Witchcraft/astrology dates and events in 2022
Read below the cut for all the important witchcraft and astrology dates of 2022.
January
1 - Beginning of Venus Retrograde; Beginning of Uranus Retrograde
2 - New Moon (Super Moon)
3 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower
4 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower; Beginning of Saturn Retrograde
7 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation
14 - Beginning of Mercury Retrograde
17 - Full Moon (Wolf Moon)
18 - End of Uranus Retrograde
21 - first day of Aquarius
25 - Gap day
26 - Gap day
27 - Gap day
28 - Gap day
29 - Gap day
30 - Gap day
31 - Gap day
February
1 - New Moon, Imbolc, Gap day
2 - Imbolc, Gap day
3 - Gap day
4 - End of Mercury Retrograde
13 - Gap day
16 - Full Moon (Snow Moon), Gap day, Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
19 - last day of Aquarius
20 - first day of Pisces
21 - Gap day
24 - Gap day
March
2 - New Moon
4 - Gap day
9 - Gap day
12 - Gap day
17 - Gap day, Full Moon (Worm Moon)
20 - Vernal (Spring) Equinox, Ostara, last day of Pisces
21 - first day of Aries
23 - Gap day
30 - Gap day
31 - Gap day
April
1 - New Moon
7 - Gap day
11 - Gap day
16 - Full Moon (Pink Moon)
20 - last day of Aries
21 - first day of Taurus
22 - Lyrids Meteor Shower
23 - Lyrids Meteor Shower
28 - Gap day
29 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation, Beginning of Pluto Retrograde
30 - Beltane, Gap day, partial solar eclipse, New Moon
May
1 - Beltane
6 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
7 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
10 - Beginning of Mercury Retrograde
15 - full lunar eclipse
16 - full lunar eclipse, Full Moon (Flower Moon)
19 - Gap day
20 - Gap day, last day of Taurus
21 - first day of Gemini
30 - New Moon
June
3 - End of Mercury Retrograde
8 - Gap day
10 - Gap day
14 - Full Moon (Strawberry Moon, Super Moon)
16 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
21 - Summer Solstice, Litha, last day of Gemini
22 - first day of Cancer
27 - Gap day
28- Beginning of Neptune Retrograde
29 - New Moon
July
1 - Gap day
8 - Gap day
9 - Gap day
12 - Full Moon (Buck Moon, Super Moon)
16 - Gap day
22 - Gap day, last day of Cancer
23 - first day of Leo
27 - Gap day
28 - Gap day, New Moon, Beginning of Jupiter Retrograde
29 - Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower
30 - Gap day
August
1 - Lammas
2 - Lammas
4 - Gap day
11 - full moon (sturgeon moon)
12 - Perseids Meteor Shower, Gap day
13 - Perseids Meteor Shower
14 - Saturn at Opposition
15 - Gap day
20 - Gap day
23 - Gap day, last day of Leo
24 - first day of Virgo
27 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation, New Moon
September
2 - Gap day
3 - Gap day
4 - Gap day
5 - Gap day
6 - Gap day
7 - Gap day
8 - Gap day
9 - Gap day
10 - Gap day, Full Moon (Corn Moon), Beginning of Mercury Retrograde
11 - Gap day
16 - Neptune at Opposition
22 - Autumnal Equinox, Mabon
23 - last day of Virgo
24 - first day of Libra
25 - New Moon
26 - Jupiter at Opposition
October
1 - Gap day
2 - Gap day, End of Mercury Retrograde
3 - Gap day
4 - Gap day
5 - Gap day
6 - Gap day
7 - Draconids Meteor Shower
8 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation, End of Pluto Retrograde
10 - Full Moon (Corn Moon)
12 - Gap day
13 - Gap day
14 - Gap day
15 - Gap day
16 - Gap day
17 - Gap day
18 - Gap day
19 - Gap day
20 - Gap day
21 - Orionids Meteor Shower, Gap day
22 - Orionids Meteor Shower
23 - last day of Libra, End of Jupiter Retrograde, End of Saturn Retrograde
24 - first day of Scorpio
25 - partial solar eclipse, New Moon
30 - Beginning of Mars Retrograde
31 - Gap day, Samhain
November
1 - Samhain, End of Mars Retrograde
3 - Gap day
4 - Taurids Meteor Shower
5 - Taurids Meteor Shower
7 - full lunar eclipse
8 - Gap day, full lunar eclipse, Full Moon (Beaver Moon)
9 - Uranus at Opposition
11 - Gap day
17 - Leonids Meteor Shower
18 - Leonids Meteor Shower
19 - Gap day
22 - last day of Scorpio
23 - first day of Sagittarius, New Moon
24 - Gap day
27 - Gap day
December
2 - Gap day
4 - End of Neptune Retrograde
8 - Mars at Opposition, Gap day, Full Moon (Cold Moon)
13 - Geminids Meteor Shower
14 - Geminids Meteor Shower
15 - Gap day
16 - Gap day
21 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation, Ursids Meteor Shower, Winter Solstice, Yule, last day of Sagittarius
22 - Ursids Meteor Shower, first day of Capricorn
23 - Gap day, New Moon (Super Moon)
27 - Gap day
29 - Beginning of Mercury Retrograde