2028 Sky Event Almanac
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.
| 2028 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jan 04 04 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 19:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 07 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
08 08:28 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
08 18 Mercury 0.7°S of Mars
11 22:03 FULL MOON
11 22:13 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.066
12 15:27 Moon at Descending Node
13 01:47 Moon at Perigee: 359046 km
14 13:13 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
17 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°E
18 07:58 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
18 13:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 17:46 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
23 23 Mercury at Perihelion
26 01:31 Moon at Ascending Node
26 09:08 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.921
26 09:12 NEW MOON
28 09:31 Moon at Apogee: 406387 km
Feb 02 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 13:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 17:48 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
09 02:56 Moon at Descending Node
10 09:04 FULL MOON
10 13:53 Moon at Perigee: 356678 km
11 00:05 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
11 06 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38116 AU
14 15:42 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
17 02:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 23:37 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
22 07:11 Moon at Ascending Node
22 17:55 Mercury 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
24 10:26 Moon at Apogee: 406563 km
25 04:37 NEW MOON
27 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W
28 12 Venus 3.4°N of Saturn
29 09:48 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
Mar 03 00:48 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
04 03:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 12:06 Moon at Descending Node
07 22 Mercury at Aphelion
09 11:30 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
10 02:23 Moon at Perigee: 357599 km
10 19:06 FULL MOON
12 09 Jupiter at Opposition
13 01:43 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
16 07:06 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
17 17:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 00 Venus at Perihelion
19 20:17 Vernal Equinox
20 10:19 Moon at Ascending Node
20 19 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
22 07 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.1°E
22 17:24 Moon at Apogee: 406096 km
25 22:31 NEW MOON
26 04 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
29 22:59 Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
30 06:17 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
Apr 02 13:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 11:50 Venus 0.2°S of Pleiades
03 16:08 Moon at Descending Node
05 21:15 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
07 10:02 Moon at Perigee: 361361 km
09 04:27 FULL MOON
09 12:27 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
11 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 16:20 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
16 10:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 11:56 Moon at Ascending Node
19 09:13 Moon at Apogee: 405100 km
20 06 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
20 22 Mercury at Perihelion
22 01 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 13:47 NEW MOON
25 22:15 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
26 12:05 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
27 18:20 Venus 1.7°N of Moon
30 16:47 Moon at Descending Node
30 19:33 Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades
May 01 20:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 04:26 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
04 15 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 04:31 Moon at Perigee: 366533 km
06 22:00 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
08 13:49 FULL MOON
09 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E
10 02:04 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
13 14:46 Moon at Ascending Node
16 04:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 03:55 Moon at Apogee: 404276 km
24 02:16 NEW MOON
27 18:40 Moon at Descending Node
30 10:01 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
30 19 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
31 00:18 Moon at Perigee: 369758 km
31 01:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 01 04 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
01 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 05:21 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
06 10:48 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
07 00:09 FULL MOON
07 11:02 Mars 4.0°S of Pleiades
09 20:18 Moon at Ascending Node
13 17 Venus 2.0°S of Mars
13 22:46 Moon at Apogee: 404222 km
14 22:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 04:15 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
20 14:02 Summer Solstice
20 20:18 Mercury 1.4°N of Aldebaran
20 22:26 Mars 3.5°S of Moon
22 12:27 NEW MOON
24 00:42 Moon at Descending Node
25 22:14 Moon at Perigee: 366533 km
26 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°W
26 16:00 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
29 06:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 11 Mercury 3.3°S of Mars
30 11:02 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
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Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jul 03 17 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
03 17:48 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
06 12:11 FULL MOON
06 12:20 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.389
07 03:34 Moon at Ascending Node
09 09 Venus at Aphelion
11 16:26 Moon at Apogee: 404945 km
12 19:06 Venus 1.0°N of Aldebaran
14 14:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 13:37 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
17 21 Mercury at Perihelion
19 18:04 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
21 10:09 Moon at Descending Node
21 20:55 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.056
21 21:02 NEW MOON
23 16:14 Moon at Perigee: 361633 km
23 23:55 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
25 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 16 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
27 16:42 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
28 11:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 23:27 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
Aug 03 10:20 Moon at Ascending Node
05 02:10 FULL MOON
08 06:54 Moon at Apogee: 405894 km
10 11 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
12 08 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 05:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 22:12 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
16 20:17 Venus 4.2°S of Moon
17 12:48 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
17 20:04 Moon at Descending Node
20 04:44 NEW MOON
20 22:10 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
21 22:46 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
24 00:03 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
26 19:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 05:09 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
27 16 Mercury 2.2°S of Jupiter
30 14:39 Moon at Ascending Node
30 21 Mercury at Aphelion
Sep 03 17:48 FULL MOON
04 14:03 Moon at Apogee: 406398 km
06 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
08 05 Venus 2.3°S of Mars
10 05:09 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
11 18:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 03:05 Moon at Descending Node
15 06:19 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
