2028 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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 ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 13:22 Moon at Apogee: 405633 km
04 19 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 11:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 22 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
08 23:58 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
09 09 Mercury 0.7°S of Mars
12 13:33 FULL MOON
12 13:43 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.066
13 06:57 Moon at Descending Node
13 17:17 Moon at Perigee: 359046 km
15 04:43 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
18 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°E
18 23:28 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
19 04:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 09:16 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
24 14 Mercury at Perihelion
26 17:01 Moon at Ascending Node
27 00:38 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.921
27 00:42 NEW MOON
29 01:01 Moon at Apogee: 406387 km
Feb 02 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 04:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 09:18 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
09 18:26 Moon at Descending Node
11 00:34 FULL MOON
11 05:23 Moon at Perigee: 356678 km
11 15:35 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
11 21 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38116 AU
15 07:12 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
17 17:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 15:07 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
22 22:41 Moon at Ascending Node
23 09:25 Mercury 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
25 01:56 Moon at Apogee: 406563 km
25 20:07 NEW MOON
28 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W
29 03 Venus 3.4°N of Saturn
Mar 01 01:18 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
03 16:18 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
04 18:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 03:36 Moon at Descending Node
08 13 Mercury at Aphelion
10 03:00 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
10 17:53 Moon at Perigee: 357599 km
11 10:36 FULL MOON
13 01 Jupiter at Opposition
13 17:13 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
16 22:36 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
18 08:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 15 Venus at Perihelion
20 11:47 Vernal Equinox
21 01:49 Moon at Ascending Node
21 11 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
22 22 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.1°E
23 08:54 Moon at Apogee: 406096 km
26 14:01 NEW MOON
26 20 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
30 14:29 Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
30 21:47 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
Apr 03 04:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 03:20 Venus 0.2°S of Pleiades
04 07:38 Moon at Descending Node
06 12:45 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
08 01:32 Moon at Perigee: 361361 km
09 19:57 FULL MOON
10 03:57 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
12 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
13 07:50 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
17 02:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 03:26 Moon at Ascending Node
20 00:43 Moon at Apogee: 405100 km
20 21 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
21 13 Mercury at Perihelion
22 17 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 05:17 NEW MOON
26 13:45 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
27 03:35 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
28 09:50 Venus 1.7°N of Moon
May 01 08:17 Moon at Descending Node
01 11:03 Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades
02 11:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 19:56 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
05 06 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 20:01 Moon at Perigee: 366533 km
07 13:30 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
09 05:19 FULL MOON
09 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E
10 17:34 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
14 06:16 Moon at Ascending Node
16 20:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 19:25 Moon at Apogee: 404276 km
24 17:46 NEW MOON
28 10:10 Moon at Descending Node
31 01:31 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
31 10 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
31 15:48 Moon at Perigee: 369758 km
31 17:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 01 20 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
02 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 20:51 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
07 02:18 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
07 15:39 FULL MOON
08 02:32 Mars 4.0°S of Pleiades
10 11:48 Moon at Ascending Node
14 08 Venus 2.0°S of Mars
14 14:16 Moon at Apogee: 404222 km
15 13:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 19:45 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
21 05:32 Summer Solstice
21 11:48 Mercury 1.4°N of Aldebaran
21 13:56 Mars 3.5°S of Moon
23 03:57 NEW MOON
24 16:12 Moon at Descending Node
26 13:44 Moon at Perigee: 366533 km
27 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°W
27 07:30 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
29 21:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 03 Mercury 3.3°S of Mars
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 02:32 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
04 08 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
04 09:18 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
07 03:41 FULL MOON
07 03:50 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.389
07 19:04 Moon at Ascending Node
10 00 Venus at Aphelion
12 07:56 Moon at Apogee: 404945 km
13 10:36 Venus 1.0°N of Aldebaran
15 06:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 05:07 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
18 12 Mercury at Perihelion
20 09:34 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
22 01:39 Moon at Descending Node
22 12:25 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.056
22 12:32 NEW MOON
24 07:44 Moon at Perigee: 361633 km
