2028Calendar of Astronomical Events
2028Phases of the Moon
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2028 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Atlantic Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 4 21:40 | Jan 12 00:03 p | Jan 18 15:26 |
| Jan 26 11:12 A | Feb 3 15:10 | Feb 10 11:04 | Feb 17 04:08 |
| Feb 25 06:37 | Mar 4 05:02 | Mar 10 21:06 | Mar 17 19:23 |
| Mar 26 00:31 | Apr 2 15:15 | Apr 9 06:27 | Apr 16 12:37 |
| Apr 24 15:47 | May 1 22:26 | May 8 15:49 | May 16 06:43 |
| May 24 04:16 | May 31 03:37 | Jun 7 02:09 | Jun 15 00:27 |
| Jun 22 14:27 | Jun 29 08:10 | Jul 6 14:11 p | Jul 14 16:57 |
| Jul 21 23:02 T | Jul 28 13:40 | Aug 5 04:10 | Aug 13 07:45 |
| Aug 20 06:44 | Aug 26 21:36 | Sep 3 19:48 | Sep 11 20:46 |
| Sep 18 14:24 | Sep 25 09:10 | Oct 3 12:25 | Oct 11 07:57 |
| Oct 17 22:57 | Oct 25 00:53 | Nov 2 05:17 | Nov 9 17:26 |
| Nov 16 09:18 | Nov 23 20:15 | Dec 1 21:40 | Dec 9 01:39 |
| Dec 15 22:06 | Dec 23 17:45 | Dec 31 12:48 t | - |
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 table above. 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.
Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery is an image collection showing the Moon's phases over a complete synodic month.
2028Calendar of Astronomical Events
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2028Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Atlantic Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AST Event (h:m)Jan 04 06 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 21:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 09 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU 08 10:28 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon 08 20 Mercury 0.7°S of Mars 12 00:03 FULL MOON 12 00:13 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.066 12 04:36 Pollux 6.0°N of Moon 12 17:27 Moon at Descending Node 13 02:04 Beehive 2.1°N of Moon 13 03:47 Moon at Perigee: 359046 km 14 15:13 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon 16 14:54 Jupiter 6.3°N of Moon 17 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°E 18 09:58 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 18 15:26 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 19:46 Antares 0.4°S of Moon 24 01 Mercury at Perihelion 26 03:31 Moon at Ascending Node 26 11:08 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.921 26 11:12 NEW MOON 26 19 Mercury 3.3°N of Mars 28 11:31 Moon at Apogee: 406387 km 30 10:01 Venus 5.4°S of MoonFeb 02 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 03 15:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON 04 19:48 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon 08 16:04 Pollux 6.0°N of Moon 09 04:56 Moon at Descending Node 09 13:32 Beehive 2.1°N of Moon 10 11:04 FULL MOON 10 15:53 Moon at Perigee: 356678 km 11 02:05 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon 11 08 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38116 AU 12 21:47 Jupiter 6.3°N of Moon 14 17:42 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 17 04:08 LAST QUARTER MOON 18 01:37 Antares 0.4°S of Moon 22 09:11 Moon at Ascending Node 22 19:55 Mercury 0.2°N of Moon: Occn. 24 12:26 Moon at Apogee: 406563 km 25 06:37 NEW MOON 27 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W 28 14 Venus 3.4°N of Saturn 29 11:48 Venus 4.3°S of MoonMar 03 02:48 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon 04 05:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 02:19 Pollux 6.1°N of Moon 07 14:06 Moon at Descending Node 08 00 Mercury at Aphelion 08 00:24 Beehive 2.2°N of Moon 09 13:30 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon 10 04:23 Moon at Perigee: 357599 km 10 21:06 FULL MOON 11 03:47 Jupiter 6.2°N of Moon 12 11 Jupiter at Opposition 13 03:43 Spica 3.3°N of Moon 16 09:06 Antares 0.6°S of Moon 17 19:23 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 02 Venus at Perihelion 19 22:17 Vernal Equinox 20 12:19 Moon at Ascending Node 20 21 Mars in Conjunction with Sun 22 09 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.1°E 22 19:24 Moon at Apogee: 406096 km 26 00:31 NEW MOON 26 06 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 30 00:59 Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn. 30 08:17 Pleiades 0.3°S of MoonApr 02 15:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON 03 09:58 Pollux 6.4°N of Moon 03 13:50 Venus 0.2°S of Pleiades 03 18:08 Moon at Descending Node 04 08:52 Beehive 