Ephemeris 2028
An ephemeris is a table of planetary positions for each day. This one lists where the Sun, the Moon and the planets stood at 00:00 UT on every day of 2028, with the sign, the degree and the retrograde periods.
Months
The year's main events
The stations, eclipses and slow sign changes of 2028, in date order.
| Date | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|
| partial lunar eclipse in Cancer | 21°33' Cancer | |
| ≈ | Mercury turns retrograde | 19° Aquarius |
| annular solar eclipse in Aquarius | 6°10' Aquarius | |
| ≈ | Mercury turns direct | 3° Aquarius |
| Saturn enters Taurus | Aries → Taurus | |
| ≈ | Venus turns retrograde | 19° Gemini |
| ≈ | Mercury turns retrograde | 16° Gemini |
| ≈ | Mercury turns direct | 7° Gemini |
| ≈ | Venus turns direct | 3° Gemini |
| partial lunar eclipse in Capricorn | 15°15' Capricorn | |
| total solar eclipse in Cancer | 29°50' Cancer | |
| Jupiter enters Libra | Virgo → Libra | |
| ≈ | Mercury turns retrograde | 18° Libra |
| ≈ | Mercury turns direct | 3° Libra |
| total lunar eclipse in Cancer | 10°34' Cancer |
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Frequently Asked Questions
When are the eclipses in 2028?
2028 has 5 eclipses: a partial lunar eclipse on 12 January in Cancer, an annular solar eclipse on 26 January in Aquarius, a partial lunar eclipse on 6 July in Capricorn, a total solar eclipse on 22 July in Cancer and a total lunar eclipse on 31 December in Cancer. Each one is on the month page with its exact time in UTC.
Which planets are retrograde in 2028?
In 2028 these planets turn retrograde: Jupiter (12 January), Mercury (24 January, 21 May, 19 September), Pluto (9 May), Venus (10 May), Neptune (11 July), Chiron (11 August) and Saturn (22 August). The dates in brackets are the retrograde stations. The month pages list the direct stations too.
Which slow planets change sign in 2028?
The slow-moving bodies that change sign in 2028: On 26 March True Node enters Capricorn. On 13 April Saturn enters Taurus. On 24 August Jupiter enters Libra. Every sign change of every body is on the month pages.
Can I download this ephemeris?
Yes. Every year and month table is free to download as JSON or CSV from the links under the table, computed with the Swiss Ephemeris at 00:00 UT. Please link back to AstroAk when you publish work based on it.
How do I read this table?
Each row is one day at 00:00 Universal Time and each column is one body. A cell gives the degree and minute within the sign, and an R means the body is moving retrograde that day. Read down a column to follow one planet, read across a row to see the whole sky on one date.
Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Positions are geocentric and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.
Data generated on .