Planets 2022
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This document summarizes notable astronomical events visible in the night sky throughout 2022, including the movements and alignments of planets, stars, and the Moon. It describes Venus exiting the evening sky in January, a conjunction between Mercury and Saturn in January, and oppositions of Jupiter and Saturn to the Sun in August and September respectively. Mars reaches opposition in December, and there will be multiple conjunctions between Venus, Mercury, and other planets. The Moon will join alignments with Jupiter, Mars, and other celestial bodies. Morning and evening skies throughout the year are outlined.
Planets 2022
- 1. Planets 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt
- 4. Venus Exits Evening Sky
- 5. Venus – Inferior Conjunction January 8, 2022 Earth Venus Sun Midnight Noon Morning Evening
- 6. Mercury – Saturn Quasi-Conjunction
- 10. Moon - Pollux
- 11. Moon - Antares
- 12. Saturn, Jupiter Solar Oppositions • Saturn August 14, 2022 • Jupiter September 26, 2022
- 13. Venus – Superior Conjunction October 22, 2022 Earth Venus Sun Noon Morning Evening Midnight
- 15. Mars Opposition, December 7, 2022 Pleiades Aldebaran Zeta Tauri Elnath August 1, 2022 April 1, 2023 ε Tau γ Tau January 30, 2023 Venus, April 1, 2023 Between Elnath and Zeta Tauri • October 17, 2022 • November 13, 2022 • March 11, 2023 Sept 7 Sept 5 August 31 August 21
- 16. Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Moon
- 17. Five Evening Planets, December 24-28
- 18. Morning Sky
- 19. Venus & Mars
- 20. Venus – Mars Conjunction #2
- 21. Venus – Mars Conjunction #3
- 23. Planet Bunch, September 6, 2040
- 24. Saturn – Mars Conjunction
- 25. Moon Joins Morning Quartet
- 27. April 26, 2022
- 28. Venus, Jupiter, Moon Grouping
- 29. Venus – Neptune Conjunction Eyepiece with 30 arcminute field of view (no inversions) Actual Field of View = apparent field of view/mag
- 30. Venus – Jupiter Proximate Conjunction
- 31. February 19, 2034 – 3o min after sundown
- 32. Saturn – Moon
- 34. Jupiter – Mars Conjunction
- 35. March 15 – May 31, 2022
- 36. Venus, Mercury in Taurus Pleiades Aldebaran Zeta Tauri Elnath June 23, 2022 June 23 June 30 July 7 June 30 July 13
- 37. Venus in Taurus 2020
- 40. Classic Nine
- 42. Giant Planet Oppositions • Saturn, August 14, 2022 • Jupiter, September 26, 2022 • After these dates planets set before sunrise.
- 44. Venus - Saturn Opposition August 28, 2022 Morning Sun Saturn Earth Venus Evening Midnight Noon
- 46. Moon, Spica
- 47. Mars, Moon
- 48. Mars, Moon December 7, 2022 • Moon Occults Mars, approximately 9-10 p.m. CST. • Full Moon, 10:08 p.m. CST. • Mars at opposition, 11:42 p.m. CST.
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