Sky events in 2028

Every full and new Moon, eclipse, equinox, solstice, planet opposition and greatest elongation in 2028, with exact times for your location.

Times are for New York. Choose your place above to see them in your time zone.

January

Sat, Jan 8Moon near the Pleiades10:10 AM
Sat, Jan 8Conjunction of Mercury and Mars6:37 PM
Tue, Jan 11Full Moon11:04 PM
Tue, Jan 11Lunar eclipse (partial)11:13 PM
Mon, Jan 17Mercury at greatest elongation (evening sky)12:18 PM
Fri, Jan 21Moon near Antares7:35 PM
Wed, Jan 26Solar eclipse (annular)10:08 AM
Wed, Jan 26New Moon10:13 AM

February

Fri, Feb 4Moon near the Pleiades7:31 PM
Thu, Feb 10Full Moon10:04 AM
Fri, Feb 18Moon near Antares1:26 AM
Tue, Feb 22Moon near Mercury7:05 PM
Fri, Feb 25New Moon5:38 AM
Sun, Feb 27Mercury at greatest elongation (morning sky)11:31 AM
Mon, Feb 28Conjunction of Venus and Saturn3:18 PM
Tue, Feb 29Moon near Venus7:24 AM

March

Fri, Mar 3Moon near the Pleiades2:35 AM
Fri, Mar 10Full Moon8:07 PM
Sun, Mar 12Jupiter at opposition11:26 AM
Thu, Mar 16Moon near Antares9:56 AM
Sun, Mar 19March equinox10:17 PM
Wed, Mar 22Venus at greatest elongation (evening sky)8:22 AM
Sun, Mar 26New Moon12:32 AM
Thu, Mar 30Moon near Venus12:37 AM
Thu, Mar 30Moon near the Pleiades9:08 AM

April

Tue, Apr 4Conjunction of Venus and the Pleiades3:23 AM
Sun, Apr 9Full Moon6:27 AM
Wed, Apr 12Moon near Antares7:11 PM
Mon, Apr 24New Moon3:48 PM
Tue, Apr 25Moon near Mercury10:55 PM
Wed, Apr 26Moon near the Pleiades2:58 PM
Thu, Apr 27Moon near Venus8:27 PM

May

Mon, May 1Conjunction of Mercury and the Pleiades5:20 AM
Mon, May 8Full Moon3:49 PM
Tue, May 9Mercury at greatest elongation (evening sky)2:07 AM
Wed, May 10Moon near Antares4:56 AM
Wed, May 24New Moon4:17 AM

June

Tue, Jun 6Moon near Antares1:40 PM
Wed, Jun 7Full Moon2:09 AM
Tue, Jun 13Conjunction of Venus and Mars6:26 PM
Tue, Jun 20Moon near the Pleiades7:08 AM
Tue, Jun 20June solstice4:02 PM
Tue, Jun 20Moon near Mars11:56 PM
Wed, Jun 21Conjunction of Mercury and Aldebaran3:17 PM
Thu, Jun 22New Moon2:28 PM
Mon, Jun 26Mercury at greatest elongation (morning sky)3:34 PM
Thu, Jun 29Conjunction of Mercury and Mars1:53 PM

July

Mon, Jul 3Moon near Antares8:41 PM
Thu, Jul 6Full Moon2:11 PM
Thu, Jul 6Lunar eclipse (partial)2:20 PM
Thu, Jul 13Conjunction of Venus and Aldebaran12:54 PM
Mon, Jul 17Moon near the Pleiades4:30 PM
Wed, Jul 19Moon near Mars8:21 PM
Fri, Jul 21Solar eclipse (total)10:55 PM
Fri, Jul 21New Moon11:02 PM
Mon, Jul 31Moon near Antares2:21 AM

August

Sat, Aug 5Full Moon4:10 AM
Thu, Aug 10Venus at greatest elongation (morning sky)12:05 PM
Mon, Aug 14Moon near the Pleiades1:08 AM
Thu, Aug 17Moon near Mars2:41 PM
Sun, Aug 20New Moon6:44 AM
Sun, Aug 27Moon near Antares8:03 AM
Sun, Aug 27Conjunction of Mercury and Jupiter5:29 PM

September

Sun, Sep 3Full Moon7:48 PM
Wed, Sep 6Mercury at greatest elongation (evening sky)6:15 AM
Fri, Sep 8Conjunction of Venus and Mars7:26 AM
Sun, Sep 10Moon near the Pleiades8:10 AM
Fri, Sep 15Moon near Mars6:51 AM
Fri, Sep 15Moon near Venus1:42 PM
Mon, Sep 18New Moon2:24 PM
Wed, Sep 20Moon near Mercury1:21 AM
Fri, Sep 22September equinox7:45 AM
Sat, Sep 23Moon near Antares3:18 PM
Fri, Sep 29Neptune at opposition10:37 PM

October

Mon, Oct 2Conjunction of Venus and Regulus11:00 AM
Tue, Oct 3Full Moon12:26 PM
Sat, Oct 7Moon near the Pleiades1:54 PM
Tue, Oct 17Mercury at greatest elongation (morning sky)7:00 PM
Tue, Oct 17New Moon10:57 PM
Sat, Oct 21Moon near Antares12:36 AM
Sun, Oct 22Conjunction of Mercury and Jupiter9:23 AM
Tue, Oct 24Conjunction of Mars and Regulus6:07 AM
Mon, Oct 30Saturn at opposition1:18 PM

November

Thu, Nov 2Full Moon5:18 AM
Fri, Nov 3Moon near the Pleiades7:40 PM
Thu, Nov 9Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter7:54 PM
Thu, Nov 16New Moon8:18 AM

December

Fri, Dec 1Moon near the Pleiades1:51 AM
Fri, Dec 1Full Moon8:41 PM
Sun, Dec 3Uranus at opposition3:15 PM
Fri, Dec 15New Moon9:07 PM
Thu, Dec 21December solstice3:20 AM
Thu, Dec 28Moon near the Pleiades10:40 AM
Sat, Dec 30Mercury at greatest elongation (evening sky)7:37 PM
Sun, Dec 31Full Moon11:49 AM
Sun, Dec 31Lunar eclipse (total)11:52 AM

How to use this page

The calendar lists the sky events of the year: Moon phases, eclipses, meteor showers, planet events and the seasons. Use the filters to show one kind, and open an event for its exact time where you are.

Frequently asked questions

Are the times for my place?

Each event shows the time in the time zone of the place you have chosen. Moon phases and conjunctions happen at the same moment everywhere, only the clock time differs.

What is a conjunction?

Two objects passing close to each other in the sky as seen from Earth. They are not really close in space.

What is an opposition?

When a planet is opposite the Sun in the sky. It rises at sunset, is up all night and is near its brightest.