22:54 Moon-Mars: 4.2° N
28 Mo 05:50 Moon-Venus: 6.9° N
28 Mo 07:43 Moon-Saturn: 4.5° N
28 Mo 20:53 Venus-Saturn: 2.1° N
APRIL 2022
01 Fr 02:24 New Moon
01 Fr Venus: 46.1° W
02 Sa 19:05 Mercury Superior Conj.
04 Mo 09:05 Moon Ascending Node
04 Mo 21:16 Moon-Pleiades: 4° N
04 Mo 21:45 Mars-Saturn: 0.3° N
07 Th 15:11 Moon Apogee: 404400 km
08 Fr 04:15 Moon North Dec.: 26.9° N
09 Sa 02:48 First Quarter
09 Sa 11:14 Moon-Pollux: 2.4° N
10 Su 12:27 Moon-Beehive: 3.9° S
16 Sa 14:55 Full Moon
18 Mo 10:01 Moon Descending Node
19 Tu 11:16 Moon Perigee: 365100 km
21 Th 13:41 Moon South Dec.: 26.9° S
22 Fr 14:25 Lyrid Shower: ZHR = 20
23 Sa 07:56 Last Quarter
24 Su 16:56 Moon-Saturn: 4.6° N
25 Mo 18:06 Moon-Mars: 4.1° N
26 Tu 21:51 Moon-Venus: 4° N
27 We 04:23 Moon-Jupiter: 3.8° N
29 Fr 03:59 Mercury Elongation: 20.6° E
29 Fr 15:29 Mercury-Pleiades: 1.4° S
30 Sa 15:56 Venus-Jupiter: 0.2° N
30 Sa 16:28 New Moon
30 Sa 16:42 Partial Solar Eclipse
MAY 2022
01 Su Venus: 42.4° W
01 Su 15:52 Moon Ascending Node
02 Mo 10:17 Moon-Mercury: 2° N
05 Th 03:40 Eta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 60
05 Th 04:57 Uranus Conjunction
05 Th 08:46 Moon Apogee: 405300 km
05 Th 11:55 Moon North Dec.: 27° N
06 Fr 18:56 Moon-Pollux: 2.3° N
07 Sa 20:23 Moon-Beehive: 4° S
08 Su 20:21 First Quarter
15 Su 19:44 Moon Descending Node
16 Mo 00:11 Total Lunar Eclipse
16 Mo 00:14 Full Moon
17 Tu 11:23 Moon Perigee: 360300 km
18 We 21:21 Moon South Dec.: 27° S
21 Sa 15:14 Mercury Inferior Conj.
22 Su 00:43 Moon-Saturn: 4.6° N
22 Su 14:43 Last Quarter
24 Tu 15:24 Moon-Mars: 2.9° N
24 Tu 19:59 Moon-Jupiter: 3.4° N
26 Th 22:52 Moon-Venus: 0.2° N
28 Sa 22:33 Moon Ascending Node
29 Su 04:57 Mars-Jupiter: 0.6° N
30 Mo 07:30 New Moon
JUNE 2022
01 We Venus: 36.5° W
01 We 18:32 Moon North Dec.: 26.9° N
01 We 21:14 Moon Apogee: 406200 km
03 Fr 01:42 Moon-Pollux: 2.4° N
04 Sa 03:17 Moon-Beehive: 4° S
07 Tu 10:48 First Quarter
12 Su 06:02 Moon Descending Node
14 Tu 07:52 Full Moon
14 Tu 19:21 Moon Perigee: 357400 km
15 We 06:59 Moon South Dec.: 26.9° S
16 Th 10:59 Mercury Elongation: 23.2° W
18 Sa 08:22 Moon-Saturn: 4.3° N
20 Mo 23:11 Last Quarter
21 Tu 05:14 Summer Solstice
21 Tu 09:31 Moon-Jupiter: 2.9° N
22 We 14:05 Mercury-Aldebaran: 2.9° N
22 We 14:16 Moon-Mars: 1° N
22 We 20:53 Venus-Pleiades: 5.7° S
25 Sa 03:10 Moon Ascending Node
25 Sa 17:27 Moon-Pleiades: 3.9° N
26 Su 04:11 Moon-Venus: 3° S
28 Tu 22:52 New Moon
29 We 00:06 Moon North Dec.: 26.9° N
29 We 02:08 Moon Apogee: 406600 km
30 Th 22:45 Venus-Aldebaran: 4.1° N
