2028Calendar of Astronomical Events

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

 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 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)
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.
 
Accuracy of the Astronomical Events Calendars
The goal of the Astronomical Events Calendars 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 Astronomical Events Calendars
 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 

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: 

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