2028Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2028Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 1 hour).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2028 Phases of the Moon   
      Central European Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
- Jan  5  02:40    Jan 12  05:03 p  Jan 18  20:26   
 Jan 26  16:12 A  Feb  3  20:10    Feb 10  16:04    Feb 17  09:08   
 Feb 25  11:37    Mar  4  10:02    Mar 11  02:06    Mar 18  00:23   
 Mar 26  05:31    Apr  2  20:15    Apr  9  11:27    Apr 16  17:37   
 Apr 24  20:47    May  2  03:26    May  8  20:49    May 16  11:43   
 May 24  09:16    May 31  08:37    Jun  7  07:09    Jun 15  05:27   
 Jun 22  19:27    Jun 29  13:10    Jul  6  19:11 p  Jul 14  21:57   
 Jul 22  04:02 T  Jul 28  18:40    Aug  5  09:10    Aug 13  12:45   
 Aug 20  11:44    Aug 27  02:36    Sep  4  00:48    Sep 12  01:46   
 Sep 18  19:24    Sep 25  14:10    Oct  3  17:25    Oct 11  12:57   
 Oct 18  03:57    Oct 25  05:53    Nov  2  10:17    Nov  9  22:26   
 Nov 16  14:18    Nov 24  01:15    Dec  2  02:40    Dec  9  06:39   
 Dec 16  03:06    Dec 23  22:45    Dec 31  17:48 t -
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 table above. 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. 
Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery is an image collection showing the Moon's phases over a complete synodic month.
2028Calendar of Astronomical Events
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 1 hour).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
   
