1961.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 16 Aug 2028 at 23:35 EDT (1,505 days away) in Gemini

1962.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 17 Aug 2028 at 14:41 EDT (1,506 days away) in Gemini

1963.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Marshall Islands amongst others. Thu, 17 Aug 2028 at 14:41 EDT (1,506 days away) in Gemini

1964.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 21'. Thu, 17 Aug 2028 at 14:50 EDT (1,506 days away) in Gemini

1965.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2028 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 17 Aug 2028 (1,506 days away) in Draco

1966.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 20 Aug 2028 at 06:44 EDT (1,509 days away) in Leo

1967.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Mon, 21 Aug 2028 at 00:12 EDT (1,510 days away) in Sextans

1968.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Mon, 21 Aug 2028 at 18:49 EDT (1,510 days away) in Leo

1969.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°44'. Tue, 22 Aug 2028 at 00:45 EDT (1,511 days away) in Leo

1970.

Comet 71P/Clark passes perihelion Comet 71P/Clark makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 22 Aug 2028 (1,511 days away) in Libra

1971.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°30'. Tue, 22 Aug 2028 at 13:07 EDT (1,511 days away) in Virgo

1972.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 22 Aug 2028 at 18:45 EDT (1,511 days away) in Aries

1973.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 24 Aug 2028 (1,514 days away) in Virgo

1974.

Asteroid 80 Sappho at opposition Asteroid 80 Sappho makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 26 Aug 2028 at 12:46 EDT (1,515 days away) in Pegasus

1975.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Sat, 26 Aug 2028 at 21:36 EDT (1,515 days away) in Scorpius

1976.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from China, Mongolia and Russia. Sun, 27 Aug 2028 at 08:02 EDT (1,516 days away) in Scorpius

1977.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°32'. Mon, 28 Aug 2028 at 22:50 EDT (1,517 days away) in Virgo

1978.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 30 Aug 2028 at 23:10 EDT (1,519 days away) in Virgo

1979.

Aurigid meteor shower 2028 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 31 Aug 2028 (1,520 days away) in Auriga

1980.

Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 01 Sep 2028 (1,521 days away) in Orion