2028 brings 13 full moons and 5 eclipses. The eclipses fall: a partial lunar eclipse in Cancer on January 11, an annular solar eclipse in Aquarius on January 26, a partial lunar eclipse in Capricorn on July 6, a total solar eclipse in Cancer on July 21, and a total lunar eclipse in Cancer on December 31. Mercury turns retrograde three times (Jan 24 to Feb 14; May 21 to Jun 14; Sep 19 to Oct 11). The first full moon rises in Cancer on January 11. December sees two full moons, a blue moon. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 2028
- Juno Rx enters Cancer
- Mars enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Chiron Direct
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Cancer
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Venus enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Mercury Retrograde
- Pallas Retrograde
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aquarius
February 2028
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Venus enters Aries
- Full Moon in Leo
- Mars enters Pisces
- Uranus Direct
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Pisces
- Pallas Rx enters Virgo
- New Moon in Pisces
- Juno Direct
March 2028
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Venus enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Ceres Retrograde
- Vesta Direct
- Mars enters Aries
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- New Moon in Aries
- True Node Rx enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Aries
April 2028
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Gemini
- Full Moon in Libra
- Saturn enters Taurus
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Taurus
- Juno enters Leo
- New Moon in Taurus
- Mars enters Taurus
- Mercury enters Gemini
May 2028
- Pallas Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Pluto Retrograde
- Venus Retrograde
- Jupiter Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Gemini
- Mercury Retrograde
- New Moon in Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
June 2028
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Mars enters Gemini
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- New Moon in Cancer
- Venus Direct
- Ceres Direct
- Vesta enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
July 2028
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Neptune Retrograde
- Juno enters Virgo
- Pallas enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mars enters Cancer
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Cancer
- Sun enters Leo
- Mercury enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
August 2028
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Venus enters Cancer
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Chiron Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- New Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Virgo
- Saturn Retrograde
- Jupiter enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Libra
September 2028
- Vesta enters Libra
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Mars enters Leo
- Venus enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- New Moon in Virgo
- Uranus Retrograde
- Mercury Retrograde
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Ceres enters Sagittarius
- Juno enters Libra
- Pallas enters Scorpio
October 2028
- Venus enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Aries
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- New Moon in Libra
- Pluto Direct
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Mars enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Venus enters Libra
- Vesta enters Scorpio
November 2028
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
December 2028
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Pallas enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Ceres enters Capricorn
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Neptune Direct
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Mars enters Libra
- Juno enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Vesta enters Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Cancer