Skywatching Planets In 2022

01 Jan 2022
Just #think
We all will be able to see:

Mercury: Evening planet, best in first half of January.
Near Venus on 1 Jan, and Saturn 14 Jan.

Venus: Inferior conjunction on 9 Jan, thereafter a morning object,
blazing at mag. -4.5 at the end of the month.

Mars: Morning planet, slowly brightening.
Rises nearly two hours before the Sun for much of January.

Jupiter: Bright evening planet, best at the start of January.
Waxing crescent Moon nearby on 5 and 6 Jan.

Saturn: Evening planet. Near Mercury mid-month. Lost after 20 Jan.

Uranus: Dim evening planet, best seen at the start of the month.

Neptune: Evening planet, deteriorating in visibility throughout January.
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/astronomy-guide-viewing-planets-night-sky/