Astrology calendar 2022

Mercury is retrograde four times (Jan 14 – Feb 3; May 10 – Jun 3; Sep 9 – Oct 2; Dec 29 – Jan 18, 2023). Mars is retrograde once (Oct 30 – Jan 12, 2023); Venus does not turn retrograde. There are 4 eclipses, 12 Full Moons and 13 New Moons. Slow-planet sign changes: Jupiter enters Aries (May 10), Jupiter returns to Pisces (Oct 28) and Jupiter enters Aries (Dec 20).

Key dates of 2022

Retrogrades of Mercury, Venus and Mars, eclipses, equinoxes and solstices, and slow-planet sign changes
Date and time	Event	Where
Jan 14, 6:42 AM ET	Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde	10°20′ Aquarius ♒︎
Jan 29, 3:48 AM ET	Venus stations direct · Retrograde	11°05′ Capricorn ♑︎
Feb 3, 11:12 PM ET	Mercury stations direct · Retrograde	24°23′ Capricorn ♑︎
Mar 20, 11:34 AM ET	Sun enters Aries (March equinox) · Sun	0° Aries ♈︎
Apr 30, 4:41 PM ET	Partial solar eclipse · Eclipse	10°29′ Taurus ♉︎
May 10, 7:54 AM ET	Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde	4°52′ Gemini ♊︎
May 10, 7:30 PM ET	Jupiter enters Aries · Sign change	0° Aries ♈︎
May 16, 12:11 AM ET	Total lunar eclipse · Eclipse	25°16′ Scorpio ♏︎
Jun 3, 3:54 AM ET	Mercury stations direct · Retrograde	26°05′ Taurus ♉︎
Jun 21, 5:14 AM ET	Sun enters Cancer (June solstice) · Sun	0° Cancer ♋︎
Sep 9, 11:36 PM ET	Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde	8°56′ Libra ♎︎
Sep 22, 9:05 PM ET	Sun enters Libra (September equinox) · Sun	0° Libra ♎︎
Oct 2, 5:12 AM ET	Mercury stations direct · Retrograde	24°12′ Virgo ♍︎
Oct 25, 7:00 AM ET	Partial solar eclipse · Eclipse	2°01′ Scorpio ♏︎
Oct 28, 12:45 AM ET	Jupiter retrogrades back into Pisces · Sign change	29°59′ Pisces ♓︎
Oct 30, 9:25 AM ET	Mars stations retrograde · Retrograde	25°37′ Gemini ♊︎
Nov 8, 5:59 AM ET	Total lunar eclipse · Eclipse	15°59′ Taurus ♉︎
Dec 20, 9:55 AM ET	Jupiter enters Aries · Sign change	0° Aries ♈︎
Dec 21, 4:49 PM ET	Sun enters Capricorn (December solstice) · Sun	0° Capricorn ♑︎
Dec 29, 4:32 AM ET	Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde	24°21′ Capricorn ♑︎

January 2022
Date and time	Event	Where
Jan 2, 2:10 AM ET	Mercury enters Aquarius · Sign change	0° Aquarius ♒︎
Jan 2, 1:34 PM ET	New Moon · Moon	12°21′ Capricorn ♑︎
Jan 14, 6:42 AM ET	Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde	10°20′ Aquarius ♒︎
Jan 17, 6:49 PM ET	Full Moon · Moon	27°51′ Cancer ♋︎
Jan 18, 10:36 AM ET	Uranus stations direct · Retrograde	10°49′ Taurus ♉︎
Jan 19, 9:40 PM ET	Sun enters Aquarius · Sun	0° Aquarius ♒︎
Jan 24, 7:53 AM ET	Mars enters Capricorn · Sign change	0° Capricorn ♑︎
Jan 25, 10:04 PM ET	Mercury retrogrades back into Capricorn · Sign change	29°59′ Capricorn ♑︎
Jan 29, 3:48 AM ET	Venus stations direct · Retrograde	11°05′ Capricorn ♑︎

