Ephemeris January 2028

January 2028 opens with Uranus and Chiron both moving retrograde. A partial lunar eclipse falls on 12 January in Cancer. On 24 January Mercury turns retrograde in Aquarius. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.

Ephemeris January 2028
Date	Sun	Moon	Mercury	Venus	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune	Pluto	True Node	Chiron	Moon phase
1	10°04' Capricorn	25°38' Aquarius	21°36' Capricorn	15°00' Aquarius	27°54' Capricorn	27°18' Virgo	21°04' Aries	6°41' GeminiR	3°55' Aries	5°57' Aquarius	2°24' Aquarius	0°03' TaurusR	Waxing Crescent
2	11°05' Capricorn	7°25' Pisces	23°13' Capricorn	16°13' Aquarius	28°41' Capricorn	27°20' Virgo	21°05' Aries	6°39' GeminiR	3°56' Aries	5°59' Aquarius	2°26' Aquarius	0°03' TaurusR	Waxing Crescent
3	12°06' Capricorn	19°15' Pisces	24°49' Capricorn	17°27' Aquarius	29°28' Capricorn	27°22' Virgo	21°06' Aries	6°37' GeminiR	3°57' Aries	6°01' Aquarius	2°28' Aquarius	0°02' TaurusR	Waxing Crescent
4	13°08' Capricorn	1°12' Aries	26°25' Capricorn	18°40' Aquarius	0°15' Aquarius	27°24' Virgo	21°07' Aries	6°35' GeminiR	3°57' Aries	6°03' Aquarius	2°29' Aquarius	0°02' TaurusR	First Quarter
5	14°09' Capricorn	13°22' Aries	28°01' Capricorn	19°53' Aquarius	1°02' Aquarius	27°25' Virgo	21°09' Aries	6°33' GeminiR	3°58' Aries	6°04' Aquarius	2°29' Aquarius	0°01' TaurusR	First Quarter
6	15°10' Capricorn	25°48' Aries	29°36' Capricorn	21°06' Aquarius	1°49' Aquarius	27°26' Virgo	21°10' Aries	6°32' GeminiR	3°59' Aries	6°06' Aquarius	2°29' AquariusR	0°01' TaurusR	First Quarter
7	16°11' Capricorn	8°36' Taurus	1°10' Aquarius	22°20' Aquarius	2°36' Aquarius	27°27' Virgo	21°11' Aries	6°30' GeminiR	4°00' Aries	6°08' Aquarius	2°28' AquariusR	0°01' TaurusR	First Quarter
8	17°12' Capricorn	21°49' Taurus	2°44' Aquarius	23°33' Aquarius	3°23' Aquarius	27°28' Virgo	21°13' Aries	6°28' GeminiR	4°00' Aries	6°10' Aquarius	2°26' AquariusR	0°01' TaurusR	Waxing Gibbous
9	18°13' Capricorn	5°29' Gemini	4°16' Aquarius	24°46' Aquarius	4°11' Aquarius	27°29' Virgo	21°15' Aries	6°26' GeminiR	4°01' Aries	6°12' Aquarius	2°24' AquariusR	0°01' TaurusR	Waxing Gibbous
10	19°14' Capricorn	19°36' Gemini	5°47' Aquarius	25°59' Aquarius	4°58' Aquarius	27°30' Virgo	21°17' Aries	6°25' GeminiR	4°02' Aries	6°13' Aquarius	2°22' AquariusR	0°01' TaurusR	Waxing Gibbous
11	20°16' Capricorn	4°07' Cancer	7°16' Aquarius	27°12' Aquarius	5°45' Aquarius	27°30' Virgo	21°19' Aries	6°23' GeminiR	4°03' Aries	6°15' Aquarius	2°21' AquariusR	0°01' Taurus	Full Moon
12	21°17' Capricorn	18°56' Cancer	8°43' Aquarius	28°24' Aquarius	6°32' Aquarius	27°30' Virgo	21°21' Aries	6°21' GeminiR	4°04' Aries	6°17' Aquarius	2°20' AquariusR	0°01' Taurus	Full Moon
13	22°18' Capricorn	3°56' Leo	10°08' Aquarius	29°37' Aquarius	7°19' Aquarius	27°30' VirgoR	21°23' Aries	6°20' GeminiR	4°05' Aries	6°19' Aquarius	2°20' Aquarius	0°01' Taurus	Full Moon
14	23°19' Capricorn	18°58' Leo	11°29' Aquarius	0°50' Pisces	8°07' Aquarius	27°30' VirgoR	21°25' Aries	6°18' GeminiR	4°06' Aries	6°21' Aquarius	2°20' Aquarius	0°01' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
15	24°20' Capricorn	3°55' Virgo	12°47' Aquarius	2°03' Pisces	8°54' Aquarius	27°30' VirgoR	21°27' Aries	6°17' GeminiR	4°07' Aries	6°23' Aquarius	2°20' Aquarius	0°01' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
