2028 Sky Event Almanac

Moskow Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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
Moskow Time
January - June July - December
Date     MSK   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  06:52  Moon at Apogee: 405633 km
    04  13     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  04:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  16     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
    08  17:28  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
    09  03     Mercury 0.7°S of Mars
    12  07:03  FULL MOON 
    12  07:13  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.066
    13  00:27  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  10:47  Moon at Perigee: 359046 km
    14  22:13  Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
    17  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°E
    18  16:58  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    18  22:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  02:46  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    24  08     Mercury at Perihelion 
    26  10:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  18:08  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.921
    26  18:12  NEW MOON 
    28  18:31  Moon at Apogee: 406387 km

Feb 02  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    03  22:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  02:48  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
    09  11:56  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  18:04  FULL MOON 
    10  22:53  Moon at Perigee: 356678 km
    11  09:05  Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
    11  15     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38116 AU
    15  00:42  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    17  11:08  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  08:37  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    22  16:11  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  02:55  Mercury 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    24  19:26  Moon at Apogee: 406563 km
    25  13:37  NEW MOON 
    27  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W
    28  21     Venus 3.4°N of Saturn
    29  18:48  Venus 4.3°S of Moon

Mar 03  09:48  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
    04  12:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    07  21:06  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  07     Mercury at Aphelion 
    09  20:30  Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
    10  11:23  Moon at Perigee: 357599 km
    11  04:06  FULL MOON 
    12  18     Jupiter at Opposition 
    13  10:43  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    16  16:06  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    18  02:23  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  09     Venus at Perihelion 
    20  05:17  Vernal Equinox 
    20  19:19  Moon at Ascending Node 
    21  04     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    22  16     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.1°E
    23  02:24  Moon at Apogee: 406096 km
    26  07:31  NEW MOON 
    26  13     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    30  07:59  Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    30  15:17  Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon

Apr 02  22:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  20:50  Venus 0.2°S of Pleiades
    04  01:08  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  06:15  Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
    07  19:02  Moon at Perigee: 361361 km
    09  13:27  FULL MOON 
    09  21:27  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    12  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    13  01:20  Antares 0.8°S of Moon
    16  19:37  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  20:56  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  18:13  Moon at Apogee: 405100 km
    20  15     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    21  07     Mercury at Perihelion 
    22  10     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    24  22:47  NEW MOON 
    26  07:15  Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
    26  21:05  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
    28  03:20  Venus 1.7°N of Moon

May 01  01:47  Moon at Descending Node 
    01  04:33  Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades
    02  05:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  13:26  Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
    05  00     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  13:31  Moon at Perigee: 366533 km
    07  07:00  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    08  22:49  FULL MOON 
    09  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E
    10  11:04  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    13  23:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  13:43  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  12:55  Moon at Apogee: 404276 km
    24  11:16  NEW MOON 
    28  03:40  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  19:01  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
    31  04     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    31  09:18  Moon at Perigee: 369758 km
    31  10:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Jun 01  13     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    02  06     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    03  14:21  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    06  19:48  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    07  09:09  FULL MOON 
    07  20:02  Mars 4.0°S of Pleiades
    10  05:18  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  02     Venus 2.0°S of Mars
    14  07:46  Moon at Apogee: 404222 km
    15  07:27  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  13:15  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
    20  23:02  Summer Solstice 
    21  05:18  Mercury 1.4°N of Aldebaran
    21  07:26  Mars 3.5°S of Moon
    22  21:27  NEW MOON 
    24  09:42  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  07:14  Moon at Perigee: 366533 km
    26  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°W
    27  01:00  Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
    29  15:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  20     Mercury 3.3°S of Mars
    30  20:02  Spica 3.5°N of Moon

Date     MSK   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 04  02     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
    04  02:48  Antares 0.9°S of Moon
    06  21:11  FULL MOON 
    06  21:20  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.389
    07  12:34  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  18     Venus at Aphelion 
    12  01:26  Moon at Apogee: 404945 km
    13  04:06  Venus 1.0°N of Aldebaran
    14  23:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  22:37  Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
    18  06     Mercury at Perihelion 
    20  03:04  Mars 1.7°S of Moon
    21  19:09  Moon at Descending Node 
    22  05:55  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.056
    22  06:02  NEW MOON 
    24  01:14  Moon at Perigee: 361633 km
    24  08:55  Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
    25  16     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    28  01     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  01:42  Spica 3.5°N of Moon
    28  20:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  08:27  Antares 0.9°S of Moon