      2028Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Central European Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  04:52  Moon at Apogee: 405633 km    04  11     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    05  02:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  14     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU    08  15:28  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon    09  01     Mercury 0.7°S of Mars    12  05:03  FULL MOON     12  05:13  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.066    12  09:36  Pollux 6.0°N of Moon    12  22:27  Moon at Descending Node     13  07:04  Beehive 2.1°N of Moon    13  08:47  Moon at Perigee: 359046 km    14  20:13  Regulus 3.2°N of Moon    16  19:54  Jupiter 6.3°N of Moon    17  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°E    18  14:58  Spica 3.4°N of Moon    18  20:26  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  00:46  Antares 0.4°S of Moon    24  06     Mercury at Perihelion     26  08:31  Moon at Ascending Node     26  16:08  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.921    26  16:12  NEW MOON     27  00     Mercury 3.3°N of Mars    28  16:31  Moon at Apogee: 406387 km    30  15:01  Venus 5.4°S of MoonFeb 02  10     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     03  20:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  00:48  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon    08  21:04  Pollux 6.0°N of Moon    09  09:56  Moon at Descending Node     09  18:32  Beehive 2.1°N of Moon    10  16:04  FULL MOON     10  20:53  Moon at Perigee: 356678 km    11  07:05  Regulus 3.2°N of Moon    11  13     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38116 AU    13  02:47  Jupiter 6.3°N of Moon    14  22:42  Spica 3.4°N of Moon    17  09:08  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  06:37  Antares 0.4°S of Moon    22  14:11  Moon at Ascending Node     23  00:55  Mercury 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    24  17:26  Moon at Apogee: 406563 km    25  11:37  NEW MOON     27  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W    28  19     Venus 3.4°N of Saturn    29  16:48  Venus 4.3°S of MoonMar 03  07:48  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon    04  10:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  07:19  Pollux 6.1°N of Moon    07  19:06  Moon at Descending Node     08  05     Mercury at Aphelion     08  05:24  Beehive 2.2°N of Moon    09  18:30  Regulus 3.2°N of Moon    10  09:23  Moon at Perigee: 357599 km    11  02:06  FULL MOON     11  08:47  Jupiter 6.2°N of Moon    12  16     Jupiter at Opposition     13  08:43  Spica 3.3°N of Moon    16  14:06  Antares 0.6°S of Moon    18  00:23  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  07     Venus at Perihelion     20  03:17  Vernal Equinox     20  17:19  Moon at Ascending Node     21  02     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     22  14     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.1°E    23  00:24  Moon at Apogee: 406096 km    26  05:31  NEW MOON     26  11     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     30  05:59  Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    30  13:17  Pleiades 0.3°S of MoonApr 02  20:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  14:58  Pollux 6.4°N of Moon    03  18:50  Venus 0.2°S of Pleiades    03  23:08  Moon at Descending Node     04  13:52  Beehive 2.4°N of Moon    06  04:15  Regulus 3.4°N of Moon    07  13:57  Jupiter 6.0°N of Moon    07  17:02  Moon at Perigee: 361361 km    09  11:27  FULL MOON     09  19:27  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    12  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     12  23:20  Antares 0.8°S of Moon    16  17:37  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  18:56  Moon at Ascending Node     19  16:13  Moon at Apogee: 405100 km    20  13     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     21  05     Mercury at Perihelion     22  08     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  20:47  NEW MOON     26  05:15  Mercury 2.9°S of Moon    26  19:05  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon    28  01:20  Venus 1.7°N of Moon    30  23:47  Moon at Descending Node May 01  02:33  Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades    01  20:00  Beehive 2.7°N of Moon    02  03:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  11:26  Regulus 3.6°N of Moon    04  19:02  Jupiter 6.0°N of Moon    04  22     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  11:31  Moon at Perigee: 366533 km    07  05:00  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    08  20:49  FULL MOON     09  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E    10  09:04  Antares 1.0°S of Moon    13  21:46  Moon at Ascending Node     16  11:43  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  10:55  Moon at Apogee: 404276 km    23  07     Mercury 2.5°S of Venus    24  09:16  NEW MOON     28  01:40  Moon at Descending Node     29  01:30  Beehive 2.9°N of Moon    30  17:01  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon    31  02     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     31  07:18  Moon at Perigee: 369758 km    31  08:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON Jun 01  01:38  Jupiter 6.1°N of Moon    01  11     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     02  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     03  12:21  Spica 3.3°N of Moon    06  17:48  Antares 1.0°S of Moon    07  07:09  FULL MOON     07  18:02  Mars 4.0°S of Pleiades    10  03:18  Moon at Ascending Node     14  00     Venus 2.0°S of Mars    14  05:46  Moon at Apogee: 404222 km    15  05:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  11:15  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon    20  21:02  Summer Solstice     21  03:18  Mercury 1.4°N of Aldebaran    21  05:26  Mars 3.5°S of Moon    21  11:33  Mars 5.5°N of Aldebaran    22  19:27  NEW MOON     24  07:42  Moon at Descending Node     25  08:20  Beehive 3.0°N of Moon    26  05:14  Moon at Perigee: 366533 km    26  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°W    26  23:00  Regulus 4.0°N of Moon    28  11:19  Jupiter 6.3°N of Moon    29  13:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  18     Mercury 3.3°S of Mars    30  18:02  Spica 3.5°N of Moon
