2028 Sky Event Almanac
Japan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 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 JST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 12:52 Moon at Apogee: 405633 km
04 19 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 10:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 22 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
08 23:28 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
09 09 Mercury 0.7°S of Mars
12 13:03 FULL MOON
12 13:13 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.066
13 06:27 Moon at Descending Node
13 16:47 Moon at Perigee: 359046 km
15 04:13 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
18 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°E
18 22:58 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
19 04:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 08:46 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
24 14 Mercury at Perihelion
26 16:31 Moon at Ascending Node
27 00:08 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.921
27 00:12 NEW MOON
29 00:31 Moon at Apogee: 406387 km
Feb 02 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 04:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 08:48 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
09 17:56 Moon at Descending Node
11 00:04 FULL MOON
11 04:53 Moon at Perigee: 356678 km
11 15:05 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
11 21 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38116 AU
15 06:42 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
17 17:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 14:37 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
22 22:11 Moon at Ascending Node
23 08:55 Mercury 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
25 01:26 Moon at Apogee: 406563 km
25 19:37 NEW MOON
28 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W
29 03 Venus 3.4°N of Saturn
Mar 01 00:48 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
03 15:48 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
04 18:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 03:06 Moon at Descending Node
08 13 Mercury at Aphelion
10 02:30 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
10 17:23 Moon at Perigee: 357599 km
11 10:06 FULL MOON
13 00 Jupiter at Opposition
13 16:43 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
16 22:06 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
18 08:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 15 Venus at Perihelion
20 11:17 Vernal Equinox
21 01:19 Moon at Ascending Node
21 10 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
22 22 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.1°E
23 08:24 Moon at Apogee: 406096 km
26 13:31 NEW MOON
26 19 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
30 13:59 Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
30 21:17 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
Apr 03 04:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 02:50 Venus 0.2°S of Pleiades
04 07:08 Moon at Descending Node
06 12:15 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
08 01:02 Moon at Perigee: 361361 km
09 19:27 FULL MOON
10 03:27 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
12 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
13 07:20 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
17 01:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 02:56 Moon at Ascending Node
20 00:13 Moon at Apogee: 405100 km
20 21 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
21 13 Mercury at Perihelion
22 16 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 04:47 NEW MOON
26 13:15 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
27 03:05 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
28 09:20 Venus 1.7°N of Moon
May 01 07:47 Moon at Descending Node
01 10:33 Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades
02 11:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 19:26 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
05 06 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 19:31 Moon at Perigee: 366533 km
07 13:00 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
09 04:49 FULL MOON
09 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E
10 17:04 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
14 05:46 Moon at Ascending Node
16 19:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 18:55 Moon at Apogee: 404276 km
24 17:16 NEW MOON
28 09:40 Moon at Descending Node
31 01:01 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
31 10 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
31 15:18 Moon at Perigee: 369758 km
31 16:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 01 19 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
02 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 20:21 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
07 01:48 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
07 15:09 FULL MOON
08 02:02 Mars 4.0°S of Pleiades
10 11:18 Moon at Ascending Node
14 08 Venus 2.0°S of Mars
14 13:46 Moon at Apogee: 404222 km
15 13:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 19:15 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
21 05:02 Summer Solstice
21 11:18 Mercury 1.4°N of Aldebaran
21 13:26 Mars 3.5°S of Moon
23 03:27 NEW MOON
24 15:42 Moon at Descending Node
26 13:14 Moon at Perigee: 366533 km
27 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°W
27 07:00 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
29 21:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 02 Mercury 3.3°S of Mars
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Date JST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 02:02 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
04 08 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
04 08:48 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
07 03:11 FULL MOON
07 03:20 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.389
07 18:34 Moon at Ascending Node
10 00 Venus at Aphelion
12 07:26 Moon at Apogee: 404945 km
