2028 Sky Event Almanac
Cape Verde Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Cape Verde Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 1 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 CVT Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 02:52 Moon at Apogee: 405633 km
04 09 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 00:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 12 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
08 13:28 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
08 23 Mercury 0.7°S of Mars
12 03:03 FULL MOON
12 03:13 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.066
12 20:27 Moon at Descending Node
13 06:47 Moon at Perigee: 359046 km
14 18:13 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
17 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°E
18 12:58 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
18 18:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 22:46 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
24 04 Mercury at Perihelion
26 06:31 Moon at Ascending Node
26 14:08 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.921
26 14:12 NEW MOON
28 14:31 Moon at Apogee: 406387 km
Feb 02 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 18:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 22:48 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
09 07:56 Moon at Descending Node
10 14:04 FULL MOON
10 18:53 Moon at Perigee: 356678 km
11 05:05 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
11 11 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38116 AU
14 20:42 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
17 07:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 04:37 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
22 12:11 Moon at Ascending Node
22 22:55 Mercury 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
24 15:26 Moon at Apogee: 406563 km
25 09:37 NEW MOON
27 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W
28 17 Venus 3.4°N of Saturn
29 14:48 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
Mar 03 05:48 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
04 08:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 17:06 Moon at Descending Node
08 03 Mercury at Aphelion
09 16:30 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
10 07:23 Moon at Perigee: 357599 km
11 00:06 FULL MOON
12 14 Jupiter at Opposition
13 06:43 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
16 12:06 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
17 22:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 05 Venus at Perihelion
20 01:17 Vernal Equinox
20 15:19 Moon at Ascending Node
21 00 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
22 12 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.1°E
22 22:24 Moon at Apogee: 406096 km
26 03:31 NEW MOON
26 09 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
30 03:59 Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
30 11:17 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
Apr 02 18:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 16:50 Venus 0.2°S of Pleiades
03 21:08 Moon at Descending Node
06 02:15 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
07 15:02 Moon at Perigee: 361361 km
09 09:27 FULL MOON
09 17:27 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
11 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 21:20 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
16 15:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 16:56 Moon at Ascending Node
19 14:13 Moon at Apogee: 405100 km
20 11 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
21 03 Mercury at Perihelion
22 06 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 18:47 NEW MOON
26 03:15 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
26 17:05 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
27 23:20 Venus 1.7°N of Moon
30 21:47 Moon at Descending Node
May 01 00:33 Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades
02 01:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 09:26 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
04 20 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 09:31 Moon at Perigee: 366533 km
07 03:00 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
08 18:49 FULL MOON
09 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E
10 07:04 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
13 19:46 Moon at Ascending Node
16 09:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 08:55 Moon at Apogee: 404276 km
24 07:16 NEW MOON
27 23:40 Moon at Descending Node
30 15:01 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
31 00 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
31 05:18 Moon at Perigee: 369758 km
31 06:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 01 09 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
02 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 10:21 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
06 15:48 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
07 05:09 FULL MOON
07 16:02 Mars 4.0°S of Pleiades
10 01:18 Moon at Ascending Node
13 22 Venus 2.0°S of Mars
14 03:46 Moon at Apogee: 404222 km
15 03:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 09:15 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
20 19:02 Summer Solstice
21 01:18 Mercury 1.4°N of Aldebaran
21 03:26 Mars 3.5°S of Moon
22 17:27 NEW MOON
24 05:42 Moon at Descending Node
26 03:14 Moon at Perigee: 366533 km
26 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°W
26 21:00 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
29 11:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 16 Mercury 3.3°S of Mars
30 16:02 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
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Date CVT Event
(h:m)
Jul 03 22 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
03 22:48 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
06 17:11 FULL MOON
06 17:20 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.389
07 08:34 Moon at Ascending Node
09 14 Venus at Aphelion
11 21:26 Moon at Apogee: 404945 km
13 00:06 Venus 1.0°N of Aldebaran
