Below is a list of astrological events occurring in 2022, broken down by month and type. Retrograde periods for the planets are shown first, including retrograde shadow period times for Mercury, Venus and Mars.
Also included are Eclipses, as well as Full and New Moons for 2022. Finally, the major transits for the year are broken down month by month.
All times are set for Chicago Illinois, USA – Central Standard Time (C.S.T.) or Central Daylight Time (C.D.T.)
Planet Retrograde and Shadow Periods
14 January (10° Aquarius 20′) to 3 February 2022 (24° Capricorn 22′)
Retrograde shadow period 29 December 2021 to 24 February 2022.
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10 May (4° Gemini 51′) to 3 June 2022 (26° Taurus 05′)
Retrograde shadow period 26 April to 18 June 2022
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9 September (08° Libra 55′) to 2 October 2022 (24° Virgo 11′)
Retrograde shadow period 20 August to 16 October 2022
Read more about Mercury retrograde
19 December 2021 (26° Capricorn 29′) to 29 January 2022 (11° Capricorn 04′)
Shadow period – 17 November 2021 to 1 March 2022
Read more about Venus Retrograde
30 October 2022 (25° Gemini 36′) to 12 January 2023 (08° Gemini 07′)
Shadow period – 3 September 2022 to 15 March 2023
Read more about Venus Retrograde
28 July (08° Aries 43′) to 23 November 2022 (28° Pisces 47′)
Read about Jupiter Retrograde and Superior Planet (Mars to Pluto) retrogrades
4 June (25° Aquarius 15′) to 22 October 2022 (18° Aquarius 35′)
Read about Saturn Retrograde and Superior Planet (Mars to Pluto) retrogrades
24 August 2022 (18° Taurus 55′) to 22 January 2023 (14° Taurus 56′)
Read about Superior Planet (Mars to Pluto) retrogrades
28 June (25° Pisces 26′) to 3 December 2022 (22° Pisces 38′)
Read about Superior Planet (Mars to Pluto) retrogrades
29 April (28° Capricorn 35′) to 8 October 2022 (26° Capricorn 06′)
Read about Superior Planet (Mars to Pluto) retrogrades
Planet Ingresses (when planets move into a sign)
January 19 – Sun enters Aquarius
February 18 – Sun enters Pisces
March 20 – Sun enters Aries
April 19 – Sun enters Taurus
May 20 – Sun enters Gemini
June 21 – Sun enters Cancer
July 22 – Sun enters Leo
August 22 – Sun enters Virgo
September 22 – Sun enters Libra
October 23 – Sun enters Scorpio
November 22 – Sun enters Sagittarius
December 21 – Sun enters Capricorn
January 2 – Mercury enters Aquarius
January 25 – Mercury retrogrades back into Capricorn
February 14 – Mercury enters Aquarius
March 9 – Mercury enters Pisces
March 27 – Mercury enters Aries
April 10 – Mercury enters Taurus
April 29 – Mercury enters Gemini
May 22 – Mercury retrogrades back into Taurus
June 13 – Mercury enters Gemini
July 5 – Mercury enters Cancer
July 19 – Mercury enters Leo
August 4 – Mercury enters Virgo
August 25 – Mercury enters Libra
September 23 – Mercury retrogrades back into Virgo
October 10 – Mercury enters Libra
October 29 – Mercury enters Scorpio
November 17 – Mercury enters Sagittarius
December 6 – Mercury enters Capricorn
March 6 – Venus enters Aquarius
April 5 – Venus enters Pisces
May 2 – Venus enters Aries
