Celestial Event

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Celestial Event 2022

January And February

January 2 - New Moon.
January 3, 4 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower.
January 7 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation.
Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset.
January 17 - Full Moon.
February 1 - New Moon.
February 16 - Full Moon.
February 16 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation.
Look for the planet low in the eastern sky just before sunrise.

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March & April

March 2 - New Moon.
March 18 - Full Moon.
March 20 - March Equinox. The Sun will shine directly on the equator and there will be nearly equal amounts of day and night throughout the world.
April 1 - New Moon.
April 16 - Full Moon.
April 22, 23 - Lyrids Meteor Shower.
April 29 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation.
April 30 - New Moon.
April 30 - Partial Solar Eclipse.

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May & June

May 6, 7 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower.
May 16 - Full Moon.
May 16 - Total Lunar Eclipse.
May 30 - New Moon.
June 14 - Full Moon, Supermoon.
June 16 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation.
June 21 - June Solstice.
June 29 - New Moon.

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July And August

July 13 - Full Moon, Supermoon.
July 28 - New Moon.
July 28, 29 - Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower.
August 12 - Full Moon, Supermoon.
August 12, 13 - Perseids Meteor Shower.
August 14 - Saturn at Opposition.
August 27 - New Moon.
August 27 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation.

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September And October

September 10 - Full Moon.
September 16 - Neptune at Opposition.
September 23 - September Equinox.
September 25 - New Moon.
September 22 - September Equinox.
September 26 - Jupiter at Opposition.
October 7 - Draconids Meteor Shower.
October 8 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation.
October 9 - Full Moon.
October 21, 22 - Orionids Meteor Shower.
October 25 - New Moon.
October 25 - Partial Solar Eclipse.

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November And December

November 4, 5 - Taurids Meteor Shower.
November 8 - Full Moon.
November 8 - Total Lunar Eclipse.
November 9 - Uranus at Opposition.
November 17, 18 - Leonids Meteor Shower.
November 23 - New Moon.
December 8 - Full Moon.
December 8 - Mars at Opposition.
December 13, 14 - Geminids Meteor Shower.
December 21 - December Solstice.
December 21 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation.
December 21, 22 - Ursids Meteor Shower.
December 23 - New Moon.

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