16	25°21' Capricorn	18°38' Virgo	14°00' Aquarius	3°15' Pisces	9°41' Aquarius	27°29' VirgoR	21°30' Aries	6°16' GeminiR	4°08' Aries	6°25' Aquarius	2°21' Aquarius	0°02' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
17	26°22' Capricorn	3°03' Libra	15°09' Aquarius	4°28' Pisces	10°28' Aquarius	27°28' VirgoR	21°32' Aries	6°14' GeminiR	4°09' Aries	6°26' Aquarius	2°22' Aquarius	0°02' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
18	27°23' Capricorn	17°06' Libra	16°11' Aquarius	5°40' Pisces	11°16' Aquarius	27°27' VirgoR	21°35' Aries	6°13' GeminiR	4°10' Aries	6°28' Aquarius	2°22' Aquarius	0°02' Taurus	Last Quarter
19	28°24' Capricorn	0°47' Scorpio	17°08' Aquarius	6°52' Pisces	12°03' Aquarius	27°26' VirgoR	21°38' Aries	6°12' GeminiR	4°11' Aries	6°30' Aquarius	2°22' AquariusR	0°03' Taurus	Last Quarter
20	29°25' Capricorn	14°07' Scorpio	17°56' Aquarius	8°05' Pisces	12°50' Aquarius	27°25' VirgoR	21°40' Aries	6°10' GeminiR	4°12' Aries	6°32' Aquarius	2°22' AquariusR	0°03' Taurus	Last Quarter
21	0°27' Aquarius	27°07' Scorpio	18°37' Aquarius	9°17' Pisces	13°38' Aquarius	27°23' VirgoR	21°43' Aries	6°09' GeminiR	4°14' Aries	6°34' Aquarius	2°22' AquariusR	0°04' Taurus	Waning Crescent
22	1°28' Aquarius	9°49' Sagittarius	19°08' Aquarius	10°29' Pisces	14°25' Aquarius	27°21' VirgoR	21°46' Aries	6°08' GeminiR	4°15' Aries	6°36' Aquarius	2°22' AquariusR	0°05' Taurus	Waning Crescent
23	2°29' Aquarius	22°17' Sagittarius	19°30' Aquarius	11°41' Pisces	15°13' Aquarius	27°19' VirgoR	21°50' Aries	6°07' GeminiR	4°16' Aries	6°38' Aquarius	2°22' Aquarius	0°05' Taurus	Waning Crescent
24	3°30' Aquarius	4°33' Capricorn	19°40' Aquarius	12°53' Pisces	16°00' Aquarius	27°17' VirgoR	21°53' Aries	6°06' GeminiR	4°17' Aries	6°40' Aquarius	2°22' Aquarius	0°06' Taurus	Waning Crescent
25	4°31' Aquarius	16°40' Capricorn	19°40' AquariusR	14°05' Pisces	16°47' Aquarius	27°15' VirgoR	21°56' Aries	6°05' GeminiR	4°19' Aries	6°42' Aquarius	2°22' Aquarius	0°07' Taurus	New Moon
26	5°32' Aquarius	28°38' Capricorn	19°28' AquariusR	15°17' Pisces	17°35' Aquarius	27°12' VirgoR	22°00' Aries	6°04' GeminiR	4°20' Aries	6°43' Aquarius	2°22' Aquarius	0°08' Taurus	New Moon
27	6°33' Aquarius	10°31' Aquarius	19°04' AquariusR	16°28' Pisces	18°22' Aquarius	27°10' VirgoR	22°03' Aries	6°03' GeminiR	4°21' Aries	6°45' Aquarius	2°22' AquariusR	0°09' Taurus	New Moon
28	7°34' Aquarius	22°21' Aquarius	18°30' AquariusR	17°40' Pisces	19°10' Aquarius	27°07' VirgoR	22°07' Aries	6°02' GeminiR	4°23' Aries	6°47' Aquarius	2°22' AquariusR	0°10' Taurus	New Moon
29	8°35' Aquarius	4°08' Pisces	17°45' AquariusR	18°52' Pisces	19°57' Aquarius	27°04' VirgoR	22°11' Aries	6°01' GeminiR	4°24' Aries	6°49' Aquarius	2°21' AquariusR	0°11' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
30	9°36' Aquarius	15°57' Pisces	16°50' AquariusR	20°03' Pisces	20°45' Aquarius	27°00' VirgoR	22°14' Aries	6°01' GeminiR	4°26' Aries	6°51' Aquarius	2°20' AquariusR	0°12' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
31	10°37' Aquarius	27°49' Pisces	15°48' AquariusR	21°14' Pisces	21°32' Aquarius	26°57' VirgoR	22°18' Aries	6°00' GeminiR	4°27' Aries	6°53' Aquarius	2°19' AquariusR	0°13' Taurus	Waxing Crescent