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jul 04  00     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU    04  00:48  Antares 0.9°S of Moon    06  19:11  FULL MOON     06  19:20  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.389    07  10:34  Moon at Ascending Node     09  16     Venus at Aphelion     11  23:26  Moon at Apogee: 404945 km    13  02:06  Venus 1.0°N of Aldebaran    14  21:57  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  20:37  Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon    18  04     Mercury at Perihelion     20  01:04  Mars 1.7°S of Moon    21  17:09  Moon at Descending Node     22  03:55  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.056    22  04:02  NEW MOON     23  23:14  Moon at Perigee: 361633 km    24  06:55  Regulus 4.0°N of Moon    25  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     26  00:55  Jupiter 6.4°N of Moon    27  23     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    27  23:42  Spica 3.5°N of Moon    28  18:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  06:27  Antares 0.9°S of MoonAug 03  17:20  Moon at Ascending Node     05  09:10  FULL MOON     08  13:54  Moon at Apogee: 405894 km    10  18     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W    12  15     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  12:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  05:12  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon    17  03:17  Venus 4.2°S of Moon    17  19:48  Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    18  03:04  Moon at Descending Node     20  11:44  NEW MOON     21  05:10  Moon at Perigee: 358074 km    22  05:46  Mercury 4.7°N of Moon    24  07:03  Spica 3.4°N of Moon    25  05:20  Mars 5.8°S of Pollux    27  02:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  12:09  Antares 1.1°S of Moon    27  23     Mercury 2.2°S of Jupiter    30  21:39  Moon at Ascending Node     31  04     Mercury at Aphelion Sep 04  00:48  FULL MOON     04  21:03  Moon at Apogee: 406398 km    06  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E    08  12     Venus 2.3°S of Mars    10  12:09  Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon    12  01:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  16:21  Venus 2.5°S of Beehive    14  10:05  Moon at Descending Node     15  13:19  Mars 2.6°N of Moon    15  14:10  Beehive 3.1°N of Moon    15  19:23  Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.    16  03:36  Mars 0.5°S of Beehive    17  03:49  Regulus 4.0°N of Moon    18  15:23  Moon at Perigee: 357048 km    18  19:24  NEW MOON     19  14:29  Mercury 0.3°N of Spica    20  07:06  Mercury 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.    20  16:39  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    22  12:45  Autumnal Equinox     23  19:22  Antares 1.3°S of Moon    25  14:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON     26  23:21  Moon at Ascending Node     30  03     Neptune at Opposition     30  14     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun Oct 01  22:38  Moon at Apogee: 406246 km    02  07:44  Venus 0.1°S of Regulus    02  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     03  17:25  FULL MOON     07  17:49  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon    11  12:37  Moon at Descending Node     11  12:57  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  22:50  Beehive 3.4°N of Moon    14  04     Mercury at Perihelion     14  04:41  Mars 4.7°N of Moon    14  13:45  Regulus 4.2°N of Moon    15  16:41  Venus 5.9°N of Moon    17  01:41  Moon at Perigee: 359010 km    18  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W    18  03:57  NEW MOON     21  04:41  Antares 1.5°S of Moon    21  08     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  15     Mercury 1.0°N of Jupiter    23  18:54  Mars 1.0°N of Regulus    24  00:55  Moon at Ascending Node     25  05:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  07:55  Moon at Apogee: 405560 km    30  00     Venus at Perihelion     30  18     Saturn at Opposition Nov 02  10:17  FULL MOON     03  23:34  Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon    05  08     S Taurid Meteor Shower    07  13:08  Moon at Descending Node     09  05:13  Beehive 3.6°N of Moon    09  22:26  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  02     Venus 0.6°N of Jupiter    10  21:20  Regulus 4.4°N of Moon    12  07     N Taurid Meteor Shower    14  06:53  Moon at Perigee: 363613 km    14  13:44  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    16  02:15  Venus 3.6°N of Spica    16  14:18  NEW MOON     17  14     Leonid Meteor Shower    20  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     20  05:34  Moon at Ascending Node     24  01:14  FIRST QUARTER MOON     26  01:10  Moon at Apogee: 404732 kmDec 01  06:45  Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon    02  02:40  FULL MOON     03  22     Uranus at Opposition     04  16:14  Moon at Descending Node     06  10:41  Beehive 3.8°N of Moon    08  02:58  Regulus 4.6°N of Moon    09  06:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  13:44  Moon at Perigee: 369056 km    11  21:36  Spica 3.3°N of Moon    14  03     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  08:33  Venus 5.0°N of Moon    16  03:06  NEW MOON     17  13:41  Moon at Ascending Node     21  09:20  Winter Solstice     22  11     Ursid Meteor Shower    22  14:06  Jupiter 3.1°N of Spica    23  03:09  Venus 5.5°N of Antares    23  22:00  Moon at Apogee: 404409 km    23  22:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  04     Jupiter at Aphelion:  5.45386 AU    28  15:35  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon    31  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°E    31  17:48  FULL MOON     31  17:52  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.246    31  23:49  Moon at Descending Node     

 Terms Used in Astronomical Events Calendar 
  • 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
  • Beehive - bright star cluster in the constellation Cancer
Calendars of Astronomical Events: 2021 to 2030
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2021 to 2030 for five time zones 
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. 
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
   Calendar of Astronomical Events - Europe, Africa, & Middle East
   GMT    2021     2022     2023     2024     2025     2026     2027     2028     2029     2030 
   CET    2021     2022     2023     2024     2025     2026     2027     2028     2029     2030 
   EET    2021     2022     2023     2024     2025     2026     2027     2028     2029     2030 
   MSK    2021     2022     2023     2024     2025     2026     2027     2028     2029     2030 
   GST    2021     2022     2023     2024     2025     2026     2027     2028     2029     2030 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • GMT = Greenwich Mean Time 
        • CET = Central European Time (= GMT + 1 hour)
        • EET = Eastern European Time (= GMT + 2 hours)
        • MSK = Moscow Time (= GMT + 3 hours)
        • GST = Gulf Standard Time (= GMT + 4 hours)
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Greenwich Mean Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Calendars of Astronomical Events.
 
Accuracy of the Astronomical Events Calendars
The goal of the Astronomical Events Calendars 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 Astronomical Events Calendars
 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 

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: 

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