14 19:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 18:37 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
18 02 Mercury at Perihelion
19 23:04 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
21 15:09 Moon at Descending Node
22 01:55 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.056
22 02:02 NEW MOON
23 21:14 Moon at Perigee: 361633 km
24 04:55 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
25 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 21 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
27 21:42 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
28 16:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 04:27 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
Aug 03 15:20 Moon at Ascending Node
05 07:10 FULL MOON
08 11:54 Moon at Apogee: 405894 km
10 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
12 13 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 10:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 03:12 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
17 01:17 Venus 4.2°S of Moon
17 17:48 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
18 01:04 Moon at Descending Node
20 09:44 NEW MOON
21 03:10 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
22 03:46 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
24 05:03 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
27 00:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 10:09 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
27 21 Mercury 2.2°S of Jupiter
30 19:39 Moon at Ascending Node
31 02 Mercury at Aphelion
Sep 03 22:48 FULL MOON
04 19:03 Moon at Apogee: 406398 km
06 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
08 10 Venus 2.3°S of Mars
10 10:09 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
11 23:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 08:05 Moon at Descending Node
15 11:19 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
15 17:23 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
17 01:49 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
18 13:23 Moon at Perigee: 357048 km
18 17:24 NEW MOON
20 05:06 Mercury 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
20 14:39 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
22 10:45 Autumnal Equinox
23 17:22 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
25 12:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 21:21 Moon at Ascending Node
30 01 Neptune at Opposition
30 12 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
Oct 01 20:38 Moon at Apogee: 406246 km
02 05:44 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
02 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 15:25 FULL MOON
07 15:49 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
11 10:37 Moon at Descending Node
11 10:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 02 Mercury at Perihelion
14 02:41 Mars 4.7°N of Moon
14 11:45 Regulus 4.2°N of Moon
16 23:41 Moon at Perigee: 359010 km
17 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
18 01:57 NEW MOON
21 02:41 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
21 06 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 13 Mercury 1.0°N of Jupiter
23 16:54 Mars 1.0°N of Regulus
23 22:55 Moon at Ascending Node
25 03:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 05:55 Moon at Apogee: 405560 km
29 22 Venus at Perihelion
30 16 Saturn at Opposition
Nov 02 08:17 FULL MOON
03 21:34 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
05 06 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 11:08 Moon at Descending Node
09 20:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 00 Venus 0.6°N of Jupiter
10 19:20 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
12 05 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 04:53 Moon at Perigee: 363613 km
14 11:44 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
16 00:15 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
16 12:18 NEW MOON
17 12 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 03:34 Moon at Ascending Node
23 23:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 23:10 Moon at Apogee: 404732 km
Dec 01 04:45 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
02 00:40 FULL MOON
03 20 Uranus at Opposition
04 14:14 Moon at Descending Node
08 00:58 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
09 04:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 11:44 Moon at Perigee: 369056 km
11 19:36 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
14 01 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 01:06 NEW MOON
17 11:41 Moon at Ascending Node
21 07:20 Winter Solstice
22 09 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 12:06 Jupiter 3.1°N of Spica
23 20:00 Moon at Apogee: 404409 km
23 20:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 02 Jupiter at Aphelion: 5.45386 AU
28 13:35 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
31 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°E
31 15:48 FULL MOON
31 15:52 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.246
31 21:49 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
Cape Verde Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Cape Verde Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 1 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 | |||
| Cape Verde Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 05 00:40 | Jan 12 03:03 p | Jan 18 18:26 |
| Jan 26 14:12 A | Feb 03 18:10 | Feb 10 14:04 | Feb 17 07:08 |
| Feb 25 09:37 | Mar 04 08:02 | Mar 11 00:06 | Mar 17 22:23 |
| Mar 26 03:31 | Apr 02 18:15 | Apr 09 09:27 | Apr 16 15:37 |
| Apr 24 18:47 | May 02 01:26 | May 08 18:49 | May 16 09:43 |
| May 24 07:16 | May 31 06:37 | Jun 07 05:09 | Jun 15 03:27 |
| Jun 22 17:27 | Jun 29 11:10 | Jul 06 17:11 p | Jul 14 19:57 |
| Jul 22 02:02 T | Jul 28 16:40 | Aug 05 07:10 | Aug 13 10:45 |
| Aug 20 09:44 | Aug 27 00:36 | Sep 03 22:48 | Sep 11 23:46 |
| Sep 18 17:24 | Sep 25 12:10 | Oct 03 15:25 | Oct 11 10:57 |
| Oct 18 01:57 | Oct 25 03:53 | Nov 02 08:17 | Nov 09 20:26 |
| Nov 16 12:18 | Nov 23 23:15 | Dec 02 00:40 | Dec 09 04:39 |
| Dec 16 01:06 | Dec 23 20:45 | Dec 31 15:48 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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