13 10:06 Venus 1.0°N of Aldebaran
15 05:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 04:37 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
18 12 Mercury at Perihelion
20 09:04 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
22 01:09 Moon at Descending Node
22 11:55 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.056
22 12:02 NEW MOON
24 07:14 Moon at Perigee: 361633 km
24 14:55 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
25 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 07 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 07:42 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
29 02:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 14:27 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
Aug 04 01:20 Moon at Ascending Node
05 17:10 FULL MOON
08 21:54 Moon at Apogee: 405894 km
11 02 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
12 23 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 20:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 13:12 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
17 11:17 Venus 4.2°S of Moon
18 03:48 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
18 11:04 Moon at Descending Node
20 19:44 NEW MOON
21 13:10 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
22 13:46 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
24 15:03 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
27 10:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 20:09 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
28 07 Mercury 2.2°S of Jupiter
31 05:39 Moon at Ascending Node
31 12 Mercury at Aphelion
Sep 04 08:48 FULL MOON
05 05:03 Moon at Apogee: 406398 km
06 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
08 20 Venus 2.3°S of Mars
10 20:09 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
12 09:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 18:05 Moon at Descending Node
15 21:19 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
16 03:23 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
17 11:49 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
18 23:23 Moon at Perigee: 357048 km
19 03:24 NEW MOON
20 15:06 Mercury 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
21 00:39 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
22 20:45 Autumnal Equinox
24 03:22 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
25 22:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 07:21 Moon at Ascending Node
30 11 Neptune at Opposition
30 22 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
Oct 02 06:38 Moon at Apogee: 406246 km
02 15:44 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
02 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 01:25 FULL MOON
08 01:49 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
11 20:37 Moon at Descending Node
11 20:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 12 Mercury at Perihelion
14 12:41 Mars 4.7°N of Moon
14 21:45 Regulus 4.2°N of Moon
17 09:41 Moon at Perigee: 359010 km
18 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
18 11:57 NEW MOON
21 12:41 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
21 16 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 23 Mercury 1.0°N of Jupiter
24 02:54 Mars 1.0°N of Regulus
24 08:55 Moon at Ascending Node
25 13:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 15:55 Moon at Apogee: 405560 km
30 08 Venus at Perihelion
31 02 Saturn at Opposition
Nov 02 18:17 FULL MOON
04 07:34 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
05 16 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 21:08 Moon at Descending Node
10 06:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 10 Venus 0.6°N of Jupiter
11 05:20 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
12 15 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 14:53 Moon at Perigee: 363613 km
14 21:44 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
16 10:15 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
16 22:18 NEW MOON
17 22 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 13:34 Moon at Ascending Node
24 09:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 09:10 Moon at Apogee: 404732 km
Dec 01 14:45 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
02 10:40 FULL MOON
04 06 Uranus at Opposition
05 00:14 Moon at Descending Node
08 10:58 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
09 14:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 21:44 Moon at Perigee: 369056 km
12 05:36 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
14 11 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 11:06 NEW MOON
17 21:41 Moon at Ascending Node
21 17:20 Winter Solstice
22 19 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 22:06 Jupiter 3.1°N of Spica
24 06:00 Moon at Apogee: 404409 km
24 06:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 12 Jupiter at Aphelion: 5.45386 AU
28 23:35 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
31 10 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
Japan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 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 | |||
| Japan Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 05 10:40 | Jan 12 13:03 p | Jan 19 04:26 |
| Jan 27 00:12 A | Feb 04 04:10 | Feb 11 00:04 | Feb 17 17:08 |
| Feb 25 19:37 | Mar 04 18:02 | Mar 11 10:06 | Mar 18 08:23 |
| Mar 26 13:31 | Apr 03 04:15 | Apr 09 19:27 | Apr 17 01:37 |
| Apr 25 04:47 | May 02 11:26 | May 09 04:49 | May 16 19:43 |
| May 24 17:16 | May 31 16:37 | Jun 07 15:09 | Jun 15 13:27 |
| Jun 23 03:27 | Jun 29 21:10 | Jul 07 03:11 p | Jul 15 05:57 |
| Jul 22 12:02 T | Jul 29 02:40 | Aug 05 17:10 | Aug 13 20:45 |
| Aug 20 19:44 | Aug 27 10:36 | Sep 04 08:48 | Sep 12 09:46 |
| Sep 19 03:24 | Sep 25 22:10 | Oct 04 01:25 | Oct 11 20:57 |
| Oct 18 11:57 | Oct 25 13:53 | Nov 02 18:17 | Nov 10 06:26 |
| Nov 16 22:18 | Nov 24 09:15 | Dec 02 10:40 | Dec 09 14:39 |
| Dec 16 11:06 | Dec 24 06:45 | Jan 01 01:48 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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