CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS for 2022 (Universal Time, DT=70.0) MERCURY h h h Greatest elongation E Jan. 7 11.0 (19°) Apr. 29 8.1 (21°) Aug. 27 16.2 (27°) Dec. 21 15.5 (20°) Stationary Jan. 14 1.0 May 10 22.6 Sept. 9 19.7 Dec. 29 2.9 Inferior conjunction Jan. 23 10.5 May 21 19.3 Sept. 23 6.8 Stationary Feb. 3 22.2 June 3 0.4 Oct. 1 14.8 Greatest elongation W Feb. 16 21.1 (26°) June 16 14.9 (23°) Oct. 8 21.2 (18°) Superior conjunction Apr. 2 23.2 July 16 19.6 Nov. 8 16.7 VENUS h h Inferior conjunction Jan. 9 0.8 Greatest elongation W March 20 9.4 (47°) Stationary Jan. 29 7.9 Superior conjunction Oct. 22 21.3 Greatest brilliancy Feb. 12 18.5 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 4 6.9 Equinoxes March 20 15 33.4 Sept. 23 1 03.7 Aphelion July 4 7.2 Solstices June 21 9 13.8 Dec. 21 21 48.2 SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars -- -- Dec. 8 5.7 Oct. 30 10.9 Jupiter March 5 14.1 July 29 11.7 Sept. 26 19.6 Nov. 24 12.7 Saturn Feb. 4 19.1 June 5 14.0 Aug. 14 17.2 Oct. 23 8.5 Uranus May 5 7.4 Aug. 24 15.2 Nov. 9 8.4 Jan. 18 19.8 Neptune March 13 11.7 June 28 23.0 Sept. 16 22.3 Dec. 4 10.0 Pluto Jan. 16 14.8 Apr. 30 20.7 July 20 1.6 Oct. 8 18.1 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h ° h ° Jan. 28 1.6 Mercury 5 N of Pluto Apr. 4 22.1 Mars 0.3 S of Saturn Feb. 12 9.7 Mercury 3 N of Pluto Apr. 12 20.1 Jupiter 0.1 N of Neptune Feb. 13 1.3 Venus 7 N of Mars Apr. 18 13.7 Mercury 2 N of Uranus March 2 12.6 Mercury 1 S of Saturn Apr. 27 19.1 Venus 0.01 S of Neptune March 3 15.3 Mars 1 N of Pluto Apr. 30 18.7 Venus 0.3 S of Jupiter March 5 3.3 Venus 6 N of Pluto May 17 23.1 Mars 1 S of Neptune March 12 14.2 Venus 4 N of Mars May 29 0.1 Mars 1 S of Jupiter March 20 22.3 Mercury 1 S of Jupiter June 11 13.3 Venus 2 S of Uranus March 23 12.3 Mercury 1 S of Neptune Aug. 1 9.5 Mars 1 S of Uranus March 29 13.2 Venus 2 N of Saturn Dec. 29 9.3 Mercury 1 N of Venus PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h ° h ° Jan. 2 18.6 New Moon June 29 2.9 New Moon 4 1.4 Mercury 3 N July 14 3.5 Pluto 3 N 4 16.8 Saturn 4 N 15 20.3 Saturn 4 N 6 0.2 Jupiter 4 N 18 0.8 Neptune 3 N 7 9.8 Neptune 4 N 19 1.0 Jupiter 2 N 11 11.5 Uranus 1 N 21 16.8 Mars 1 S 29 15.1 Mars 2 N 22 6.4 Uranus 0.2 S 30 1.8 Venus 10 N 26 14.2 Venus 4 S 31 0.3 Mercury 8 N 28 17.9 New Moon 31 3.9 Pluto 3 N 29 21.1 Mercury 4 S Feb. 1 5.8 New Moon Aug. 10 13.0 Pluto 3 N 2 21.2 Jupiter 4 N 12 3.9 Saturn 4 N 3 21.2 Neptune 4 N 14 9.9 Neptune 3 N 7 19.7 Uranus 1 N 15 9.7 Jupiter 2 N 27 6.5 Venus 9 N 18 14.6 Uranus 1 S 27 9.0 