May 28 – Venus enters Taurus
June 22 – Venus enters Gemini
July 17 – Venus enters Cancer
August 11 – Venus enters Leo
September 4 – Venus enters Virgo
September 29 – Venus enters Libra
October 23 – Venus enters Scorpio
November 16 – Venus enters Sagittarius
December 9 – Venus enters Capricorn
January 24 – Mars enters Capricorn
March 6 – Mars enters Aquarius
April 14 – Mars enters Pisces
May 24 – Mars enters Aires
July 5 – Mars enters Taurus
August 20 – Mars enters Gemini
May 10 – Jupiter enters Aries
October 28 – Jupiter retrogrades back into Pisces
December 20 – Jupiter enters Aries
Eclipses, Full and New Moons
Read more about Eclipses and Astrology
April 30 – 10° Taurus 28′ (Partial Solar Eclipse)
May 15 – 25° Scorpio 17′ (Total Lunar Eclipse)
October 25 – 02° Scorpio 00′ (Partial Solar Eclipse)
November 8 – 16° Taurus 00′ (Total Lunar Eclipse)
Jan 17 – 27 Cancer 50′ (Wolf Moon)
Feb 16 – 27° Leo 59′ (Snow Moon)
Mar 18 – 27° Virgo 40′ (Worm Moon)
Apr 16 – 26° Libra 45′ (Pink Moon)
May 15 – 25° Scorpio 18′ (Lunar Eclipse) (Flower Moon)
Jun 14 – 23° Sagittarius 25′ (Strawberry Moon)
Jul 13 – 21° Capricorn 21′ (Buck Moon)
Aug 11 – 19° Aquarius 21′ (Sturgeon Moon)
Sep 10 – 17° Pisces 41′ (Harvest Moon)
Oct 9 – 16° Aries 32′ (Hunters Moon)
Nov 8 – 16° Taurus 00′ (Lunar Eclipse) (Beaver Moon)
Dec 7 – 16° Gemini 01′ (Cold Moon)
Jan 2 – 12 Capricorn 20′
Jan 31 – 12° Aquarius 19′
Mar 2 – 12° Pisces 06′
Apr 1 – 11° Aries 30′
Apr 30 – 10° Taurus 28′ (Solar Eclipse)
May 30 – 09° Gemini 03′
Jun 28 – 07° Cancer 22′
Jul 28 – 05° Leo 38′
Aug 27 – 04° Virgo 03′
Sep 25 – 02° Libra 48′
Oct 25 – 02° Scorpio 00′ (Solar Eclipse)
Nov 23 – 01° Sagittarius 37′
Dec 23 – 01° Capricorn 32′
Monthly Transits
Jan 1st – Sun trine Uranus
Jan 1st – Moon enters Capricorn
Jan 2nd – Mercury enters Aquarius
Jan 3rd – Moon enters Aquarius
Jan 5th – Venus sextile Neptune
Jan 5th – Moon enters Pisces
Jan 7th – Moon enters Aries
Jan 8th – Sun conjunct Venus
Jan 10th – Moon enters Taurus
Jan 10th – Sun sextile Neptune
Jan 11th – Mars square Neptune
Jan 11th – Mercury square Uranus within orb until Jan 16
Jan 12th – Moon enters Gemini
Jan 14th – Mercury stations retrograde
Jan 15th – Moon enters Cancer
Jan 16th – Sun conjunct Pluto
Jan 17th – Moon enters Leo
Jan 18th – Uranus stationary
Jan 19th – Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 20th – Moon enters Virgo
Jan 22 – Moon enters Libra
Jan 23rd – Sun conjunct Mercury
Jan 24th – Mars enters Capricorn
Jan 24th Moon enters Scorpio
Jan 25th – Mercury enters Capricorn
Jan 27th – Moon enters Sagittarius
Jan 28th – Mercury conjunct Pluto
Jan 29th – Venus stations direct
Jan 29th – Moon enters Capricorn
Jan 30th – Sun square Uranus
Jan 31st – Moon enters Aquarius
Feb 2nd – Moon enters Pisces
Feb 3rd – Mercury stations direct
Feb 4th – Mars sextile Jupiter
Feb 4th – Moon enters Aries
Feb 4th – Sun conjunct Saturn
Feb 6th – Moon enters Taurus
Feb 8th – Mars trine Uranus
Feb 9th – Moon enters Gemini
Feb 11th – Mercury conjunct Pluto
Feb 11th – Moon enters Cancer
Feb 14th – Moon enters Leo
Feb 14th – Mercury entering Aquarius
Feb 16th – Venus conjunct Mars
