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 and 2022. 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 in 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 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	Mini Moon
25 December	Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter all visible in evening (just at sunset)

2022

January
1 January	Moon occults Mars (visible from SE and South Central Australia)
4 January	The Earth at perihelion
6 January	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
	Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
8 January	Mercury at greatest elongation east
10 January	Moon at First Quarter
18 January	Full Moon
26 January	Moon at Last Quarter
30 January	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
February
8 February	α-Centaurid meteor shower 2022
9 February	Moon at First Quarter
10 February	Venus at greatest brightness
12 February	Mercury at dichotomy
13 february	Conjunction of Venus and Mars
17 February	Full Moon
	Mercury at greatest elongation west
21 February	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
24 February	Moon at Last Quarter
27 February	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
March
March 10	Moon at first quarter
March 13	Conjunction of Venus and Mars
March 14	γ-Normid meteor shower 2022
March 16	Close approach of Venus and Mars
March 18	Full Moon
March 21	March equinox, Venus at greatest elongation in the weat
March 22	Venus at highest altitude in the morning sky
March 25	Moon at last quarter
March 28	Conjunction of the Moon, Venus, Mars and Saturn
March 30	Conjunction of Venus and Saturn
April
April 5	Conjunction of Saturn and Mars
April 9	Moon at first quarter
April 17	Full Moon
April 22	Lyrid meteor shower 2022
April 23	Moon at Last Quarter
April 24	π-Puppid meteor shower 2022
April 25	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
	Mercury at dichotomy
April 26	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
April 27	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
April 29	Mercury at greatest elongation east
June
June 5	Saturn enters retrograde motion
June 8	Moon at First Quarter
June 10	Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2022
June 14	Full Moon
June 15	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
June 18	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
June 21	Moon at Last Quarter
	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
June 22	Mercury at dichotomy
June 23	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
	Lunar occultation of Mars
June 26	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
July
July 4	The Earth at aphelion
July 7	Moon at First Quarter
July 14	Full Moon
June 16	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
June 19	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
June 21	Moon at Last Quarter
June 22	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
June 29	Jupiter enters retrograde motion
	Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2022
June 30	Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2022
	α-Capricornid meteor shower 2022
August
August 5	Moon at First Quarter
August 12	Full Moon
	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
August 19	Moon at Last Quarter
	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
August 23	Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition
August 24	Uranus enters retrograde motion
August 27	Mercury at greatest elongation east
August 30	Mercury at dichotomy
September
September 1	Aurigid meteor shower 2022
September 4	Moon at First Quarter
September 8	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
September 9	September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2022
September 10	Full Moon
September 12	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
September 17	Close approach of the Moon and Mars
September 18	Moon at Last Quarter
September 23	September equinox
September 27	Jupiter at opposition
	Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2022
October
October 3	Moon at First Quarter
October 6	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
October 8	Mercury at dichtomy
October 9	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
October 10	Full Moon
	Southern Taurid meteor shower 2022
October 11	δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2022
October 15	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
October 18	Moon at Last Quarter
	ε-Geminid meteor shower 2022
October 21	Orionid meteor shower 2022
October 23	Saturn ends retrograde motion
October 24	Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2022
October 25	Partial solar eclipse
October 31	Mars enters retrograde motion
November
November 1	Moon at First Quarter
November 2	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
November 5	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
November 8	Total lunar eclipse
November 9	Uranus at opposition
November 12	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
	Northern Taurid meteor shower 2022
November 17	Moon at Last Quarter
November 18	Leonid meteor shower 2022
November 22	α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2022
November 24	Jupiter ends retrograde motion
November 28	November Orionid meteor shower 2022
November 29	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
December
December 1	Moon at First Quarter
	Mars at perigee
December 2	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
	Pheonicid meteor shower 2022
December 7	Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2022
December 8	Full Moon
	Lunar occultation of Mars
	Mars at opposition
December 9	Monocerotid meteor shower 2022
December 11	Ceres at perihelion
December 12	σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2022
December 14	Geminid meteor shower 2022
December 16	Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2022
	Moon at Last Quarter
December 20	December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2022
December 22	December solstice
December 25	Mercury at dichotomy
December 27	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
December 29	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
December 30	Moon at First Quarter