Mars 4 N 19 12.3 Mars 3 S 27 13.9 Pluto 3 N 25 21.0 Venus 4 S 28 20.1 Mercury 4 N 27 8.3 New Moon 28 23.7 Saturn 4 N 29 10.9 Mercury 7 S March 2 17.6 New Moon Sept. 6 20.9 Pluto 3 N 7 6.1 Uranus 1 N 8 10.5 Saturn 4 N 26 21.1 Pluto 3 N 10 18.9 Neptune 3 N 28 2.9 Mars 4 N 11 15.3 Jupiter 2 N 28 9.8 Venus 7 N 14 23.0 Uranus 1 S 28 11.7 Saturn 4 N 17 1.7 Mars 4 S 30 14.6 Jupiter 4 N 25 21.9 New Moon 30 19.3 Neptune 4 N Oct. 4 2.9 Pluto 3 N Apr. 1 6.4 New Moon 5 15.9 Saturn 4 N 3 17.4 Uranus 1 N 8 2.6 Neptune 3 N 23 2.9 Pluto 3 N 8 18.2 Jupiter 2 N 24 20.9 Saturn 5 N 12 6.8 Uranus 1 S 25 22.1 Mars 4 N 15 4.5 Mars 4 S 27 1.8 Venus 4 N 25 10.8 New Moon 27 3.3 Neptune 4 N 31 8.4 Pluto 3 N 27 8.4 Jupiter 4 N Nov. 1 21.1 Saturn 4 N 30 20.5 New Moon 4 8.3 Neptune 3 N May 2 14.3 Mercury 2 N 4 20.4 Jupiter 2 N 20 9.4 Pluto 3 N 8 13.2 Uranus 1 S 22 4.7 Saturn 4 N 11 13.8 Mars 2 S 24 10.0 Neptune 4 N 23 23.0 New Moon 24 19.4 Mars 3 N 27 15.8 Pluto 3 N 25 0.0 Jupiter 3 N 29 4.7 Saturn 4 N 27 2.9 Venus 0.2 N Dec. 1 13.4 Neptune 3 N 28 13.7 Uranus 0.3 N 2 0.9 Jupiter 3 N 30 11.5 New Moon 5 18.0 Uranus 1 S June 16 17.8 Pluto 3 N 8 4.4 Mars 1 S 18 12.4 Saturn 4 N 23 10.3 New Moon 20 16.8 Neptune 4 N 24 11.5 Venus 3 N 21 13.6 Jupiter 3 N 24 18.5 Mercury 4 N 22 18.3 Mars 1 N 25 2.3 Pluto 3 N 24 22.2 Uranus 0.05 N 26 16.2 Saturn 4 N 26 8.2 Venus 3 S 28 20.0 Neptune 3 N 27 8.3 Mercury 4 S 29 10.6 Jupiter 2 N Occultations of major planets by the Moon, visible in Russia h July 21 16.8 Mars The Far East Sept. 14 23.0 Uranus The entire European part of Russia, the Urals, the western part of Siberia Oct. 12 06.8 Uranus North of Far Eastern Russia Nov. 08 13.2 Uranus North of the European part of Russia, Ural, Siberia, Far East Dec. 05 18.0 Uranus The all Russia, with the exception of the southern parts of Siberia, Chukotka and Kamchatka 08 04.4 Mars Center and north-west of the European part of Russia CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS for 2022 Date Phenomena h Jan. 2 18.6 New Moon 4 1.4 Mercury of Moon 3 N 4 6.9 Sun at perigee 4 16.8 Saturn of Moon 4 N 6 0.2 Jupiter of Moon 4 N 7 9.8 Neptune of Moon 4 N 7 11.0 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (19o) 9 0.8 Venus in inferior conjunction 11 11.5 Uranus of Moon 1 N 14 1.0 Mercury stationary 16 14.8 Pluto at conjunction 18 19.8 Uranus stationary 20 2.7 Solar longitude 300, enter into Aquarius 23 10.5 Mercury in inferior conjunction 28 1.6 Mercury of Pluto 5 N 29 7.9 Venus stationary 29 15.1 Mars of Moon 2 N 30 1.8 Venus of Moon 10 N 31 0.3 Mercury of Moon 8 N 31 3.9 Pluto of Moon 