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