Astrology calendar 2028
Mercury is retrograde three times (Jan 24 – Feb 14; May 21 – Jun 14; Sep 19 – Oct 11). Mars does not turn retrograde; Venus is retrograde once (May 10 – Jun 22). There are 5 eclipses, including the total solar eclipse of Jul 21 in Cancer, 13 Full Moons and 12 New Moons. Slow-planet sign changes: Saturn enters Taurus (Apr 13) and Jupiter enters Libra (Aug 24).
Next: Mars enters Aquarius on Jan 3, 11:01 AM ET, 0° Aquarius.
Key dates of 2028
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Partial lunar eclipse · Eclipse | 21°34′ Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde | 19°42′ Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Annular solar eclipse · Eclipse | 6°11′ Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Mercury stations direct · Retrograde | 3°59′ Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Sun enters Aries (March equinox) · Sun | 0° Aries ♈︎ | |
| Saturn enters Taurus · Sign change | 0° Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Venus stations retrograde · Retrograde | 19°41′ Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde | 16°19′ Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Mercury stations direct · Retrograde | 7°45′ Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Sun enters Cancer (June solstice) · Sun | 0° Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Venus stations direct · Retrograde | 3°11′ Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Partial lunar eclipse · Eclipse | 15°16′ Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Total solar eclipse · Eclipse | 29°51′ Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Jupiter enters Libra · Sign change | 0° Libra ♎︎ | |
| Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde | 18°36′ Libra ♎︎ | |
| Sun enters Libra (September equinox) · Sun | 0° Libra ♎︎ | |
| Mercury stations direct · Retrograde | 3°29′ Libra ♎︎ | |
| Sun enters Capricorn (December solstice) · Sun | 0° Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Total lunar eclipse · Eclipse | 10°35′ Cancer ♋︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Mars enters Aquarius · Sign change | 0° Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Mercury enters Aquarius · Sign change | 0° Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Partial lunar eclipse · Eclipse | 21°34′ Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Jupiter stations retrograde · Retrograde | 27°31′ Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Venus enters Pisces · Sign change | 0° Pisces ♓︎ | |
| Sun enters Aquarius · Sun | 0° Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde | 19°42′ Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Annular solar eclipse · Eclipse | 6°11′ Aquarius ♒︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Venus enters Aries · Sign change | 0° Aries ♈︎ | |
| Full Moon · Moon | 21°24′ Leo ♌︎ | |
| Mars enters Pisces · Sign change | 0° Pisces ♓︎ | |
| Uranus stations direct · Retrograde | 5°56′ Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Mercury stations direct · Retrograde | 3°59′ Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Sun enters Pisces · Sun | 0° Pisces ♓︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 6°21′ Pisces ♓︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Venus enters Taurus · Sign change | 0° Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Full Moon · Moon | 21°00′ Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Mercury enters Pisces · Sign change | 0° Pisces ♓︎ | |
| Mars enters Aries · Sign change | 0° Aries ♈︎ | |
| Sun enters Aries (March equinox) · Sun | 0° Aries ♈︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 6°03′ Aries ♈︎ | |
| Mercury enters Aries · Sign change | 0° Aries ♈︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Venus enters Gemini · Sign change | 0° Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Full Moon · Moon | 20°06′ Libra ♎︎ | |
| Saturn enters Taurus · Sign change | 0° Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Mercury enters Taurus · Sign change | 0° Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Sun enters Taurus · Sun | 0° Taurus ♉︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 5°09′ Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Mars enters Taurus · Sign change | 0° Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Mercury enters Gemini · Sign change | 0° Gemini ♊︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Moon | 18°44′ Scorpio ♏︎ | |
| Pluto stations retrograde · Retrograde | 8°49′ Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Venus stations retrograde · Retrograde | 19°41′ Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Jupiter stations direct · Retrograde | 17°32′ Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Sun enters Gemini · Sun | 0° Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde | 16°19′ Gemini ♊︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 3°42′ Gemini ♊︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Moon | 17°02′ Sagittarius ♐︎ | |
| Mars enters Gemini · Sign change | 0° Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Mercury stations direct · Retrograde | 7°45′ Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Sun enters Cancer (June solstice) · Sun | 0° Cancer ♋︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 1°51′ Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Venus stations direct · Retrograde | 3°11′ Gemini ♊︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Partial lunar eclipse · Eclipse | 15°16′ Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Mercury enters Cancer · Sign change | 0° Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Neptune stations retrograde · Retrograde | 8°54′ Aries ♈︎ | |
