Celestial Events Calendar - Australia 2021/22

Are you a first-time stargazer, seasonal observer or an avid astrophotographer? Regardless of whether you have a telescope, binoculars or just using your eyes, our Celestial Events Calendar presents the best viewing times for key celestial events in Australia for the year 2021. Bookmark this page for easy reference and you will never miss out again!

2021

January
21 January	Mars close to Moon
February
6 February	Venus and Saturn are very close together low ijn the East just before sunrise, with Jupiter even lower.
March
2 March	Mars is close to the Pleiades, low in the North-West after sunset
4 March	Vesta (minor planet) at opposition. It's in Leo, high and North at nignight
11 March	Mercury, Jupiter and the Moon form a nice triangle just before sunrise in the East
April
28 April	Supermoon
May
6 May	Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks. The origina point is not far from the thin Moon
26 May	Total Lunar Eclipse and supermoon. The eclpise is visible from Eastern Australia
June
23 June	Mars inside the Beehive Cluster, low in the North West after sunset
24 June	Supermoon
July
18 July	Pluto at opposition
29 July	Delta Aquarids meteor shower peaks. Radiant is near Jupiter
August
2 August	Saturn at opposition
20 August	Jupiter at opposition
September
14 September	Neptune at opposition
October
21 October	Orionid meteor shower. Radiant is below Betelgeuse in the North East before sunrise
23 October	Venus close to M19 globular cluster low in the South South West after sunset
November
5 November	Uranus at opposition
18 November	Leonid meteor shower. Radiant is low in the North East before sunrise
19 November	partial lunar eclipse. The Moon wil be close to the Pleiades and will rise during the eclipse so only the second half of the event will be visible.
27 November	Ceres at opposition
December
12 December	Perigee (point closest to Earth) of Great Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard. This will not return, and will be visible from the Southern Hemisphere. Estimates of brightness vary greatly at this early stage.
14 December	Geminid meteor shower peaks. The radiant is next to the star Castor, low in the North.
18 December	Minimoon
25 December	Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter all visible in evening (just at sunset)

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2022

January
1 January	Moon occults Mars (visible from SE and south central Australia)

1 Jan: Moon occults Mars (visible from SE and south central Australia)