Sky Watching Events to Watch Out for in 2022

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If you are a star gazer and eagerly keep a tab on all the celestial events throughout the year, this celestial event guide can help you. Check out the sky watching events right here.

H2 Sky Watching Events – Your Celestial Calendar

It is not just for the astrologers to know about planet alignment or find answers to queries like when will the planets align.

You might have come across many such stargazers or passionate people about the heavenly bodies. These people will go out of their way to reach the top of the mountain peak to catch a glimpse of the rare planetary alignment that is about to take place or watch a blood moon to say. Check out these sky watching events of 2022.

Before we start with the events, celestial events include everything right from the meteor showers, conjunctions, moon phases, eclipses, oppositions, and several other astronomical events.

January

On January 2^nd, there was a new Moon,
Followed by Quadrantids Meteor Shower on January 3^rd and 4^th.
On January 7^th, planet Mercury was at its greatest elongation, and on
On January 17^th, there was a Full Moon.

February

February 1^st– New Moon
February 16^th– Full Moon
February 16^th– Mercury at greatest elongation

March

March 2^nd– New Moon
March 18^th– Full Moon
March 20^th– March Equinox

April

April 1^st– New Moon
April 16^th– Full Moon
April 22^nd, 23^rd – Lyrids Meteor Shower
April 29^th– Mercury at greatest elongation
April 30^th– New Moon, Partial Solar Eclipse

May

May 6^th and 7^th– Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
May 16^th – Full Moon
May 16^th – Total Lunar Eclipse
May 30^th– New Moon

June

June 14^th– Full Moon, Supermoon
June 16^th– Mercury at greatest western elongation
June 21^st– June Solstice
June 29^th– New Moon

July

July 13^th– Full Moon and Supermoon
July 28^th– New Moon
July 28th, 29^th– Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower

August

August 12^th– Full Moon, Supermoon
August 12^th, 13^th– Perseids meteor Shower
August 14^th– Saturn at Opposition
August 27^th– New Moon
August 27^th– Mercury at greatest eastern elongation

September

September 10^th– Full Moon
September 16^th– Neptune at Opposition
September 23^rd– September Equinox
September 25^th– New Moon
September 26^th– Jupiter at Opposition

October

October 7^th– Draconids Meteor Shower
October 8^th– Mercury at greatest western elongation
October 9^th– Full Moon
October 21^st, 22^nd– Orionids Meteor Shower
October 25^th– New Moon
October 25^th– Partial Solar Eclipse

November

November 4^th, 5^th– Taurids Meteor Shower
November 8^th– Full Moon
November 8^th– Total Lunar Eclipse
November 9^th– Uranus at Opposition
November 17^th, 18^th– Leonids Meteor Shower
November 23^rd– New Moon

December

December 8^th– Full Moon
December 8^th– Mars at Opposition
December 13^th, 14^th– Geminids Meteor Shower
December 21^st– December Solstice
December 21^st– Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
December 21^st, 22^nd– Ursids Meteor Shower
December 23^rd– New Moon

Aside from the main celestial events mentioned above, you will also be able to know when will all planets align from a position of the celestial bodies.