JULY 2022
01 Fr Venus: 29.6° W
01 Fr 09:21 Moon-Beehive: 3.9° S
03 Su 22:59 Aphelion: 1.0167 AU
06 We 22:14 First Quarter
09 Sa 13:28 Moon Descending Node
10 Su 19:50 Moon-Antares: 3° S
12 Tu 17:16 Moon South Dec.: 26.9° S
13 We 05:08 Moon Perigee: 357300 km
13 We 14:37 Full Moon
15 Fr 16:16 Moon-Saturn: 4° N
16 Sa 15:30 Mercury Superior Conj.
18 Mo 20:55 Moon-Jupiter: 2.3° N
20 We 10:18 Last Quarter
21 Th 12:46 Moon-Mars: 1.1° S
22 Fr 05:21 Moon Ascending Node
22 Fr 23:29 Moon-Pleiades: 3.7° N
26 Tu 05:19 Moon North Dec.: 26.9° N
26 Tu 06:22 Moon Apogee: 406300 km
26 Tu 10:12 Moon-Venus: 4.6° S
28 Th 05:26 Delta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 20
28 Th 13:55 New Moon
AUGUST 2022
01 Mo Venus: 21.7° W
04 Th 00:58 Mercury-Regulus: 0.7° N
05 Fr 07:06 First Quarter
05 Fr 16:30 Moon Descending Node
06 Sa 05:33 Venus-Pollux: 6.5° S
07 Su 04:29 Moon-Antares: 2.8° S
09 Tu 02:36 Moon South Dec.: 27° S
10 We 13:14 Moon Perigee: 359800 km
11 Th 21:36 Full Moon
11 Th 23:55 Moon-Saturn: 3.9° N
12 Fr 21:20 Perseid Shower: ZHR = 90
14 Su 12:35 Saturn Opposition
15 Mo 05:37 Moon-Jupiter: 1.9° N
17 We 12:02 Venus-Beehive: 0.9° S
18 Th 06:59 Moon Ascending Node
19 Fr 00:36 Last Quarter
19 Fr 06:32 Moon-Pleiades: 3.4° N
19 Fr 08:16 Moon-Mars: 2.9° S
20 Sa 04:36 Mars-Pleiades: 5.6° S
22 Mo 11:08 Moon North Dec.: 27.1° N
22 Mo 17:53 Moon Apogee: 405400 km
23 Tu 20:17 Moon-Pollux: 2.3° N
24 We 21:46 Moon-Beehive: 3.8° S
25 Th 16:58 Moon-Venus: 4.7° S
27 Sa 04:17 New Moon
27 Sa 11:59 Mercury Elongation: 27.3° E
SEPTEMBER 2022
01 Th Venus: 13.6° W
01 Th 17:12 Moon Descending Node
03 Sa 10:56 Moon-Antares: 2.6° S
03 Sa 14:08 First Quarter
05 Mo 09:56 Moon South Dec.: 27.2° S
06 Tu 17:30 Mars-Aldebaran: 4.3° N
07 We 14:17 Moon Perigee: 364500 km
08 Th 06:31 Moon-Saturn: 3.9° N
10 Sa 05:59 Full Moon
11 Su 11:11 Moon-Jupiter: 1.9° N
14 We 10:49 Moon Ascending Node
15 Th 14:50 Moon-Pleiades: 3.1° N
16 Fr 17:03 Neptune Opposition
16 Fr 21:41 Moon-Mars: 4° S
17 Sa 17:52 Last Quarter
18 Su 18:10 Moon North Dec.: 27.3° N
19 Mo 10:44 Moon Apogee: 404600 km
20 Tu 03:40 Moon-Pollux: 2.1° N
22 Th 21:04 Autumnal Equinox
23 Fr 02:47 Mercury Inferior Conj.
25 Su 17:54 New Moon
26 Mo 14:03 Jupiter Opposition
28 We 19:43 Moon Descending Node
30 Fr 16:20 Moon-Antares: 2.4° S
OCTOBER 2022
01 Sa Venus: 5.8° W
02 Su 15:32 Moon South Dec.: 27.4° S
02 Su 20:14 First Quarter
04 Tu 13:01 Moon Perigee: 369300 km
05 We 11:51 Moon-Saturn: 4.1° N
08 Sa 14:06 Moon-Jupiter: 2.1° N
08 Sa 16:59 Mercury Elongation: 18° W