February 2022
Date and time	Event	Where
Feb 1, 12:46 AM ET	New Moon · Moon	12°20′ Aquarius ♒︎
Feb 3, 11:12 PM ET	Mercury stations direct · Retrograde	24°23′ Capricorn ♑︎
Feb 14, 4:54 PM ET	Mercury enters Aquarius · Sign change	0° Aquarius ♒︎
Feb 16, 11:57 AM ET	Full Moon · Moon	28°00′ Leo ♌︎
Feb 18, 11:43 AM ET	Sun enters Pisces · Sun	0° Pisces ♓︎

March 2022
Date and time	Event	Where
Mar 2, 12:35 PM ET	New Moon · Moon	12°07′ Pisces ♓︎
Mar 6, 1:23 AM ET	Mars enters Aquarius · Sign change	0° Aquarius ♒︎
Mar 6, 1:27 AM ET	Venus enters Aquarius · Sign change	0° Aquarius ♒︎
Mar 9, 8:33 PM ET	Mercury enters Pisces · Sign change	0° Pisces ♓︎
Mar 18, 3:18 AM ET	Full Moon · Moon	27°41′ Virgo ♍︎
Mar 20, 11:34 AM ET	Sun enters Aries (March equinox) · Sun	0° Aries ♈︎
Mar 27, 3:45 AM ET	Mercury enters Aries · Sign change	0° Aries ♈︎

April 2022
Date and time	Event	Where
Apr 1, 2:25 AM ET	New Moon · Moon	11°31′ Aries ♈︎
Apr 5, 11:17 AM ET	Venus enters Pisces · Sign change	0° Pisces ♓︎
Apr 10, 10:10 PM ET	Mercury enters Taurus · Sign change	0° Taurus ♉︎
Apr 14, 11:05 PM ET	Mars enters Pisces · Sign change	0° Pisces ♓︎
Apr 16, 2:55 PM ET	Full Moon · Moon	26°46′ Libra ♎︎
Apr 19, 10:25 PM ET	Sun enters Taurus · Sun	0° Taurus ♉︎
Apr 29, 2:38 PM ET	Pluto stations retrograde · Retrograde	28°36′ Capricorn ♑︎
Apr 29, 6:23 PM ET	Mercury enters Gemini · Sign change	0° Gemini ♊︎
Apr 30, 4:41 PM ET	Partial solar eclipse · Eclipse	10°29′ Taurus ♉︎

May 2022
Date and time	Event	Where
May 2, 12:10 PM ET	Venus enters Aries · Sign change	0° Aries ♈︎
May 10, 7:54 AM ET	Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde	4°52′ Gemini ♊︎
May 10, 7:30 PM ET	Jupiter enters Aries · Sign change	0° Aries ♈︎
May 16, 12:11 AM ET	Total lunar eclipse · Eclipse	25°16′ Scorpio ♏︎
May 20, 9:23 PM ET	Sun enters Gemini · Sun	0° Gemini ♊︎
May 22, 9:16 PM ET	Mercury retrogrades back into Taurus · Sign change	29°59′ Taurus ♉︎
May 24, 7:18 PM ET	Mars enters Aries · Sign change	0° Aries ♈︎
May 28, 10:47 AM ET	Venus enters Taurus · Sign change	0° Taurus ♉︎
May 30, 7:31 AM ET	New Moon · Moon	9°04′ Gemini ♊︎

June 2022
Date and time	Event	Where
Jun 3, 3:54 AM ET	Mercury stations direct · Retrograde	26°05′ Taurus ♉︎
Jun 4, 5:42 PM ET	Saturn stations retrograde · Retrograde	25°15′ Aquarius ♒︎
Jun 13, 11:28 AM ET	Mercury enters Gemini · Sign change	0° Gemini ♊︎
Jun 14, 7:52 AM ET	Full Moon · Moon	23°26′ Sagittarius ♐︎
Jun 21, 5:14 AM ET	Sun enters Cancer (June solstice) · Sun	0° Cancer ♋︎
Jun 22, 8:35 PM ET	Venus enters Gemini · Sign change	0° Gemini ♊︎
Jun 28, 4:17 AM ET	Neptune stations retrograde · Retrograde	25°27′ Pisces ♓︎
Jun 28, 10:52 PM ET	New Moon · Moon	7°23′ Cancer ♋︎

