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
Hawaiian Standard Time
January - June July - December
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

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 

    

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

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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

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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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