R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.

This month in the sky

Retrograde stations

≈ 10 January, 07:00 UTCChironturns direct0° Taurus

≈ 12 January, 09:00 UTCJupiterturns retrograde27° Virgo

≈ 24 January, 11:00 UTCMercuryturns retrograde19° Aquarius

Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.

Sign changes

3 January, 16:02 UTCMarsenters Aquarius

6 January, 05:58 UTCMercuryenters Aquarius

13 January, 07:21 UTCVenusenters Pisces

20 January, 13:23 UTCSunenters Aquarius

Moon phases

5 January, 01:40 UTCFirst Quarter14°13' Aries

12 January, 04:03 UTCFull Moon21°27' Cancer

18 January, 19:26 UTCLast Quarter28°13' Libra

26 January, 15:12 UTCNew Moon6°10' Aquarius

Void of course Moon

≈ 31 December, 14:42 UTC→1 January, 08:53 UTClast aspect: Saturn sextile · enters Pisces

≈ 3 January, 16:23 UTC→3 January, 21:36 UTClast aspect: Jupiter opposition · enters Aries

≈ 5 January, 15:07 UTC→6 January, 07:57 UTClast aspect: Saturn conjunction · enters Taurus

≈ 8 January, 10:02 UTC→8 January, 14:27 UTClast aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Gemini

≈ 10 January, 13:08 UTC→10 January, 17:16 UTClast aspect: Jupiter square · enters Cancer

≈ 12 January, 13:44 UTC→12 January, 17:44 UTClast aspect: Jupiter sextile · enters Leo

≈ 14 January, 03:55 UTC→14 January, 17:41 UTClast aspect: Saturn trine · enters Virgo

≈ 16 January, 14:39 UTC→16 January, 18:52 UTClast aspect: Jupiter conjunction · enters Libra

≈ 18 January, 19:26 UTC→18 January, 22:36 UTClast aspect: Sun square · enters Scorpio

≈ 21 January, 00:31 UTC→21 January, 05:24 UTClast aspect: Jupiter sextile · enters Sagittarius

≈ 23 January, 09:47 UTC→23 January, 15:02 UTClast aspect: Jupiter square · enters Capricorn

≈ 25 January, 21:08 UTC→26 January, 02:44 UTClast aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Aquarius

≈ 27 January, 23:32 UTC→28 January, 15:34 UTClast aspect: Saturn sextile · enters Pisces

≈ 30 January, 22:16 UTC→31 January, 04:23 UTClast aspect: Jupiter opposition · enters Aries

Classical method: the last exact aspect of the Moon to a planet from the Sun to Saturn opens the void, and the Moon's sign change closes it. The start is approximate, the end is exact.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which planets are retrograde in January 2028?

In January 2028 the stations are: Chiron turns direct (10 January), Jupiter turns retrograde (12 January) and Mercury turns retrograde (24 January). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.

When is the Full Moon in January 2028?

The Full Moon is on 12 January at 04:03 UTC, in Cancer.

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 30 August 2026.