2028Calendar of Astronomical Events
2028Phases of the Moon
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2028 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 5 01:40 | Jan 12 04:03 p | Jan 18 19:26 |
| Jan 26 15:12 A | Feb 3 19:10 | Feb 10 15:04 | Feb 17 08:08 |
| Feb 25 10:37 | Mar 4 09:02 | Mar 11 01:06 | Mar 17 23:23 |
| Mar 26 04:31 | Apr 2 19:15 | Apr 9 10:27 | Apr 16 16:37 |
| Apr 24 19:47 | May 2 02:26 | May 8 19:49 | May 16 10:43 |
| May 24 08:16 | May 31 07:37 | Jun 7 06:09 | Jun 15 04:27 |
| Jun 22 18:27 | Jun 29 12:10 | Jul 6 18:11 p | Jul 14 20:57 |
| Jul 22 03:02 T | Jul 28 17:40 | Aug 5 08:10 | Aug 13 11:45 |
| Aug 20 10:44 | Aug 27 01:36 | Sep 3 23:48 | Sep 12 00:46 |
| Sep 18 18:24 | Sep 25 13:10 | Oct 3 16:25 | Oct 11 11:57 |
| Oct 18 02:57 | Oct 25 04:53 | Nov 2 09:17 | Nov 9 21:26 |
| Nov 16 13:18 | Nov 24 00:15 | Dec 2 01:40 | Dec 9 05:39 |
| Dec 16 02:06 | Dec 23 21:45 | Dec 31 16:48 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
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.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 | ||||||||
| Greenwich Mean Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date GMT Event (h:m)Jan 01 03:52 Moon at Apogee: 405633 km 04 10 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 05 01:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 13 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU 08 14:28 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon 09 00 Mercury 0.7°S of Mars 12 04:03 FULL MOON 12 04:13 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.066 12 08:36 Pollux 6.0°N of Moon 12 21:27 Moon at Descending Node 13 06:04 Beehive 2.1°N of Moon 13 07:47 Moon at Perigee: 359046 km 14 19:13 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon 16 18:54 Jupiter 6.3°N of Moon 17 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°E 18 13:58 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 18 19:26 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 23:46 Antares 0.4°S of Moon 24 05 Mercury at Perihelion 26 07:31 Moon at Ascending Node 26 15:08 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.921 26 15:12 NEW MOON 26 23 Mercury 3.3°N of Mars 28 15:31 Moon at Apogee: 406387 km 30 14:01 Venus 5.4°S of MoonFeb 02 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 03 19:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON 04 23:48 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon 08 20:04 Pollux 6.0°N of Moon 09 08:56 Moon at Descending Node 09 17:32 Beehive 2.1°N of Moon 10 15:04 FULL MOON 10 19:53 Moon at Perigee: 356678 km 11 06:05 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon 11 12 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38116 AU 13 01:47 Jupiter 6.3°N of Moon 14 21:42 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 17 08:08 LAST QUARTER MOON 18 05:37 Antares 0.4°S of Moon 22 13:11 Moon at Ascending Node 22 23:55 Mercury 0.2°N of Moon: Occn. 24 16:26 Moon at Apogee: 406563 km 25 10:37 NEW MOON 27 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W 28 18 Venus 3.4°N of Saturn 29 15:48 Venus 4.3°S of MoonMar 03 06:48 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon 04 09:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 06:19 Pollux 6.1°N of Moon 07 18:06 Moon at Descending Node 08 04 Mercury at Aphelion 08 04:24 Beehive 2.2°N of Moon 09 17:30 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon 10 08:23 Moon at Perigee: 357599 km 11 01:06 FULL MOON 11 07:47 Jupiter 6.2°N of Moon 12 15 Jupiter at Opposition 13 07:43 Spica 3.3°N of Moon 16 13:06 Antares 0.6°S of Moon 17 23:23 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 06 Venus at Perihelion 20 02:17 Vernal Equinox 20 16:19 Moon at Ascending Node 21 01 Mars in Conjunction with Sun 22 13 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.1°E 22 23:24 Moon at Apogee: 406096 km 26 04:31 NEW MOON 26 10 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 30 04:59 Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn. 30 12:17 Pleiades 0.3°S of MoonApr 02 19:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON 03 13:58 Pollux 6.4°N of Moon 03 17:50 Venus 0.2°S of Pleiades 03 22:08 Moon at Descending Node 04 12:52 Beehive 2.4°N of Moon 06 03:15 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon 07 12:57 Jupiter 6.0°N of Moon 07 16:02 