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