15 12:23 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
16 20:49 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
18 08:23 Moon at Perigee: 357048 km
18 12:24 NEW MOON
20 00:06 Mercury 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
20 09:39 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
22 05:45 Autumnal Equinox
23 12:22 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
25 07:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 16:21 Moon at Ascending Node
29 20 Neptune at Opposition
30 07 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
Oct 01 15:38 Moon at Apogee: 406246 km
02 00:44 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
02 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 10:25 FULL MOON
07 10:49 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
11 05:37 Moon at Descending Node
11 05:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 21 Mercury at Perihelion
13 21:41 Mars 4.7°N of Moon
14 06:45 Regulus 4.2°N of Moon
16 18:41 Moon at Perigee: 359010 km
17 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
17 20:57 NEW MOON
20 21:41 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
21 01 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 08 Mercury 1.0°N of Jupiter
23 11:54 Mars 1.0°N of Regulus
23 17:55 Moon at Ascending Node
24 22:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 00:55 Moon at Apogee: 405560 km
29 17 Venus at Perihelion
30 11 Saturn at Opposition
Nov 02 03:17 FULL MOON
03 16:34 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
05 01 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 06:08 Moon at Descending Node
09 15:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 19 Venus 0.6°N of Jupiter
10 14:20 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
12 00 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 23:53 Moon at Perigee: 363613 km
14 06:44 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
15 19:15 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
16 07:18 NEW MOON
17 07 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 22:34 Moon at Ascending Node
23 18:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 18:10 Moon at Apogee: 404732 km
30 23:45 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
Dec 01 19:40 FULL MOON
03 15 Uranus at Opposition
04 09:14 Moon at Descending Node
07 19:58 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
08 23:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 06:44 Moon at Perigee: 369056 km
11 14:36 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
13 20 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 20:06 NEW MOON
17 06:41 Moon at Ascending Node
21 02:20 Winter Solstice
22 04 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 07:06 Jupiter 3.1°N of Spica
23 15:00 Moon at Apogee: 404409 km
23 15:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 21 Jupiter at Aphelion: 5.45386 AU
28 08:35 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
30 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°E
31 10:48 FULL MOON
31 10:52 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.246
31 16:49 Moon at Descending Node
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Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac
- Perihelion - instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
- Aphelion - instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
- Perigee - instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
- Apogee - instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
- Inferior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes between Earth and the Sun
- Superior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth
- Greatest Elongation - the maximum angular separation between the Sun and the planet (Mercury or Venus) as seen from Earth
- during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star;
- during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star - Opposition - instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
- Conjunction - instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
- Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
- Ascending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
- Descending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit
- Aldebaran - bright star in the constellation Taurus
- Pollux - bright star in the constellation Gemini
- Regulus - bright star in the constellation Leo
- Spica - bright star in the constellation Virgo
- Antares - bright star in the constellation Scorpius
- Pleiades - bright star cluster in the constellation Taurus
2028 Phases of the Moon
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2028 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 04 19:40 | Jan 11 22:03 p | Jan 18 13:26 |
| Jan 26 09:12 A | Feb 03 13:10 | Feb 10 09:04 | Feb 17 02:08 |
| Feb 25 04:37 | Mar 04 03:02 | Mar 10 19:06 | Mar 17 17:23 |
| Mar 25 22:31 | Apr 02 13:15 | Apr 09 04:27 | Apr 16 10:37 |
| Apr 24 13:47 | May 01 20:26 | May 08 13:49 | May 16 04:43 |
| May 24 02:16 | May 31 01:37 | Jun 07 00:09 | Jun 14 22:27 |
| Jun 22 12:27 | Jun 29 06:10 | Jul 06 12:11 p | Jul 14 14:57 |
| Jul 21 21:02 T | Jul 28 11:40 | Aug 05 02:10 | Aug 13 05:45 |
| Aug 20 04:44 | Aug 26 19:36 | Sep 03 17:48 | Sep 11 18:46 |
| Sep 18 12:24 | Sep 25 07:10 | Oct 03 10:25 | Oct 11 05:57 |
| Oct 17 20:57 | Oct 24 22:53 | Nov 02 03:17 | Nov 09 15:26 |
| Nov 16 07:18 | Nov 23 18:15 | Dec 01 19:40 | Dec 08 23:39 |
| Dec 15 20:06 | Dec 23 15:45 | Dec 31 10:48 t | - |
For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.
The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. An eclipse of the Sun can only occur at New Moon (see: Solar Eclipses for Beginners), while an eclipse of the Moon can only occur at Full Moon (see: Lunar Eclipses for Beginners). In any calendar year there are a minimum of two solar and two lunar eclipses.
If an eclipse of the Sun or Moon takes place on a given date, it is noted by a character next to the date in the Phases of the Moon table. Solar eclipses are indicated as: T=Total, A=Annular, H=Hybrid and P=Partial. Lunar eclipses are indicated as: t=Total, p=Partial, and n=Penumbral.
Solar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Lunar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Sky Event Almanacs: 2021 to 2030
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| EST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| CST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| MST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| PST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AKST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| HST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.
Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes. Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.
The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.
| Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs | |
| Solstice/Equinox (Earth) | ± 0.5 minute |
| Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth) | ± 30 minutes; ± 0.00001 AU |
| Solar and Lunar Eclipses | ± 0.5 minute |
| Phases of the Moon | ± 0.5 minute |
| Moon at Nodes | ± 2 minutes |
| Apogee/Perigee of Moon | ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers |
| Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet | ± 10 minutes |
| Conjunctions of Planet with Planet | ± 3 hours |
| Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets) | ± 3 hours |
| Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets | ± 30 minutes |
Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070
For more information and sample pages, see Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 To 2070.
Acknowledgements
All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998).
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:
- "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".
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