Moon at Perigee: 361361 km 09 10:27 FULL MOON 09 18:27 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 11 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 12 22:20 Antares 0.8°S of Moon 16 16:37 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 17:56 Moon at Ascending Node 19 15:13 Moon at Apogee: 405100 km 20 12 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 21 04 Mercury at Perihelion 22 07 Lyrid Meteor Shower 24 19:47 NEW MOON 26 04:15 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon 26 18:05 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon 28 00:20 Venus 1.7°N of Moon 30 22:47 Moon at Descending Node May 01 01:33 Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades 01 19:00 Beehive 2.7°N of Moon 02 02:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON 03 10:26 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon 04 18:02 Jupiter 6.0°N of Moon 04 21 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 05 10:31 Moon at Perigee: 366533 km 07 04:00 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 08 19:49 FULL MOON 09 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E 10 08:04 Antares 1.0°S of Moon 13 20:46 Moon at Ascending Node 16 10:43 LAST QUARTER MOON 17 09:55 Moon at Apogee: 404276 km 23 06 Mercury 2.5°S of Venus 24 08:16 NEW MOON 28 00:40 Moon at Descending Node 29 00:30 Beehive 2.9°N of Moon 30 16:01 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon 31 01 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 31 06:18 Moon at Perigee: 369758 km 31 07:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON Jun 01 00:38 Jupiter 6.1°N of Moon 01 10 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 02 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 03 11:21 Spica 3.3°N of Moon 06 16:48 Antares 1.0°S of Moon 07 06:09 FULL MOON 07 17:02 Mars 4.0°S of Pleiades 10 02:18 Moon at Ascending Node 13 23 Venus 2.0°S of Mars 14 04:46 Moon at Apogee: 404222 km 15 04:27 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 10:15 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon 20 20:02 Summer Solstice 21 02:18 Mercury 1.4°N of Aldebaran 21 04:26 Mars 3.5°S of Moon 21 10:33 Mars 5.5°N of Aldebaran 22 18:27 NEW MOON 24 06:42 Moon at Descending Node 25 07:20 Beehive 3.0°N of Moon 26 04:14 Moon at Perigee: 366533 km 26 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°W 26 22:00 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon 28 10:19 Jupiter 6.3°N of Moon 29 12:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 17 Mercury 3.3°S of Mars 30 17:02 Spica 3.5°N of Moon | Date GMT Event (h:m)Jul 03 23 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU 03 23:48 Antares 0.9°S of Moon 06 18:11 FULL MOON 06 18:20 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.389 07 09:34 Moon at Ascending Node 09 15 Venus at Aphelion 11 22:26 Moon at Apogee: 404945 km 13 01:06 Venus 1.0°N of Aldebaran 14 20:57 LAST QUARTER MOON 17 19:37 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon 18 03 Mercury at Perihelion 20 00:04 Mars 1.7°S of Moon 21 16:09 Moon at Descending Node 22 02:55 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.056 22 03:02 NEW MOON 23 22:14 Moon at Perigee: 361633 km 24 05:55 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon 25 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 25 23:55 Jupiter 6.4°N of Moon 27 22 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 27 22:42 Spica 3.5°N of Moon 28 17:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON 31 05:27 Antares 0.9°S of MoonAug 03 16:20 Moon at Ascending Node 05 08:10 FULL MOON 08 12:54 Moon at Apogee: 405894 km 10 17 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W 12 14 Perseid Meteor Shower 13 11:45 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 04:12 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon 17 02:17 Venus 4.2°S of Moon 17 18:48 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 18 02:04 Moon at Descending Node 20 10:44 NEW MOON 21 04:10 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km 22 04:46 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon 24 06:03 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 25 04:20 Mars 5.8°S of Pollux 27 01:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON 27 11:09 Antares 1.1°S of Moon 27 22 Mercury 2.2°S of Jupiter 30 