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