Feb 16th – Moon enters Virgo
Feb 17th – Jupiter sextile Uranus
Feb 18th – Sun enters Pisces
Feb 18th – Moon enters Libra
Feb 21st – Moon enters Scorpio
Feb 23rd – Moon enters Sagittarius
Feb 23rd – Mars sextile Neptune
Feb 24th – Mercury retrograde shadow period ends
Feb 24th – Venus sextile Neptune
Feb 24th – Mercury square Uranus
Feb 25th – Moon enters Capricorn
Feb 27th – Moon enters Aquarius
Mar 1st – Moon enters Pisces
Mar 1st – Venus retrograde shadow period ends
Mar 1st – Sun sextile Uranus
Mar 2nd – Mercury conjunct Saturn
Mar 3rd – Mars conjunct Pluto
Mar 3rd – Venus conjunct Pluto
Mar 3rd – Moon enters Aries
Mar 5th – Sun conjunct Jupiter
Mar 6th – Venus conjunct Mars
Mar 6th – Mars enters Aquarius
Mar 6th – Venus enters Aquarius
Mar 6th – Moon enters Taurus
Mar 8th – Moon enters Gemini
Mar 9th – Mercury enters Pisces
Mar 11th – Moon enters Cancer
Mar 13th – Sun conjunct Neptune
Mar 13th – Moon enters Leo
Mar 15th – Moon enters Virgo
Mar 17th – Mercury sextile Uranus
Mar 18th – Moon enters Libra
Mar 18th – Sun sextile Pluto
Mar 18th – Venus square Uranus
Mar 20th – Sun enters Aries
Mar 20th – Moon enters Scorpio
Mar 21st – Mercury conjunct Jupiter
Mar 22nd – Moon enters Sagittarius
Mar 22nd – Mars square Uranus
Mar 23rd – Mercury conjunct Neptune
Mar 24th – Moon enters Capricorn
Mar 26th – Mercury sexile Pluto
Mar 26th – Moon enters Aquarius
Mar 27th – Mercury enters Aries
Mar 28th – Venus conjunct Saturn
Mar 28th – Moon enters Pisces
Mar 31st – Moon enters Aries
Apr 2nd – Moon enters Taurus
Apr 2nd – Sun conjunct Mercury
Apr 4th – Mars conjunct Saturn
Apr 4th – Moon enters Gemini
Apr 5th – Venus enters Pisces
Apr 7th – Mercury sextile Saturn
Apr 7th – Moon enters Cancer
Apr 8th – Mercury sextile Mars
Apr 9th – Moon enters Leo
Apr 10th – Mercury square Pluto
Apr 10th – Mercury enters Taurus
Apr 12th – Jupiter conjunct Neptune
Apr 12th – Moon enters Virgo
Apr 12th – Sun sextile Saturn
Apr 14th – Moon enters Libra
Apr 14th – Mars enters Pisces
Apr 16th – Moon enters Scorpio
Apr 17th – Mercury sextile Venus
Apr 17th – Mercury conjunct Uranus
Apr 18th – Venus sextile Uranus
Apr 18th – Sun square Pluto
Apr 18th – Moon enters Sagittarius
Apr 19th – Sun enters Taurus
Apr 20th – Moon enters Capricorn
Apr 23rd – Moon enters Aquarius
Apr 24th – Mercury square Saturn
Apr 24th – Mercury sextile Neptune
Apr 25th – Moon enters Pisces
Apr 26th – Mercury retrograde shadow period starts
Apr 27th – Mercury sextile Jupiter
Apr 27th – Moon enters Aries
Apr 27th – Venus conjunct Neptune
Apr 28th – Mercury trine Pluto
Apr 29th – Pluto stations retrograde
Apr 29th – Mercury enters Gemini
Apr 29th – Moon enters Taurus
Apr 30th – Partial Solar Eclipse 10° Taurus
Apr 30th – Venus conjunct Jupiter
May 1st – Venus sextile Pluto
May 2nd – Moon enters Gemini
May 2nd – Venus enters Aries
May 3rd – Jupiter sextile Pluto
May 4th – Mars sextile Uranus
May 4th – Moon enters Cancer
May 5th – Sun conjunct Uranus
May 6th – Mercury sextile Venus
May 7th – Sun sextile Mars
May 7th – Moon enters Leo
May 9th – Moon enters Virgo
May 10th – Mercury stations retrograde
May 10th – Jupiter enters Aries
