January 2028
- First quarterWed 5 Jan, 01:41
- Full moonWed 12 Jan, 04:03
- Last quarterTue 18 Jan, 19:26
- New moonWed 26 Jan, 15:13
Lunar calendar
Moon phases 2028
The lunar calendar for 2028: 12 new moons and 13 full moons, month by month, with a calendar of the Moon’s phase on each day that you can print.
Moon phases 2028 · times in UTC
February 2028
- First quarterThu 3 Feb, 19:11
- Full moonThu 10 Feb, 15:04
- Last quarterThu 17 Feb, 08:08
- New moonFri 25 Feb, 10:37
March 2028
- First quarterSat 4 Mar, 09:02
- Full moonSat 11 Mar, 01:06
- Last quarterFri 17 Mar, 23:23
- New moonSun 26 Mar, 04:32
April 2028
- First quarterSun 2 Apr, 19:15
- Full moonSun 9 Apr, 10:27
- Last quarterSun 16 Apr, 16:37
- New moonMon 24 Apr, 19:47
May 2028
- First quarterTue 2 May, 02:26
- Full moonMon 8 May, 19:49
- Last quarterTue 16 May, 10:43
- New moonWed 24 May, 08:16
- First quarterWed 31 May, 07:37
June 2028
- Full moonWed 7 Jun, 06:09
- Last quarterThu 15 Jun, 04:27
- New moonThu 22 Jun, 18:28
- First quarterThu 29 Jun, 12:11
July 2028
- Full moonThu 6 Jul, 18:11
- Last quarterFri 14 Jul, 20:57
- New moonSat 22 Jul, 03:02
- First quarterFri 28 Jul, 17:40
August 2028
- Full moonSat 5 Aug, 08:10
- Last quarterSun 13 Aug, 11:45
- New moonSun 20 Aug, 10:44
- First quarterSun 27 Aug, 01:36
September 2028
- Full moonSun 3 Sept, 23:48
- Last quarterTue 12 Sept, 00:46
- New moonMon 18 Sept, 18:24
- First quarterMon 25 Sept, 13:10
October 2028
- Full moonTue 3 Oct, 16:25
- Last quarterWed 11 Oct, 11:57
- New moonWed 18 Oct, 02:57
- First quarterWed 25 Oct, 04:53
November 2028
- Full moonThu 2 Nov, 09:17
- Last quarterThu 9 Nov, 21:26
- New moonThu 16 Nov, 13:18
- First quarterFri 24 Nov, 00:15
December 2028
- Full moonSat 2 Dec, 01:40
- Last quarterSat 9 Dec, 05:39
- New moonSat 16 Dec, 02:06
- First quarterSat 23 Dec, 21:45
- Full moonSun 31 Dec, 16:49
Where you are
Moonrise and moonset in your city
The phase is the same everywhere; moonrise and moonset are not. Open the sun and moon page of your city for today’s times and a month of phases.
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- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
How it works
The four principal phases
The Moon passes through four principal phases in about 29.5 days: new moon (Moon between Earth and Sun, unlit side towards us), first quarter (half the disc lit, on the right seen from the northern hemisphere), full moon (the whole disc lit) and last quarter (half lit, on the left). The days in between are crescent and gibbous, waxing before full moon and waning after it.
A lunar cycle lasts 29.53 days on average, but individual cycles range from about 29.3 to 29.8 days, so a year holds 12 or 13 of each principal phase, and the days between the four phases are not always the same.
Dates depend on the time zone
Each principal phase is one instant, the same everywhere. The calendar date of that instant depends on the time zone: a new moon at 23:30 UTC is already the next day in Asia and Australia. Use the switch above the calendar to read the dates in UTC or in your own zone; the grids and the lists change together.
The phase drawn for an ordinary day is the Moon at noon, so it is the same for everyone in that time zone. Illuminated percentages are the true lit fraction of the disc.
How we compute it
The principal phases are from Jean Meeus’s Astronomical Algorithms (chapter 49) and agree with the US Naval Observatory’s tables to the minute (checked for 2026 and 2027). The illuminated fraction comes from the Moon’s and Sun’s true positions. The calculation assumes a constant difference between Earth time and UTC and is good for 2000–2050.
Questions
Good to know
What are the moon phases in 2028?
There are 12 new moons, 13 first quarters, 13 full moons and 12 last quarters in 2028. The first new moon is on Wednesday, 26 January 2028, the first full moon on Wednesday, 12 January 2028 (dates in UTC).
How long is the lunar cycle?
The Moon takes 29.53 days on average to go from one new moon to the next, and individual cycles range from about 29.3 to 29.8 days.
Why does the date of a moon phase differ from another calendar?
A principal phase is a single instant, and the date depends on the time zone. Switch the calendar to your own time zone to read the phases in local time.
Can I print the moon phase calendar?
Yes. Use “Print this calendar”: the page prints on white paper in light ink, six months to a page, with the principal phases marked.
Is the Moon’s phase the same everywhere?
Yes, the same fraction of the disc is lit at the same moment everywhere on Earth. Only the date, and how the Moon looks (upside down in the south), differ.