Astronomical Calendar for 2028

January 2028
1	The Moon at apogee
2	The cluster Messier 41 is well placed
4	Quadrantid meteor shower 2028
5	Moon at First Quarter The Earth at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
8	Close approach of the Moon and M45 Conjunction of Mercury and Mars Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition
11	Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto
12	Full Moon Partial lunar eclipse Jupiter enters retrograde motion The Moon at aphelion
13	The Moon at perigee Conjunction of Mars and Pluto
14	Asteroid 23 Thalia at opposition
15	The cluster Messier 47 is well placed NGC 2403 is well placed
16	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
17	Mercury at greatest elongation east
20	Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
17	The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed
18	Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Moon at Last Quarter
19	Mercury at dichotomy γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2028
20	The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed
22	Lunar occultation of Antares
24	Mercury at perihelion The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed
25	The Moon at perihelion
26	Annular solar eclipse New Moon
27	134340 Pluto at solar conjunction
28	The Moon at apogee
30	Close approach of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
31	Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition The Beehive cluster is well placed The Omicron Velorum cluster is well placed

February 2028
1	Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann passes perihelion The cluster IC 2395 is well placed
2	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
3	Moon at First Quarter
5	Close approach of the Moon and M45
6	Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition
8	Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Comet 15P/Finlay passes perihelion α-Centaurid meteor shower 2028 NGC 2808 is well placed
10	Full Moon The Moon at perigee
11	Mars at perihelion Conjunction of Venus and Neptune The Moon at aphelion
12	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Uranus ends retrograde motion
13	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
14	Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition
17	Moon at Last Quarter Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak passes perihelion
18	Lunar occultation of Antares
19	Messier 81 is well placed
21	The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed
22	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
23	Close approach of the Moon and Mercury Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon at perihelion Mercury at dichotomy
24	The Moon at apogee
25	Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto New Moon
16	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
27	Mercury at greatest elongation west The cluster IC 2581 is well placed
28	Close approach of Venus and Saturn
29	Close approach of the Moon, Venus and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

March 2028
1	Conjunction of Venus and Saturn
2	The Theta Carinae cluster is well placed
3	Close approach of the Moon and M45
4	Moon at First Quarter
8	Mercury at aphelion The Wishing Well cluster is well placed
10	The Moon at perigee
11	Full Moon Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
12	Jupiter at opposition
13	Jupiter at perigee The Moon at aphelion
14	Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition γ-Normid meteor shower 2028
16	Lunar occultation of Antares
17	Moon at Last Quarter
19	Venus at perihelion
20	March equinox
21	Mars at solar conjunction Venus at greatest elongation east
25	Venus at highest altitude in evening sky
22	The Moon at apogee
23	The Moon at perihelion
24	Venus at dichotomy Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
26	New Moon Neptune at solar conjunction
28	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
30	Close approach of the Moon and Venus Lunar occultation of Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and M45

April 2028
2	The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed Moon at First Quarter
3	136472 Makemake at opposition
4	Close approach of Venus and M45
5	Messier 94 is well placed The Jewel Box cluster is well placed Conjunction of Saturn and Eris
7	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko passes perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon at perigee
9	Full Moon
12	Mercury at superior solar conjunction The Moon at aphelion
13	Lunar occultation of Antares Centaurus A is well placed
14	Omega Centauri is well placed Conjunction of Venus and Uranus
15	The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed 136199 Eris at solar conjunction
16	Messier 83 is well placed Moon at Last Quarter
18	Messier 3 is well placed
19	The Moon at apogee
20	Saturn at solar conjunction
21	Mercury at perihelion The Moon at perihelion
22	Lyrid meteor shower 2028
23	Messier 101 is well placed π-Puppid meteor shower 2028
24	New Moon
25	136108 Haumea at opposition
26	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Venus at greatest brightness Close approach of the Moon and M45
28	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus

May 2028
2	Moon at First Quarter
4	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Mercury at dichotomy Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
5	The Moon at perigee η-Aquariid meteor shower 2028
7	1 Ceres at opposition
8	Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus η-Lyrid meteor shower 2028 Full Moon
7	Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
9	Mercury at greatest elongation east
10	Lunar occultation of Antares
11	The Moon at aphelion Comet 96P/Machholz passes perihelion Mars at apogee
12	Messier 5 is well placed Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition
13	Jupiter ends retrograde motion
16	Moon at Last Quarter
17	The Moon at apogee
22	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon at perihelion
23	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
24	Conjunction of Venus and Mercury New Moon
29	Messier 4 is well placed
30	Uranus at solar conjunction
31	The Moon at perigee Moon at First Quarter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

June 2028
1	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Venus at inferior solar conjunction
2	The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
4	Messier 12 is well placed Mercury at aphelion
6	Messier 10 is well placed Lunar occultation of Antares
7	Messier 62 is well placed Full Moon
8	The Moon at aphelion
10	Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2028
11	Messier 92 is well placed
14	The Moon at apogee Conjunction of Venus and Mars
15	Moon at Last Quarter Asteroid 10 Hygiea at opposition
16	NGC 6388 is well placed
17	The Butterfly cluster is well placed NGC 6397 is well placed
18	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
19	The cluster IC 4665 is well placed Comet 22P/Kopff passes perigee Asteroid 12 Victoria at opposition
20	Close approach of the Moon and M45 Conjunction of the Moon and Venus June solstice
21	The Ptolemy cluster is well placed Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
22	The Moon at perihelion New Moon
23	The Lagoon Nebula is well placed Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Conjunction of Mars and Uranus
24	NGC 6541 is well placed
26	The Moon at perigee
27	Mercury at greatest elongation west June Bootid meteor shower 2028
28	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
29	The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed Moon at First Quarter