09 Su 16:55 Full Moon
11 Tu 17:49 Moon Ascending Node
12 We 23:46 Moon-Pleiades: 2.9° N
15 Sa 00:28 Moon-Mars: 4° S
16 Su 02:12 Moon North Dec.: 27.5° N
17 Mo 06:21 Moon Apogee: 404300 km
17 Mo 11:41 Moon-Pollux: 2° N
17 Mo 13:15 Last Quarter
21 Fr 13:39 Orionid Shower: ZHR = 20
22 Sa 16:47 Venus Superior Conj.
25 Tu 06:49 New Moon
25 Tu 07:00 Partial Solar Eclipse
26 We 02:30 Moon Descending Node
27 Th 22:48 Moon-Antares: 2.3° S
29 Sa 10:48 Moon Perigee: 368300 km
29 Sa 21:04 Moon South Dec.: 27.5° S
NOVEMBER 2022
01 Tu 01:37 First Quarter
01 Tu Venus: 2.6° E
01 Tu 16:08 Moon-Saturn: 4.3° N
04 Fr 15:19 Moon-Jupiter: 2.5° N
05 Sa 13:08 South Taurid Shower: ZHR = 10
08 Tu 01:08 Moon Ascending Node
08 Tu 05:59 Total Lunar Eclipse
08 Tu 06:02 Full Moon
08 Tu 11:28 Mercury Superior Conj.
09 We 03:41 Uranus Opposition
09 We 07:16 Moon-Pleiades: 2.9° N
11 Fr 08:43 Moon-Mars: 2.7° S
12 Sa 09:17 Moon North Dec.: 27.5° N
12 Sa 12:25 North Taurid Shower: ZHR = 15
13 Su 18:43 Moon-Pollux: 1.9° N
14 Mo 01:41 Moon Apogee: 404900 km
16 We 08:27 Last Quarter
17 Th 18:42 Leonid Shower: ZHR = 15
22 Tu 11:23 Moon Descending Node
23 We 17:57 New Moon
25 Fr 20:30 Moon Perigee: 362800 km
26 Sa 03:28 Moon South Dec.: 27.5° S
28 Mo 23:40 Moon-Saturn: 4.2° N
30 We 09:36 First Quarter
DECEMBER 2022
01 Th Venus: 9.9° E
01 Th 19:52 Moon-Jupiter: 2.6° N
05 Mo 07:38 Moon Ascending Node
06 Tu 14:26 Moon-Pleiades: 2.9° N
07 We 23:08 Full Moon
07 We 23:21 Moon-Mars: 0.6° S
07 We 23:24 Mars Opposition
09 Fr 16:22 Moon North Dec.: 27.4° N
11 Su 02:06 Moon-Pollux: 2° N
11 Su 19:30 Moon Apogee: 405900 km
14 We 07:53 Geminid Shower: ZHR = 120
16 Fr 03:56 Last Quarter
19 Mo 20:36 Moon Descending Node
21 We 09:59 Mercury Elongation: 20.1° E
21 We 16:48 Winter Solstice
21 We 17:43 Moon-Antares: 2.3° S
22 Th 16:00 Ursid Shower: ZHR = 10
23 Fr 05:17 New Moon
23 Fr 13:18 Moon South Dec.: 27.4° S
24 Sa 03:32 Moon Perigee: 358300 km
24 Sa 06:29 Moon-Venus: 3.4° N
26 Mo 11:11 Moon-Saturn: 4° N
29 Th 02:13 Mercury-Venus: 1.4° N
29 Th 05:29 Moon-Jupiter: 2.4° N
29 Th 20:20 First Quarter
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
All Sky Event Calendar information above credit: Sky Events Calendar (SKYCAL) by Fred Espenak and Sumit Dutta (NASA's GSFC)
At the Canaveral National Seashore star party on Jan. 21, 2017. The sky transparency was less than ideal, but the public got to see many objects.
16" Binocular Telescope at Chiefland Star Party in Northwest Florida
An amateur astronomer's observatory dome at Chiefland FL
