2028 Sky Event Almanac
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 (Coordinated Universal Time − 10 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 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
12 11:27 Moon at Descending Node
12 21:47 Moon at Perigee: 359046 km
14 09:13 Regulus 3.2°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
28 05:31 Moon at Apogee: 406387 km
Feb 01 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 09:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 13:48 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
08 22:56 Moon at Descending Node
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
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 Moon
Mar 02 20:48 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
03 23:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 08:06 Moon at Descending Node
07 18 Mercury at Aphelion
09 07:30 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
09 22:23 Moon at Perigee: 357599 km
10 15:06 FULL 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 Moon
Apr 02 09:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 07:50 Venus 0.2°S of Pleiades
03 12:08 Moon at Descending Node
05 17:15 Regulus 3.4°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 Pleiades
May 01 16:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 00:26 Regulus 3.6°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
23 22:16 NEW MOON
27 14:40 Moon at Descending Node
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
Jun 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
22 08:27 NEW MOON
23 20:42 Moon at Descending Node
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
29 02:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 07 Mercury 3.3°S of Mars
30 07:02 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
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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
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 Moon
Aug 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
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
13 23:05 Moon at Descending Node
15 02:19 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
15 08:23 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
16 16:49 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
18 04:23 Moon at Perigee: 357048 km
18 08:24 NEW MOON
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
13 17 Mercury at Perihelion
13 17:41 Mars 4.7°N of Moon
14 02:45 Regulus 4.2°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
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 Moon
Dec 01 15:40 FULL MOON
03 11 Uranus at Opposition
04 05:14 Moon at Descending Node
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
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
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
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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
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 (Coordinated Universal Time − 10 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 | |||
| Hawaiian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 04 15:40 | Jan 11 18:03 p | Jan 18 09:26 |
| Jan 26 05:12 A | Feb 03 09:10 | Feb 10 05:04 | Feb 16 22:08 |
| Feb 25 00:37 | Mar 03 23:02 | Mar 10 15:06 | Mar 17 13:23 |
| Mar 25 18:31 | Apr 02 09:15 | Apr 09 00:27 | Apr 16 06:37 |
| Apr 24 09:47 | May 01 16:26 | May 08 09:49 | May 16 00:43 |
| May 23 22:16 | May 30 21:37 | Jun 06 20:09 | Jun 14 18:27 |
| Jun 22 08:27 | Jun 29 02:10 | Jul 06 08:11 p | Jul 14 10:57 |
| Jul 21 17:02 T | Jul 28 07:40 | Aug 04 22:10 | Aug 13 01:45 |
| Aug 20 00:44 | Aug 26 15:36 | Sep 03 13:48 | Sep 11 14:46 |
| Sep 18 08:24 | Sep 25 03:10 | Oct 03 06:25 | Oct 11 01:57 |
| Oct 17 16:57 | Oct 24 18:53 | Nov 01 23:17 | Nov 09 11:26 |
| Nov 16 03:18 | Nov 23 14:15 | Dec 01 15:40 | Dec 08 19:39 |
| Dec 15 16:06 | Dec 23 11:45 | Dec 31 06:48 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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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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