| Mars enters Cancer · Sign change | 0° Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Total solar eclipse · Eclipse | 29°51′ Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Sun enters Leo · Sun | 0° Leo ♌︎ | |
| Mercury enters Leo · Sign change | 0° Leo ♌︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Moon | 13°27′ Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Venus enters Cancer · Sign change | 0° Cancer ♋︎ | |
| Mercury enters Virgo · Sign change | 0° Virgo ♍︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 27°57′ Leo ♌︎ | |
| Sun enters Virgo · Sun | 0° Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Saturn stations retrograde · Retrograde | 11°19′ Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Jupiter enters Libra · Sign change | 0° Libra ♎︎ | |
| Mercury enters Libra · Sign change | 0° Libra ♎︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Moon | 12°00′ Pisces ♓︎ | |
| Mars enters Leo · Sign change | 0° Leo ♌︎ | |
| Venus enters Leo · Sign change | 0° Leo ♌︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 26°22′ Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Uranus stations retrograde · Retrograde | 14°14′ Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Mercury stations retrograde · Retrograde | 18°36′ Libra ♎︎ | |
| Sun enters Libra (September equinox) · Sun | 0° Libra ♎︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Venus enters Virgo · Sign change | 0° Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Full Moon (Harvest Moon) · Moon | 11°00′ Aries ♈︎ | |
| Mercury stations direct · Retrograde | 3°29′ Libra ♎︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 25°16′ Libra ♎︎ | |
| Pluto stations direct · Retrograde | 6°24′ Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Sun enters Scorpio · Sun | 0° Scorpio ♏︎ | |
| Mars enters Virgo · Sign change | 0° Virgo ♍︎ | |
| Venus enters Libra · Sign change | 0° Libra ♎︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (Hunter's Moon) · Moon | 10°29′ Taurus ♉︎ | |
| Mercury enters Scorpio · Sign change | 0° Scorpio ♏︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 24°43′ Scorpio ♏︎ | |
| Venus enters Scorpio · Sign change | 0° Scorpio ♏︎ | |
| Mercury enters Sagittarius · Sign change | 0° Sagittarius ♐︎ | |
| Sun enters Sagittarius · Sun | 0° Sagittarius ♐︎ |
| Date and time | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Moon | 10°25′ Gemini ♊︎ | |
| Mercury enters Capricorn · Sign change | 0° Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Venus enters Sagittarius · Sign change | 0° Sagittarius ♐︎ | |
| New Moon · Moon | 24°39′ Sagittarius ♐︎ | |
| Neptune stations direct · Retrograde | 6°06′ Aries ♈︎ | |
| Sun enters Capricorn (December solstice) · Sun | 0° Capricorn ♑︎ | |
| Mars enters Libra · Sign change | 0° Libra ♎︎ | |
| Mercury enters Aquarius · Sign change | 0° Aquarius ♒︎ | |
| Total lunar eclipse · Eclipse | 10°35′ Cancer ♋︎ |
How to read this calendar
Times are Eastern Time (America/New_York), with daylight-saving changes. Rows in bold are the dates most astrologers plan around. A station is the moment a planet appears to stop and reverse; the retrograde runs from the retrograde station to the direct station. A planet that retrogrades back into a sign recrosses the boundary it passed earlier, so its stay in the new sign is interrupted. Sun sign changes mark the start of each zodiac season.
Positions are apparent geocentric tropical longitudes from Astronomy Engine, searched to the minute; retrograde station times have been checked against NASA JPL Horizons. Methodology and accuracy.
Detail pages for 2028
- Mercury retrograde 2028
- Venus retrograde 2028
- Jupiter retrograde 2028
- Saturn retrograde 2028
- Uranus retrograde 2028
- Neptune retrograde 2028
- Pluto retrograde 2028
- Eclipses 2028
- Partial lunar eclipse, Jan 11
- Annular solar eclipse, Jan 26
- Partial lunar eclipse, Jul 6
- Total solar eclipse, Jul 21
- Total lunar eclipse, Dec 31
- Full Moon calendar 2028
- New Moon calendar 2028
To see which of these dates touch your own chart, open My sky or the transit chart.
Frequently asked questions
What are the major astrology events of 2028?
Partial lunar eclipse on Jan 11, Mercury stations retrograde on Jan 24, Annular solar eclipse on Jan 26, Sun enters Aries (March equinox) on Mar 19, Saturn enters Taurus on Apr 13, Venus stations retrograde on May 10, Mercury stations retrograde on May 21, Sun enters Cancer (June solstice) on Jun 20, Partial lunar eclipse on Jul 6, Total solar eclipse on Jul 21, Jupiter enters Libra on Aug 24, Mercury stations retrograde on Sep 19, Sun enters Libra (September equinox) on Sep 22, Sun enters Capricorn (December solstice) on Dec 21 and Total lunar eclipse on Dec 31.
How many times is Mercury retrograde in 2028?
Mercury is retrograde three times (Jan 24 – Feb 14; May 21 – Jun 14; Sep 19 – Oct 11). Dates use Eastern Time; each station time is in the table above.
Is Venus retrograde in 2028?
Yes. Venus is retrograde once (May 10 – Jun 22).
When are the eclipses in 2028?
partial lunar eclipse on January 11, 2028 in Cancer, annular solar eclipse on January 26, 2028 in Aquarius, partial lunar eclipse on July 6, 2028 in Capricorn, total solar eclipse on July 21, 2028 in Cancer and total lunar eclipse on December 31, 2028 in Cancer.
Why might another calendar show a different date?
Each event is a single instant worldwide. This calendar shows Eastern Time (New York), including daylight-saving changes; an event late in the evening ET is already the next day in Europe and Asia. Hover or tap a time to see it in UTC, or download the calendar file, which your calendar app converts to your own time zone.
Astrology is a symbolic and cultural tradition. The planetary positions on this site are calculated with astronomical accuracy; the interpretations describe what astrologers associate with them and are not scientifically validated predictions about personality, relationships or the future.