May 12th – Moon enters Libra
May 14th – Moon enters Scorpio
May 15th – Sun square Saturn
May 15th – Total Lunar Eclipse 25° Scorpio
May 16th – Moon enters Sagittarius
May 18th – Mars conjunct Neptune
May 18th – Moon enters Capricorn
May 19th – Sun trine Pluto
May 19th – Retrograde Mercury sextile Jupiter
May 20th – Moon enters Aquarius
May 20th – Sun enters Gemini
May 21st – Sun conjunct Mercury
May 22nd – Moon enters Pisces
May 22nd – Mars sextile Pluto
May 22nd – Mercury enters Taurus
May 23rd – Sun sextile Jupiter
May 23rd – Mercury sextile Mars
May 24th – Venus sextile Saturn
May 24th – Moon enters Aries
May 24th – Mars enters Aries
May 25th – Mercury trine Pluto
May 26th – Venus square Pluto
May 27th – Moon enters Taurus
May 28th – Venus enters Taurus
May 29th – Mars conjunct Jupiter
May 29th – Moon enters Gemini
Jun 1st – Moon enters Cancer
Jun 1st – Mercury square Saturn within orb til Jun 5
Jun 1st – Mercury sextile Neptune within orb til Jun 5
Jun 3rd – Mercury stations direct
Jun 3rd – Moon enters Leo
Jun 4th – Saturn stations retrograde
Jun 6th – Moon enters Virgo
Jun 8th – Moon enters Libra
Jun 10th – Moon enters Scorpio
Jun 10th – Mercury trine Pluto
Jun 11th – Venus conjunct Uranus
Jun 12th – Moon enters Sagittarius
Jun 13th – Mercury enters Gemini
Jun 14th – Moon enters Capricorn
Jun 16th – Sun trine Saturn
Jun 16th – Sun square Neptune
Jun 16th – Moon enters Aquarius
Jun 18th – Mercury retrograde shadow period ends
Jun 18th – Venus square Saturn
Jun 18th – Moon enters Pisces
Jun 18th – Venus sextile Neptune
Jun 20th – Mercury sextile Jupiter
Jun 20th – Moon enters Aries
Jun 21st – Venus trine Pluto
Jun 21st – Sun enters Cancer
Jun 22nd – Venus enters Gemini
Jun 23rd – Moon enters Taurus
Jun 25th – Moon enters Gemini
Jun 27th – Mars sextile Saturn
Jun 28th – Neptune stations retrograde
Jun 28th – Moon enters Cancer
Jun 28th – Sun square Jupiter
Jun 28th – Venus sextile Jupiter
Jun 30th – Moon enters Leo
Jul 1st – Mars square Pluto
Jul 2nd – Mercury square Neptune
Jul 2nd – Mercury trine Retrograde Saturn
Jul 3rd – Moon enters Virgo
Jul 5th – Mars enters Taurus
Jul 5th – Mercury enters Cancer
Jul 5th – Mercury sextile Mars
Jul 5th – Moon enters Libra
Jul 8th – Moon enters Scorpio
Jul 9th – Mercury square Jupiter
Jul 10th – Sun sextile Uranus
Jul 10th – Moon enters Sagittarius
Jul 12th – Moon enters Capricorn
Jul 12th – Venus trine Saturn
Jul 13th – Mercury sextile Uranus
Jul 14th – Venus square Neptune
Jul 14th – Moon enters Aquarius
Jul 16th – Moon enters Pisces
Jul 16th – Sun conjunct Mercury
Jul 17th – Mercury trine Neptune
Jul 17th – Sun trine Neptune
Jul 17th – Venus enters Cancer
Jul 17th – Mercury opposition Pluto
Jul 18th – Moon enters Aries
Jul 19th – Mercury enters Leo
Jul 19th – Sun opposition Pluto
Jul 20th – Moon enters Taurus
Jul 22nd – Sun enters Leo
Jul 23rd – Moon enters Gemini
Jul 23rd – Mercury trine Jupiter
Jul 25th – Venus square Jupiter
Jul 25th – Moon enters Cancer
Jul 26th – Mercury square Mars
Jul 28th – Moon enters Leo
Jul 28th – Jupiter stations retrograde
Jul 28th – Mercury square Uranus
July 30th – Moon enters Virgo