24 15:25 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
25 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 08 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 08:12 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
29 03:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 14:57 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
Aug 04 01:50 Moon at Ascending Node
05 17:40 FULL MOON
08 22:24 Moon at Apogee: 405894 km
11 02 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
13 00 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 21:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 13:42 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
17 11:47 Venus 4.2°S of Moon
18 04:18 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
18 11:34 Moon at Descending Node
20 20:14 NEW MOON
21 13:40 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
22 14:16 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
24 15:33 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
27 11:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 20:39 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
28 07 Mercury 2.2°S of Jupiter
31 06:09 Moon at Ascending Node
31 12 Mercury at Aphelion
Sep 04 09:18 FULL MOON
05 05:33 Moon at Apogee: 406398 km
06 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
08 20 Venus 2.3°S of Mars
10 20:39 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
12 10:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 18:35 Moon at Descending Node
15 21:49 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
16 03:53 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
17 12:19 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
18 23:53 Moon at Perigee: 357048 km
19 03:54 NEW MOON
20 15:36 Mercury 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
21 01:09 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
22 21:15 Autumnal Equinox
24 03:52 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
25 22:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 07:51 Moon at Ascending Node
30 11 Neptune at Opposition
30 22 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
Oct 02 07:08 Moon at Apogee: 406246 km
02 16:14 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
02 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 01:55 FULL MOON
08 02:19 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
11 21:07 Moon at Descending Node
11 21:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 12 Mercury at Perihelion
14 13:11 Mars 4.7°N of Moon
14 22:15 Regulus 4.2°N of Moon
17 10:11 Moon at Perigee: 359010 km
18 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
18 12:27 NEW MOON
21 13:11 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
21 16 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 23 Mercury 1.0°N of Jupiter
24 03:24 Mars 1.0°N of Regulus
24 09:25 Moon at Ascending Node
25 14:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 16:25 Moon at Apogee: 405560 km
30 08 Venus at Perihelion
31 03 Saturn at Opposition
Nov 02 18:47 FULL MOON
04 08:04 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
05 17 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 21:38 Moon at Descending Node
10 06:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 10 Venus 0.6°N of Jupiter
11 05:50 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
12 16 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 15:23 Moon at Perigee: 363613 km
14 22:14 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
16 10:45 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
16 22:48 NEW MOON
17 22 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 14:04 Moon at Ascending Node
24 09:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 09:40 Moon at Apogee: 404732 km
Dec 01 15:15 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
02 11:10 FULL MOON
04 06 Uranus at Opposition
05 00:44 Moon at Descending Node
08 11:28 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
09 15:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 22:14 Moon at Perigee: 369056 km
12 06:06 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
14 11 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 11:36 NEW MOON
17 22:11 Moon at Ascending Node
21 17:50 Winter Solstice
22 20 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 22:36 Jupiter 3.1°N of Spica
24 06:30 Moon at Apogee: 404409 km
24 07:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 12 Jupiter at Aphelion: 5.45386 AU
29 00:05 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
31 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°E
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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
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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 | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 05 11:10 | Jan 12 13:33 p | Jan 19 04:56 |
| Jan 27 00:42 A | Feb 04 04:40 | Feb 11 00:34 | Feb 17 17:38 |
| Feb 25 20:07 | Mar 04 18:32 | Mar 11 10:36 | Mar 18 08:53 |
| Mar 26 14:01 | Apr 03 04:45 | Apr 09 19:57 | Apr 17 02:07 |
| Apr 25 05:17 | May 02 11:56 | May 09 05:19 | May 16 20:13 |
| May 24 17:46 | May 31 17:07 | Jun 07 15:39 | Jun 15 13:57 |
| Jun 23 03:57 | Jun 29 21:40 | Jul 07 03:41 p | Jul 15 06:27 |
| Jul 22 12:32 T | Jul 29 03:10 | Aug 05 17:40 | Aug 13 21:15 |
| Aug 20 20:14 | Aug 27 11:06 | Sep 04 09:18 | Sep 12 10:16 |
| Sep 19 03:54 | Sep 25 22:40 | Oct 04 01:55 | Oct 11 21:27 |
| Oct 18 12:27 | Oct 25 14:23 | Nov 02 18:47 | Nov 10 06:56 |
| Nov 16 22:48 | Nov 24 09:45 | Dec 02 11:10 | Dec 09 15:09 |
| Dec 16 11:36 | Dec 24 07:15 | Jan 01 02:18 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
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| IST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| BST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ICT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AWST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| JST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ACT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AEST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NCT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NZST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 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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