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