Aug 03  19:20  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  11:10  FULL MOON 
    08  15:54  Moon at Apogee: 405894 km
    10  20     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
    12  17     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  14:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  07:12  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
    17  05:17  Venus 4.2°S of Moon
    17  21:48  Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
    18  05:04  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  13:44  NEW MOON 
    21  07:10  Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
    22  07:46  Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
    24  09:03  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    27  04:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  14:09  Antares 1.1°S of Moon
    28  01     Mercury 2.2°S of Jupiter
    30  23:39  Moon at Ascending Node 
    31  06     Mercury at Aphelion 

Sep 04  02:48  FULL MOON 
    04  23:03  Moon at Apogee: 406398 km
    06  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
    08  14     Venus 2.3°S of Mars
    10  14:09  Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
    12  03:46  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  12:05  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  15:19  Mars 2.6°N of Moon
    15  21:23  Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    17  05:49  Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
    18  17:23  Moon at Perigee: 357048 km
    18  21:24  NEW MOON 
    20  09:06  Mercury 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    20  18:39  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    22  14:45  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  21:22  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    25  16:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  01:21  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  05     Neptune at Opposition 
    30  16     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 

Oct 02  00:38  Moon at Apogee: 406246 km
    02  09:44  Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
    02  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    03  19:25  FULL MOON 
    07  19:49  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
    11  14:37  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  14:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  06     Mercury at Perihelion 
    14  06:41  Mars 4.7°N of Moon
    14  15:45  Regulus 4.2°N of Moon
    17  03:41  Moon at Perigee: 359010 km
    18  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
    18  05:57  NEW MOON 
    21  06:41  Antares 1.5°S of Moon
    21  10     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  17     Mercury 1.0°N of Jupiter
    23  20:54  Mars 1.0°N of Regulus
    24  02:55  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  07:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  09:55  Moon at Apogee: 405560 km
    30  02     Venus at Perihelion 
    30  20     Saturn at Opposition 

Nov 02  12:17  FULL MOON 
    04  01:34  Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
    05  10     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  15:08  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  00:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  04     Venus 0.6°N of Jupiter
    10  23:20  Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
    12  09     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    14  08:53  Moon at Perigee: 363613 km
    14  15:44  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    16  04:15  Venus 3.6°N of Spica
    16  16:18  NEW MOON 
    17  16     Leonid Meteor Shower
    20  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    20  07:34  Moon at Ascending Node 
    24  03:14  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  03:10  Moon at Apogee: 404732 km

Dec 01  08:45  Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
    02  04:40  FULL MOON 
    04  00     Uranus at Opposition 
    04  18:14  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  04:58  Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
    09  08:39  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  15:44  Moon at Perigee: 369056 km
    11  23:36  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    14  05     Geminid Meteor Shower
    16  05:06  NEW MOON 
    17  15:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    21  11:20  Winter Solstice 
    22  13     Ursid Meteor Shower
    22  16:06  Jupiter 3.1°N of Spica
    24  00:00  Moon at Apogee: 404409 km
    24  00:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  06     Jupiter at Aphelion:  5.45386 AU
    28  17:35  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
    31  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°E
    31  19:48  FULL MOON 
    31  19:52  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.246

    

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

Moskow Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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
Moskow Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 05 04:40 Jan 12 07:03 p Jan 18 22:26
Jan 26 18:12 A Feb 03 22:10 Feb 10 18:04 Feb 17 11:08
Feb 25 13:37 Mar 04 12:02 Mar 11 04:06 Mar 18 02:23
Mar 26 07:31 Apr 02 22:15 Apr 09 13:27 Apr 16 19:37
Apr 24 22:47 May 02 05:26 May 08 22:49 May 16 13:43
May 24 11:16 May 31 10:37 Jun 07 09:09 Jun 15 07:27
Jun 22 21:27 Jun 29 15:10 Jul 06 21:11 p Jul 14 23:57
Jul 22 06:02 T Jul 28 20:40 Aug 05 11:10 Aug 13 14:45
Aug 20 13:44 Aug 27 04:36 Sep 04 02:48 Sep 12 03:46
Sep 18 21:24 Sep 25 16:10 Oct 03 19:25 Oct 11 14:57
Oct 18 05:57 Oct 25 07:53 Nov 02 12:17 Nov 10 00:26
Nov 16 16:18 Nov 24 03:15 Dec 02 04:40 Dec 09 08:39
Dec 16 05:06 Dec 24 00:45 Dec 31 19:48 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

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East
CVT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
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
        • CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
        • GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
        • CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
        • EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
        • MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
        • GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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