2.4°N of Moon 05 23:15 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon 07 08:57 Jupiter 6.0°N of Moon 07 12:02 Moon at Perigee: 361361 km 09 06:27 FULL MOON 09 14:27 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 11 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 12 18:20 Antares 0.8°S of Moon 16 12:37 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 13:56 Moon at Ascending Node 19 11:13 Moon at Apogee: 405100 km 20 08 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 21 00 Mercury at Perihelion 22 03 Lyrid Meteor Shower 24 15:47 NEW MOON 26 00:15 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon 26 14:05 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon 27 20:20 Venus 1.7°N of Moon 30 18:47 Moon at Descending Node 30 21:33 Mercury 1.7°S of PleiadesMay 01 15:00 Beehive 2.7°N of Moon 01 22:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON 03 06:26 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon 04 14:02 Jupiter 6.0°N of Moon 04 17 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 05 06:31 Moon at Perigee: 366533 km 07 00:00 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 08 15:49 FULL MOON 09 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E 10 04:04 Antares 1.0°S of Moon 13 16:46 Moon at Ascending Node 16 06:43 LAST QUARTER MOON 17 05:55 Moon at Apogee: 404276 km 23 02 Mercury 2.5°S of Venus 24 04:16 NEW MOON 27 20:40 Moon at Descending Node 28 20:30 Beehive 2.9°N of Moon 30 12:01 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon 30 21 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 31 02:18 Moon at Perigee: 369758 km 31 03:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON 31 20:38 Jupiter 6.1°N of MoonJun 01 06 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 01 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 03 07:21 Spica 3.3°N of Moon 06 12:48 Antares 1.0°S of Moon 07 02:09 FULL MOON 07 13:02 Mars 4.0°S of Pleiades 09 22:18 Moon at Ascending Node 13 19 Venus 2.0°S of Mars 14 00:46 Moon at Apogee: 404222 km 15 00:27 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 06:15 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon 20 16:02 Summer Solstice 20 22:18 Mercury 1.4°N of Aldebaran 21 00:26 Mars 3.5°S of Moon 21 06:33 Mars 5.5°N of Aldebaran 22 14:27 NEW MOON 24 02:42 Moon at Descending Node 25 03:20 Beehive 3.0°N of Moon 26 00:14 Moon at Perigee: 366533 km 26 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°W 26 18:00 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon 28 06:19 Jupiter 6.3°N of Moon 29 08:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 13 Mercury 3.3°S of Mars 30 13:02 Spica 3.5°N of Moon | Date AST Event (h:m)Jul 03 19 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU 03 19:48 Antares 0.9°S of Moon 06 14:11 FULL MOON 06 14:20 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.389 07 05:34 Moon at Ascending Node 09 11 Venus at Aphelion 11 18:26 Moon at Apogee: 404945 km 12 21:06 Venus 1.0°N of Aldebaran 14 16:57 LAST QUARTER MOON 17 15:37 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon 17 23 Mercury at Perihelion 19 20:04 Mars 1.7°S of Moon 21 12:09 Moon at Descending Node 21 22:55 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.056 21 23:02 NEW MOON 23 18:14 Moon at Perigee: 361633 km 24 01:55 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon 25 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 25 19:55 Jupiter 6.4°N of Moon 27 18 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 27 18:42 Spica 3.5°N of Moon 28 13:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON 31 01:27 Antares 0.9°S of MoonAug 03 12:20 Moon at Ascending Node 05 04:10 FULL MOON 08 08:54 Moon at Apogee: 405894 km 10 13 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W 12 10 Perseid Meteor Shower 13 07:45 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 00:12 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon 16 22:17 Venus 4.2°S of Moon 17 14:48 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 17 22:04 Moon at Descending Node 20 06:44 NEW MOON 21 00:10 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km 22 00:46 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon 24 02:03 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 25 00:20 Mars 5.8°S of Pollux 26 21:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON 27 07:09 Antares 1.1°S of Moon 27 18 Mercury 2.2°S of Jupiter 30 16:39 Moon at Ascending Node 30 23 Mercury at