July 2022
Date and time	Event	Where
Jul 5, 2:06 AM ET	Mars enters Taurus · Sign change	0° Taurus ♉︎
Jul 5, 2:25 AM ET	Mercury enters Cancer · Sign change	0° Cancer ♋︎
Jul 13, 2:38 PM ET	Full Moon · Moon	21°22′ Capricorn ♑︎
Jul 17, 9:33 PM ET	Venus enters Cancer · Sign change	0° Cancer ♋︎
Jul 19, 8:35 AM ET	Mercury enters Leo · Sign change	0° Leo ♌︎
Jul 22, 4:07 PM ET	Sun enters Leo · Sun	0° Leo ♌︎
Jul 28, 1:55 PM ET	New Moon · Moon	5°39′ Leo ♌︎
Jul 28, 4:34 PM ET	Jupiter stations retrograde · Retrograde	8°43′ Aries ♈︎

August 2022
Date and time	Event	Where
Aug 4, 2:58 AM ET	Mercury enters Virgo · Sign change	0° Virgo ♍︎
Aug 11, 2:31 PM ET	Venus enters Leo · Sign change	0° Leo ♌︎
Aug 11, 9:36 PM ET	Full Moon · Moon	19°22′ Aquarius ♒︎
Aug 20, 4:00 AM ET	Mars enters Gemini · Sign change	0° Gemini ♊︎
Aug 22, 11:17 PM ET	Sun enters Virgo · Sun	0° Virgo ♍︎
Aug 24, 9:54 AM ET	Uranus stations retrograde · Retrograde	18°55′ Taurus ♉︎
Aug 25, 9:03 PM ET	Mercury enters Libra · Sign change	0° Libra ♎︎
Aug 27, 4:17 AM ET	New Moon · Moon	4°04′ Virgo ♍︎

September 2022
Date and time	Event	Where
Sep 5, 12:05 AM ET	Venus enters Virgo · Sign change	0° Virgo ♍︎
Sep 9, 11:36 PM ET	Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde	8°56′ Libra ♎︎
Sep 10, 5:59 AM ET	Full Moon (Harvest Moon) · Moon	17°42′ Pisces ♓︎
Sep 22, 9:05 PM ET	Sun enters Libra (September equinox) · Sun	0° Libra ♎︎
Sep 23, 8:05 AM ET	Mercury retrogrades back into Virgo · Sign change	29°59′ Virgo ♍︎
Sep 25, 5:55 PM ET	New Moon · Moon	2°49′ Libra ♎︎
Sep 29, 3:50 AM ET	Venus enters Libra · Sign change	0° Libra ♎︎

October 2022
Date and time	Event	Where
Oct 2, 5:12 AM ET	Mercury stations direct · Retrograde	24°12′ Virgo ♍︎
Oct 8, 5:41 PM ET	Pluto stations direct · Retrograde	26°07′ Capricorn ♑︎
Oct 9, 4:55 PM ET	Full Moon (Hunter's Moon) · Moon	16°33′ Aries ♈︎
Oct 10, 7:51 PM ET	Mercury enters Libra · Sign change	0° Libra ♎︎
Oct 23, 12:04 AM ET	Saturn stations direct · Retrograde	18°35′ Aquarius ♒︎
Oct 23, 3:53 AM ET	Venus enters Scorpio · Sign change	0° Scorpio ♏︎
Oct 23, 6:36 AM ET	Sun enters Scorpio · Sun	0° Scorpio ♏︎
Oct 25, 7:00 AM ET	Partial solar eclipse · Eclipse	2°01′ Scorpio ♏︎
Oct 28, 12:45 AM ET	Jupiter retrogrades back into Pisces · Sign change	29°59′ Pisces ♓︎
Oct 29, 3:22 PM ET	Mercury enters Scorpio · Sign change	0° Scorpio ♏︎
Oct 30, 9:25 AM ET	Mars stations retrograde · Retrograde	25°37′ Gemini ♊︎

