Moon phases 2028
2028 has 12 full Moons and 12 new Moons. The first full Moon is on 12 January 2028 and the last is on 2 December 2028. All dates and times on this page are for Sydney.
Full Moons in 2028
| Date | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 12 January | 3:04 pm | Supermoon, Partial lunar eclipse |
| Friday 11 February | 2:04 am | Supermoon |
| Saturday 11 March | 12:07 pm | Supermoon |
| Sunday 9 April | 8:27 pm | Supermoon |
| Tuesday 9 May | 5:49 am | – |
| Wednesday 7 June | 4:09 pm | – |
| Friday 7 July | 4:11 am | Partial lunar eclipse |
| Saturday 5 August | 6:10 pm | – |
| Monday 4 September | 9:48 am | – |
| Wednesday 4 October | 3:26 am | Harvest Moon |
| Thursday 2 November | 8:18 pm | Hunter's Moon |
| Saturday 2 December | 12:41 pm | – |
All moon phases in 2028
| New Moon | First quarter Moon | Full Moon | Last quarter Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | 5 Jan, 12:41 pm | 12 Jan, 3:04 pm | 19 Jan, 6:27 am |
| 27 Jan, 2:13 am | 4 Feb, 6:11 am | 11 Feb, 2:04 am | 17 Feb, 7:09 pm |
| 25 Feb, 9:38 pm | 4 Mar, 8:03 pm | 11 Mar, 12:07 pm | 18 Mar, 10:23 am |
| 26 Mar, 3:32 pm | 3 Apr, 5:16 am | 9 Apr, 8:27 pm | 17 Apr, 2:38 am |
| 25 Apr, 5:48 am | 2 May, 12:26 pm | 9 May, 5:49 am | 16 May, 8:44 pm |
| 24 May, 6:17 pm | 31 May, 5:37 pm | 7 June, 4:09 pm | 15 June, 2:28 pm |
| 23 June, 4:28 am | 29 June, 10:11 pm | 7 July, 4:11 am | 15 July, 6:57 am |
| 22 July, 1:02 pm | 29 July, 3:41 am | 5 Aug, 6:10 pm | 13 Aug, 9:46 pm |
| 20 Aug, 8:44 pm | 27 Aug, 11:36 am | 4 Sept, 9:48 am | 12 Sept, 10:46 am |
| 19 Sept, 4:24 am | 25 Sept, 11:11 pm | 4 Oct, 3:26 am | 11 Oct, 10:57 pm |
| 18 Oct, 1:57 pm | 25 Oct, 3:54 pm | 2 Nov, 8:18 pm | 10 Nov, 8:26 am |
| 17 Nov, 12:18 am | 24 Nov, 11:15 am | 2 Dec, 12:41 pm | 9 Dec, 4:39 pm |
| 16 Dec, 1:07 pm | 24 Dec, 8:46 am | – | – |
Special moons in 2028
Lunar eclipses
| Date | Eclipse | Peak | Moon up in Sydney at the peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 12 January | Partial | 3:13 pm | No |
| Friday 7 July | Partial | 4:20 am | Yes |
Supermoons
There's no official definition of a supermoon. We use the most common one: a full Moon that comes within 90% of the Moon's closest approach to Earth in its orbit.
| Date | Time | Distance from Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 12 January | 3:04 pm | 360,257 km |
| Friday 11 February | 2:04 am | 356,711 km |
| Saturday 11 March | 12:07 pm | 358,061 km |
| Sunday 9 April | 8:27 pm | 363,855 km |
Blue Moon, Harvest Moon and Hunter's Moon
- Blue Moon
- None
- Harvest Moon
- 4 October 2028
- Hunter's Moon
- 2 November 2028
- September equinox
- 22 September 2028 at 9:45 pm
Moon calendar 2028
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Add the Moon of your night to a star map
A star map shows the sky over your place on your date, with the Moon in its phase when it was above the horizon. We've set this one to the closest full Moon of 2028, over Sydney on 11 February 2028. Change it to your own night, and we'll print it on museum-grade paper.
More about the sky
Moon phases 2028: questions
There are 12 full Moons in 2028. The first is on 12 January 2028 and the last is on 2 December 2028.
No. No calendar month of 2028 has two full Moons in Sydney time. A Blue Moon is the second full Moon in one calendar month.
There are 4 supermoons in 2028: 12 January 2028, 11 February 2028, 11 March 2028 and 9 April 2028. The closest full Moon of the year is on 11 February 2028, 356,711 km from Earth.
Yes, 2: a partial eclipse on 12 January 2028 and a partial eclipse on 7 July 2028.
The Harvest Moon is on 4 October 2028. It's the full Moon closest to the September equinox, which is on 22 September 2028. The Hunter's Moon, the full Moon after it, is on 2 November 2028.
The dates and times are for Sydney. Each phase happens at the same moment all over the world, so in another time zone the time, and sometimes the date, is different.