Jul 31 – Mercury opposition Saturn
Jul 31st – Sun trine Jupiter
Aug 1st – Mars conjunct Uranus
Aug 1st – Moon enters Libra
Aug 2nd – Venus sextile Uranus
Aug 2nd – Venus sextile Mars
Aug 4th – Mercury enters Virgo
Aug 4th – Moon enters Scorpio
Aug 6th – Moon enters Sagittarius
Aug 7th – Venus trine Neptune
Aug 7th – Mars square Saturn
Aug 8th – Moon enters Capricorn
Aug 9th – Venus opposition Pluto
Aug 10th – Moon enters Aquarius
Aug 11th – Sun square Uranus
Aug 11th – Venus enters Leo
Aug 11th – Mars sextile Neptune
Aug 12th – Moon enters Pisces
Aug 14th – Sun opposition Saturn
Aug 14th – Moon enters Aries
Aug 14th – Mars trine Pluto
Aug 16th – Mercury trine Uranus
Aug 16th – Moon enters Taurus
Aug 18th – Venus trine Jupiter
Aug 19th – Moon enters Gemini
Aug 20th – Mars enters Gemini
Aug 20th – Mercury retrograde shadow period starts
Aug 21st – Mercury opposition Neptune
Aug 21st – Moon enters Cancer
Aug 22nd – Mercury trine Pluto
Aug 22nd – Sun enters Virgo
Aug 24th – Moon enters Leo
Aug 24th – Uranus stations retrograde
Aug 25th – Mercury enters Libra
Aug 26th – Moon enters Virgo
Aug 26th – Venus square Uranus
Aug 27th – Sun square Mars
Aug 28th – Venus opposition Saturn
Aug 29th – Moon enters Libra
Aug 31st – Moon enters Scorpio
Sep 1st – Mars sextile Jupiter
Sep 2nd – Moon enters Sagittarius
Sep 2nd – Mercury opposition Jupiter
Sep 2nd – Mercury trine mars within orb til Sep 4
Sep 3rd – Mars retrograde shadow period starts
Sep 4th – Moon enters Capricorn
Sep 4th – Venus enters Virgo
Sep 6th – Moon enters Aquarius
Sep 8th – Moon enters Pisces
Sep 9th – Mercury stations retrograde
Sep 11th – Moon enters Aries
Sep 11th – Sun trine Uranus
Sep 13th – Moon enters Taurus
Sep 15th – Moon enters Gemini
Sept 15th – Saturn square Uranus within orb til 23 Oct
Sep 16th – Venus square Mars
Sep 16th – Sun opposition Neptune
Sep 18th – Moon enters Cancer
Sep 18th – Mercury opposition Jupiter
Sep 18th – Sun trine Pluto
Sep 19th – Venus trine Uranus
Sep 20th – Moon enters Leo
Sep 22nd – Sun enters Libra
Sep 23rd – Moon enters Virgo
Sep 23rd – Mercury enters Virgo
Sep 23rd – Sun conjunct Mercury
Sep 24th – Venus opposition Neptune
Sep 25th – Moon enters Libra
Sep 26th – Venus trine Pluto
Sep 26th – Sun opposition Jupiter
Sep 26th – Mercury conjunct Venus
Sep 27th – Mercury trine Pluto
Sep 27th – Moon enters Scorpio
Sep 28th – Mars trine Saturn
Sep 29th – Venus enters Libra
Sep 29th – Moon enters Sagittarius
Sep 29th – * Mercury opposition Neptune is in orb until 4 October
Oct 1st – Venus opposition Jupiter
Oct 1st – * Mercury opposition Neptune is in orb until 4 October
Oct 2nd – Moon enters Capricorn
Oct 2nd – Mercury stations direct
Oct 4th – Moon enters Aquarius
Oct 6th – Moon enters Pisces
Oct 6th – Mercury trine Pluto
Oct 8th – Moon enters Aries
Oct 8th – Pluto stations direct
Oct 10th – Moon enters Taurus
Oct 10th – Mercury enters Libra
Oct 11th – Sun trine Saturn
Oct 12th – Mars square Neptune
Oct 12th – Mercury opposition Jupiter
Oct 13th – Moon enters Gemini
Oct 14th – Venus trine Saturn
Oct 15th – Moon enters Cancer
Oct 16th – Mercury retrograde shadow period ends
Oct 17th – Sun trine Mars