November 2022
Date and time	Event	Where
Nov 8, 5:59 AM ET	Total lunar eclipse · Eclipse	15°59′ Taurus ♉︎
Nov 16, 1:09 AM ET	Venus enters Sagittarius · Sign change	0° Sagittarius ♐︎
Nov 17, 3:42 AM ET	Mercury enters Sagittarius · Sign change	0° Sagittarius ♐︎
Nov 22, 3:21 AM ET	Sun enters Sagittarius · Sun	0° Sagittarius ♐︎
Nov 23, 5:57 PM ET	New Moon · Moon	1°38′ Sagittarius ♐︎
Nov 23, 6:02 PM ET	Jupiter stations direct · Retrograde	28°48′ Pisces ♓︎

December 2022
Date and time	Event	Where
Dec 3, 7:20 PM ET	Neptune stations direct · Retrograde	22°39′ Pisces ♓︎
Dec 6, 5:08 PM ET	Mercury enters Capricorn · Sign change	0° Capricorn ♑︎
Dec 7, 11:08 PM ET	Full Moon · Moon	16°02′ Gemini ♊︎
Dec 9, 10:54 PM ET	Venus enters Capricorn · Sign change	0° Capricorn ♑︎
Dec 20, 9:55 AM ET	Jupiter enters Aries · Sign change	0° Aries ♈︎
Dec 21, 4:49 PM ET	Sun enters Capricorn (December solstice) · Sun	0° Capricorn ♑︎
Dec 23, 5:17 AM ET	New Moon · Moon	1°33′ Capricorn ♑︎
Dec 29, 4:32 AM ET	Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde	24°21′ Capricorn ♑︎

How to read this calendar

Times are Eastern Time (America/New_York), with daylight-saving changes. Rows in bold are the dates most astrologers plan around. A station is the moment a planet appears to stop and reverse; the retrograde runs from the retrograde station to the direct station. A planet that retrogrades back into a sign recrosses the boundary it passed earlier, so its stay in the new sign is interrupted. Sun sign changes mark the start of each zodiac season.

Positions are apparent geocentric tropical longitudes from Astronomy Engine, searched to the minute; retrograde station times have been checked against NASA JPL Horizons. Methodology and accuracy.

Detail pages for 2022

To see which of these dates touch your own chart, open My sky or the transit chart.

Frequently asked questions

What are the major astrology events of 2022?

Mercury stations retrograde on Jan 14, Sun enters Aries (March equinox) on Mar 20, Partial solar eclipse on Apr 30, Mercury stations retrograde on May 10, Jupiter enters Aries on May 10, Total lunar eclipse on May 16, Sun enters Cancer (June solstice) on Jun 21, Mercury stations retrograde on Sep 9, Sun enters Libra (September equinox) on Sep 22, Partial solar eclipse on Oct 25, Jupiter retrogrades back into Pisces on Oct 28, Mars stations retrograde on Oct 30, Total lunar eclipse on Nov 8, Jupiter enters Aries on Dec 20, Sun enters Capricorn (December solstice) on Dec 21 and Mercury stations retrograde on Dec 29.

How many times is Mercury retrograde in 2022?

Mercury is retrograde four times (Jan 14 – Feb 3; May 10 – Jun 3; Sep 9 – Oct 2; Dec 29 – Jan 18, 2023). Dates use Eastern Time; each station time is in the table above.

Is Venus retrograde in 2022?

No. Venus begins no retrograde in 2022; it turns retrograde about every 19 months.

When are the eclipses in 2022?

partial solar eclipse on April 30, 2022 in Taurus, total lunar eclipse on May 16, 2022 in Scorpio, partial solar eclipse on October 25, 2022 in Scorpio and total lunar eclipse on November 8, 2022 in Taurus.

Why might another calendar show a different date?

Each event is a single instant worldwide. This calendar shows Eastern Time (New York), including daylight-saving changes; an event late in the evening ET is already the next day in Europe and Asia. Hover or tap a time to see it in UTC, or download the calendar file, which your calendar app converts to your own time zone.

Astrology is a symbolic and cultural tradition. The planetary positions on this site are calculated with astronomical accuracy; the interpretations describe what astrologers associate with them and are not scientifically validated predictions about personality, relationships or the future.

Key dates of 2022

How to read this calendar

Detail pages for 2022

Frequently asked questions

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