3 N Feb. 1 5.8 New Moon 2 21.2 Jupiter of Moon 4 N 3 21.2 Neptune of Moon 4 N 3 22.2 Mercury stationary 4 19.1 Saturn at conjunction 7 19.7 Uranus of Moon 1 N 12 9.7 Mercury of Pluto 3 N 12 18.5 Venus in greatest brilliancy 13 1.3 Venus of Mars 7 N 16 21.1 Mercury greatest western elong. (26o) 18 16.7 Solar longitude 330, enter into Pisces 27 6.5 Venus of Moon 9 N 27 9.0 Mars of Moon 4 N 27 13.9 Pluto of Moon 3 N 28 20.1 Mercury of Moon 4 N 28 23.7 Saturn of Moon 4 N March 2 12.6 Mercury of Saturn 1 S 2 17.6 New Moon 3 15.3 Mars of Pluto 1 N 5 3.3 Venus of Pluto 6 N 5 14.1 Jupiter at conjunction 7 6.1 Uranus of Moon 1 N 12 14.2 Venus of Mars 4 N 13 11.7 Neptune at conjunction 20 9.4 Mercury greatest western elong. (47o) 20 15.6 Solar longitude 0, enter into Aries Beginning of the spring 20 22.3 Mercury of Jupiter 1 S 23 12.3 Mercury of Neptune 1 S 26 21.1 Pluto of Moon 3 N 28 2.9 Mars of Moon 4 N 28 9.8 Venus of Moon 7 N 28 11.7 Saturn of Moon 4 N 29 13.2 Venus of Saturn 2 N 30 14.6 Jupiter of Moon 4 N 30 19.3 Neptune of Moon 4 N Apr. 1 6.4 New Moon 2 23.2 Mercury in superior conjunction 3 17.4 Uranus of Moon 1 N 4 22.1 Mars of Saturn 0.3 S 12 20.1 Jupiter of Neptune 0.1 N 18 13.7 Mercury of Uranus 2 N 20 2.4 Solar longitude 30, enter into Taurus 23 2.9 Pluto of Moon 3 N 24 20.9 Saturn of Moon 5 N 25 22.1 Mars of Moon 4 N 27 1.8 Venus of Moon 4 N 27 3.3 Neptune of Moon 4 N 27 8.4 Jupiter of Moon 4 N 27 19.1 Venus of Neptune 0.01 S 29 8.1 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (21o) 30 18.7 Venus of Jupiter 0.3 S 30 19.7 Partial eclipse of the Sun 30 20.5 New Moon 30 20.7 Pluto stationary May 2 14.3 Mercury of Moon 2 N 5 7.4 Uranus at conjunction 10 22.6 Mercury stationary 16 4.4 Total eclipse of the Moon 17 23.1 Mars of Neptune 1 S 20 9.4 Pluto of Moon 3 N 21 1.4 Solar longitude 60, enter into Gemini 21 19.3 Mercury in inferior conjunction 22 4.7 Saturn of Moon 4 N 24 10.0 Neptune of Moon 4 N 24 19.4 Mars of Moon 3 N 25 0.0 Jupiter of Moon 3 N 27 2.9 Venus of Moon 0.2 N 28 13.7 Uranus of Moon 0.3 N 29 0.1 Mars of Jupiter 1 S 30 11.5 New Moon June 3 0.4 Mercury stationary 5 14.0 Saturn stationary 11 13.3 Venus of Uranus 2 S 16 14.9 Mercury greatest western elong. (23o) 16 17.8 Pluto of Moon 3 N 18 12.4 Saturn of Moon 4 N 20 16.8 Neptune of Moon 4 N 21 9.2 Solar longitude 90, enter into Cancer Beginning of the summer 21 13.6 Jupiter of Moon 3 N 22 18.3 Mars of Moon 1 N 24 22.2 Uranus of Moon 0.05 N 26 8.2 Venus of Moon 3 S 27 8.3 Mercury of Moon 4 S 28 23.0 Neptune stationary 29 2.9 New Moon July 4 7.2 Sun at apogee 14 3.5 