Aphelion Sep 03 19:48 FULL MOON 04 16:03 Moon at Apogee: 406398 km 06 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E 08 07 Venus 2.3°S of Mars 10 07:09 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon 11 20:46 LAST QUARTER MOON 12 11:21 Venus 2.5°S of Beehive 14 05:05 Moon at Descending Node 15 08:19 Mars 2.6°N of Moon 15 09:10 Beehive 3.1°N of Moon 15 14:23 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn. 15 22:36 Mars 0.5°S of Beehive 16 22:49 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon 18 10:23 Moon at Perigee: 357048 km 18 14:24 NEW MOON 19 09:29 Mercury 0.3°N of Spica 20 02:06 Mercury 1.2°N of Moon: Occn. 20 11:39 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 22 07:45 Autumnal Equinox 23 14:22 Antares 1.3°S of Moon 25 09:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON 26 18:21 Moon at Ascending Node 29 22 Neptune at Opposition 30 09 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun Oct 01 17:38 Moon at Apogee: 406246 km 02 02:44 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus 02 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 03 12:25 FULL MOON 07 12:49 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon 11 07:37 Moon at Descending Node 11 07:57 LAST QUARTER MOON 12 17:50 Beehive 3.4°N of Moon 13 23 Mercury at Perihelion 13 23:41 Mars 4.7°N of Moon 14 08:45 Regulus 4.2°N of Moon 15 11:41 Venus 5.9°N of Moon 16 20:41 Moon at Perigee: 359010 km 17 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W 17 22:57 NEW MOON 20 23:41 Antares 1.5°S of Moon 21 03 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 10 Mercury 1.0°N of Jupiter 23 13:54 Mars 1.0°N of Regulus 23 19:55 Moon at Ascending Node 25 00:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 02:55 Moon at Apogee: 405560 km 29 19 Venus at Perihelion 30 13 Saturn at Opposition Nov 02 05:17 FULL MOON 03 18:34 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon 05 03 S Taurid Meteor Shower 07 08:08 Moon at Descending Node 09 00:13 Beehive 3.6°N of Moon 09 17:26 LAST QUARTER MOON 09 21 Venus 0.6°N of Jupiter 10 16:20 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon 12 02 N Taurid Meteor Shower 14 01:53 Moon at Perigee: 363613 km 14 08:44 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 15 21:15 Venus 3.6°N of Spica 16 09:18 NEW MOON 17 09 Leonid Meteor Shower 19 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 20 00:34 Moon at Ascending Node 23 20:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON 25 20:10 Moon at Apogee: 404732 kmDec 01 01:45 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon 01 21:40 FULL MOON 03 17 Uranus at Opposition 04 11:14 Moon at Descending Node 06 05:41 Beehive 3.8°N of Moon 07 21:58 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon 09 01:39 LAST QUARTER MOON 11 08:44 Moon at Perigee: 369056 km 11 16:36 Spica 3.3°N of Moon 13 22 Geminid Meteor Shower 14 03:33 Venus 5.0°N of Moon 15 22:06 NEW MOON 17 08:41 Moon at Ascending Node 21 04:20 Winter Solstice 22 06 Ursid Meteor Shower 22 09:06 Jupiter 3.1°N of Spica 22 22:09 Venus 5.5°N of Antares 23 17:00 Moon at Apogee: 404409 km 23 17:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON 27 23 Jupiter at Aphelion: 5.45386 AU 28 10:35 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon 30 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°E 31 12:48 FULL MOON 31 12:52 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.246 31 18:49 Moon at Descending Node | |||||||
Terms Used in Astronomical Events Calendar
- 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
- Beehive - bright star cluster in the constellation Cancer
Calendars of Astronomical Events: 2021 to 2030
The Americas
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2021 to 2030 for seven time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
| Calendars of Astronomical Events - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= GMT - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= GMT - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= GMT - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= GMT - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= GMT - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= GMT - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= GMT - 10 hours)
(where GMT = Greenwich Mean 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 Greenwich Mean Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Calendars of Astronomical Events.