20:39 Moon at Ascending Node 31 03 Mercury at Aphelion Sep 03 23:48 FULL MOON 04 20:03 Moon at Apogee: 406398 km 06 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E 08 11 Venus 2.3°S of Mars 10 11:09 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon 12 00:46 LAST QUARTER MOON 12 15:21 Venus 2.5°S of Beehive 14 09:05 Moon at Descending Node 15 12:19 Mars 2.6°N of Moon 15 13:10 Beehive 3.1°N of Moon 15 18:23 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn. 16 02:36 Mars 0.5°S of Beehive 17 02:49 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon 18 14:23 Moon at Perigee: 357048 km 18 18:24 NEW MOON 19 13:29 Mercury 0.3°N of Spica 20 06:06 Mercury 1.2°N of Moon: Occn. 20 15:39 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 22 11:45 Autumnal Equinox 23 18:22 Antares 1.3°S of Moon 25 13:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON 26 22:21 Moon at Ascending Node 30 02 Neptune at Opposition 30 13 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun Oct 01 21:38 Moon at Apogee: 406246 km 02 06:44 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus 02 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 03 16:25 FULL MOON 07 16:49 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon 11 11:37 Moon at Descending Node 11 11:57 LAST QUARTER MOON 12 21:50 Beehive 3.4°N of Moon 14 03 Mercury at Perihelion 14 03:41 Mars 4.7°N of Moon 14 12:45 Regulus 4.2°N of Moon 15 15:41 Venus 5.9°N of Moon 17 00:41 Moon at Perigee: 359010 km 17 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W 18 02:57 NEW MOON 21 03:41 Antares 1.5°S of Moon 21 07 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 14 Mercury 1.0°N of Jupiter 23 17:54 Mars 1.0°N of Regulus 23 23:55 Moon at Ascending Node 25 04:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 06:55 Moon at Apogee: 405560 km 29 23 Venus at Perihelion 30 17 Saturn at Opposition Nov 02 09:17 FULL MOON 03 22:34 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon 05 07 S Taurid Meteor Shower 07 12:08 Moon at Descending Node 09 04:13 Beehive 3.6°N of Moon 09 21:26 LAST QUARTER MOON 10 01 Venus 0.6°N of Jupiter 10 20:20 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon 12 06 N Taurid Meteor Shower 14 05:53 Moon at Perigee: 363613 km 14 12:44 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 16 01:15 Venus 3.6°N of Spica 16 13:18 NEW MOON 17 13 Leonid Meteor Shower 20 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 20 04:34 Moon at Ascending Node 24 00:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON 26 00:10 Moon at Apogee: 404732 kmDec 01 05:45 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon 02 01:40 FULL MOON 03 21 Uranus at Opposition 04 15:14 Moon at Descending Node 06 09:41 Beehive 3.8°N of Moon 08 01:58 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon 09 05:39 LAST QUARTER MOON 11 12:44 Moon at Perigee: 369056 km 11 20:36 Spica 3.3°N of Moon 14 02 Geminid Meteor Shower 14 07:33 Venus 5.0°N of Moon 16 02:06 NEW MOON 17 12:41 Moon at Ascending Node 21 08:20 Winter Solstice 22 10 Ursid Meteor Shower 22 13:06 Jupiter 3.1°N of Spica 23 02:09 Venus 5.5°N of Antares 23 21:00 Moon at Apogee: 404409 km 23 21:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON 28 03 Jupiter at Aphelion: 5.45386 AU 28 14:35 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon 31 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°E 31 16:48 FULL MOON 31 16:52 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.246 31 22:49 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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2021 to 2030 for five time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
| Calendar of Astronomical Events - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| GMT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| CET | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| EET | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| MSK | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| GST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time
- CET = Central European Time (= GMT + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= GMT + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= GMT + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= GMT + 4 hours)
- 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.