Pluto of Moon 3 N 15 20.3 Saturn of Moon 4 N 16 19.6 Mercury in superior conjunction 18 0.8 Neptune of Moon 3 N 19 1.0 Jupiter of Moon 2 N 20 1.6 Pluto at opposition 21 16.8 Mars of Moon 1 S 22 6.4 Uranus of Moon 0.2 S 22 20.1 Solar longitude 120, enter into Leo 26 14.2 Venus of Moon 4 S 28 17.9 New Moon 29 11.7 Jupiter stationary 29 21.1 Mercury of Moon 4 S Aug. 1 9.5 Mars of Uranus 1 S 10 13.0 Pluto of Moon 3 N 12 3.9 Saturn of Moon 4 N 14 9.9 Neptune of Moon 3 N 14 17.2 Saturn at opposition 15 9.7 Jupiter of Moon 2 N 18 14.6 Uranus of Moon 1 S 19 12.3 Mars of Moon 3 S 23 3.3 Solar longitude 150, enter into Virgo 24 15.2 Uranus stationary 25 21.0 Venus of Moon 4 S 27 8.3 New Moon 27 16.2 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (27o) 29 10.9 Mercury of Moon 7 S Sept. 6 20.9 Pluto of Moon 3 N 8 10.5 Saturn of Moon 4 N 9 19.7 Mercury stationary 10 18.9 Neptune of Moon 3 N 11 15.3 Jupiter of Moon 2 N 14 23.0 Uranus of Moon 1 S 16 22.3 Neptune at opposition 17 1.7 Mars of Moon 4 S 23 1.1 Solar longitude 180, enter into Libra Beginning of the autumn 23 6.8 Mercury in inferior conjunction 25 21.9 New Moon 26 19.6 Jupiter at opposition Oct. 1 14.8 Mercury stationary 4 2.9 Pluto of Moon 3 N 5 15.9 Saturn of Moon 4 N 8 2.6 Neptune of Moon 3 N 8 18.1 Pluto stationary 8 18.2 Jupiter of Moon 2 N 8 21.2 Mercury greatest western elong. (18o) 12 6.8 Uranus of Moon 1 S 15 4.5 Mars of Moon 4 S 22 21.3 Venus in superior conjunction 23 8.5 Saturn stationary 23 10.6 Solar longitude 210, enter into Scorpius 25 10.1 Partial eclipse of the Sun 25 10.8 New Moon 30 10.9 Mars stationary 31 8.4 Pluto of Moon 3 N Nov. 1 21.1 Saturn of Moon 4 N 4 8.3 Neptune of Moon 3 N 4 20.4 Jupiter of Moon 2 N 8 11.2 Total eclipse of the Moon 8 13.2 Uranus of Moon 1 S 8 16.7 Mercury in superior conjunction 9 8.4 Uranus at opposition 11 13.8 Mars of Moon 2 S 22 8.3 Solar longitude 240, enter into Sagittarius 23 23.0 New Moon 24 12.7 Jupiter stationary 27 15.8 Pluto of Moon 3 N 29 4.7 Saturn of Moon 4 N Dec. 1 2.3 Mars closest approach 1 13.4 Neptune of Moon 3 N 2 0.9 Jupiter of Moon 3 N 4 10.0 Neptune stationary 5 18.0 Uranus of Moon 1 S 8 4.4 Mars of Moon 1 S 8 5.7 Mars at opposition 21 15.5 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (20o) 21 21.8 Solar longitude 270, enter into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 23 10.3 New Moon 24 11.5 Venus of Moon 3 N 24 18.5 Mercury of Moon 4 N 25 2.3 Pluto of Moon 3 N 26 16.2 Saturn of Moon 4 N 28 20.0 Neptune of Moon 3 N 29 2.9 Mercury stationary 29 9.3 Mercury of Venus 1 N 29 10.6 Jupiter of Moon 2 N