Oct 17th – Moon enters Leo
Oct 18th – Venus trine Mars
Oct 19th – Sun square Pluto
Oct 20th – Venus square Pluto
Oct 20th – Moon enters Virgo
Oct 22nd – Sun conjunct Venus
Oct 22nd – Mercury trine Saturn
Oct 22nd – Moon enters Libra
Oct 22nd – Saturn stations direct
Oct 23rd – Venus enters Scorpio
Oct 23rd – Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 25th – Moon enters Scorpio
Oct 25th – Partial Solar Eclipse 02° Scorpio
Oct 26th – Mercury trine Mars
Oct 27th – Moon enters Sagittarius
Oct 27th – Mercury square Pluto
Oct 28th – Jupiter enters Pisces
Oct 29th – Moon enters Capricorn
Oct 29th – Mercury enters Scorpio
Oct 30th – Mars stations retrograde
Oct 31st – Moon enters Aquarius
Nov 2nd – Moon enters Pisces
Nov 4th – Moon enters Aries
Nov 5th – Venus opposition Uranus
Nov 6th – Moon enters Taurus
Nov 7th – Venus square Saturn
Nov 8th – Total Lunar Eclipse 16° Taurus
Nov 8th – Sun conjunction Mercury
Nov 8th – Mercury opposition Uranus
Nov 9th – Sun opposition Uranus
Nov 9th – Moon enters Gemini
Nov 10th – Mercury square Saturn
Nov 10th – Venus trine Neptune
Nov 11th – Sun square Saturn
Nov 11th – Moon enters Cancer
Nov 12th – Mercury trine Neptune
Nov 13th – Venus sextile Pluto
Nov 14th – Moon enters Leo
Nov 14th – Mercury sextile Pluto
Nov 14th – Sun trine Neptune
Nov 15th – Venus trine Jupiter
Nov 16th – Venus enters Sagittarius
Nov 16th – Mercury trine Jupiter
Nov 16th – Moon enters Virgo
Nov 17th – Mercury enters Sagittarius
Nov 18th – Sun sextile Pluto
Nov 19th – Moon enters Libra
Nov 19th – Mars square Neptune
Nov 20th – Sun trine Jupiter
Nov 21st – Moon enters Scorpio
Nov 21st – Mercury conjunct Venus
Nov 22nd – Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 23rd – Moon enters Sagittarius
Nov 23rd – Jupiter stations direct
Nov 25th – Moon enters Capricorn
Nov 27th – Moon enters Aquarius
Nov 28th – Mars trine Saturn
Nov 29th – Mercury opposition Mars
Nov 29th – Moon enters Pisces
Nov 29th – Mercury sextile Saturn
Nov 30th – Venus opposition Mars
Dec 1st – Mercury square Neptune
Dec 1st – Venus sextile Saturn
Dec 1st – Moon enters Aries
Dec 3rd – Neptune stations direct
Dec 4th – Venus square Neptune
Dec 4th – Moon enters Taurus
Dec 6th – Mercury square Jupiter
Dec 6th – Moon enters Gemini
Dec 6th – Mercury enters Capricorn
Dec 7th – Sun opposition Mars
Dec 9th – Moon enters Cancer
Dec 9th – Venus square Jupiter
Dec 9th – Venus enters Capricorn
Dec 11th – Moon enters Leo
Dec 12th – Sun sextile Saturn
Dec 14th – Moon enters Virgo
Dec 14th – Sun square Neptune
Dec 16th – Moon enters Libra
Dec 17th – Mercury trine Uranus
Dec 18th – Moon enters Scorpio
Dec 20th – Jupiter enters Aries
Dec 21st – Moon enters Sagittarius
Dec 21st – Sun enters Capricorn
Dec 21st – Sun square Jupiter
Dec 22nd – Venus trine Uranus
Dec 23rd – Moon enters Capricorn
Dec 24th – Mercury sextile Neptune
Dec 25th – Moon enters Aquarius
Dec 27th – Moon enters Pisces
Dec 28th – Venus sextile Neptune
Dec 29th – Mercury stations retrograde
Dec 29th – Moon enters Aries
Dec 29th – Retrograde Mercury conjunct Venus
Dec 31st – Moon enters Taurus
Dec 31st – Venus conjunct Pluto