July 2028
5	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
1	Messier 22 is well placed
2	The cluster IC 4756 is well placed Mercury at dichotomy Comet 22P/Kopff reaches peak brightness
3	The Earth at aphelion
4	Lunar occultation of Antares
6	Venus at greatest brightness Full Moon Partial lunar eclipse The Moon at aphelion
9	Venus at aphelion Close approach of Venus and Collinder 50
10	The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed
11	Neptune enters retrograde motion The Moon at apogee
14	Moon at Last Quarter
16	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of Venus and Uranus
17	Messier 55 is well placed Close approach of the Moon and M45
18	Mercury at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
20	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars
22	Total solar eclipse New Moon The Moon at perihelion
23	The Moon at perigee
25	Mercury at superior solar conjunction Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
26	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
28	Comet 22P/Kopff passes perihelion Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2028 Moon at First Quarter
30	Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2028 α-Capricornid meteor shower 2028 134340 Pluto at opposition
31	Lunar occultation of Antares

August 2028
4	The Moon at aphelion
5	Full Moon
8	The Moon at apogee
10	Venus at dichotomy
11	Venus at greatest elongation west
12	Perseid meteor shower 2028 Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
13	Moon at Last Quarter
14	Messier 15 is well placed Close approach of the Moon and M45 Asteroid 42 Isis at opposition
15	Messier 2 is well placed
17	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus Comet 71P/Clark passes perihelion Close approach of the Moon and Mars Lunar occultation of Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2028
20	New Moon
21	The Moon at perigee The Moon at perihelion
22	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Saturn enters retrograde motion
26	Asteroid 80 Sappho at opposition
27	Moon at First Quarter Lunar occultation of Antares
29	Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury
31	Mercury at aphelion Aurigid meteor shower 2028
19	Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky

September 2028
8	Venus at highest altitude in morning sky
1	The Moon at aphelion
2	Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin passes perihelion
4	Full Moon The Moon at apogee
6	Mercury at greatest elongation east
8	Close approach of Venus and Mars Conjunction of Venus and Mars
9	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2028 Mercury at dichotomy
10	Close approach of the Moon and M45
11	Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin reaches peak brightness
12	Moon at Last Quarter
15	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Venus Lunar occultation of Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
16	Close approach of Mars and M44
18	The Moon at perigee New Moon
19	Uranus enters retrograde motion
20	Lunar occultation of Mercury Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
21	The Moon at perihelion Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin passes perigee
22	September equinox
25	NGC 55 is well placed Moon at First Quarter
27	Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2028
28	47 Tuc is well placed
29	Jupiter at apogee
30	Neptune at opposition Jupiter at solar conjunction The Moon at aphelion

October 2028
1	The Moon at apogee
2	The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
3	NGC 253 is well placed Full Moon
5	The Small Magellanic Cloud is well placed NGC 300 is well placed October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2028
6	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
7	NGC 362 is well placed 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction Close approach of the Moon and M45
8	Draconid meteor shower 2028
10	Southern Taurid meteor shower 2028
11	δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2028 Moon at Last Quarter
13	Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition
14	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Mercury at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
15	The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
17	Mercury at dichotomy The Moon at perigee Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Mercury at greatest elongation west
18	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky New Moon ε-Geminid meteor shower 2028
19	136199 Eris at opposition
20	The Moon at perihelion
21	Orionid meteor shower 2028
22	Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition
24	Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2028
25	Moon at First Quarter
27	The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed
29	136108 Haumea at solar conjunction The Moon at apogee
30	Venus at perihelion The Moon at aphelion Saturn at opposition

November 2028
2	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Full Moon
3	Close approach of the Moon and M45
8	Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition
9	Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Moon at Last Quarter
10	Close approach of Venus and Jupiter
11	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
12	Northern Taurid meteor shower 2028
14	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon at perigee Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
16	New Moon
17	Leonid meteor shower 2028 The Pleiades cluster is well placed
18	The Moon at perihelion
20	Mercury at superior solar conjunction
21	α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2028
23	Asteroid 19 Fortuna at opposition
24	Moon at First Quarter
26	The Moon at apogee
27	Mercury at aphelion The Hyades cluster is well placed
28	November Orionid meteor shower 2028
29	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
30	The Moon at aphelion

December 2028
1	Close approach of the Moon and M45
2	Full Moon Pheonicid meteor shower 2028
3	Uranus at opposition
5	Comet 19P/Borrelly passes perigee
6	December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2028 Comet 19P/Borrelly reaches peak brightness Comet 108P/Ciffreo passes perihelion
7	Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2028
8	Monocerotid meteor shower 2028
9	Moon at Last Quarter Comet 19P/Borrelly passes perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
11	The Moon at perigee Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2028
12	The Large Magellanic Cloud is well placed
14	Geminid meteor shower 2028 Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Running Man cluster is well placed The Orion Nebula is well placed
15	Asteroid 14 Irene at opposition Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2028
16	New Moon Neptune ends retrograde motion
17	The Moon at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
19	December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2028
21	December solstice
22	Ursid meteor shower 2028
23	The Moon at apogee Moon at First Quarter
25	Jupiter at aphelion
26	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
27	1 Ceres at solar conjunction
28	Close approach of the Moon and M45 The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed
29	The Rosette Nebula is well placed
31	Mercury at greatest elongation east The Moon at aphelion Blue Moon Total lunar eclipse