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The Moon occults Venus — 15 September 2028

Lunar occultation of the planet Venus · Friday 15 September 2028 · World

Watch from (UTC)
17:25 – 17:26
1 of 39 listed cities see it
Venus hidden for
up to 62 min
Auckland, NZ, 62 min

The Moon hides Venus for up to 62 minutes, in a dark sky. 1 of the world's big cities see it; La Paz, BO misses by 46.9′.

Closest approach 17:42 UTC (geocentric, 0.99° centre to centre) · Moon 26.3 days old, 13% lit, 43° from the Sun

Where it can be seen

Mexico City, MX: misses — Venus passes 61.5′ from the limb New York City, US: misses — Venus passes 87.0′ from the limb Lima, PE: misses — Venus passes 48.0′ from the limb Bogotá, CO: misses — Venus passes 63.9′ from the limb Los Angeles, US: misses — Venus passes 61.6′ from the limb Caracas, VE: misses — Venus passes 71.3′ from the limb Toronto, CA: misses — Venus passes 86.3′ from the limb Quito, EC: misses — Venus passes 58.0′ from the limb Brooklyn, US: misses — Venus passes 87.0′ from the limb Guayaquil, EC: misses — Venus passes 55.7′ from the limb Chicago, US: misses — Venus passes 82.0′ from the limb Cali, CO: misses — Venus passes 61.9′ from the limb Queens, US: misses — Venus passes 87.1′ from the limb Houston, US: misses — Venus passes 70.9′ from the limb Santo Domingo, DO: misses — Venus passes 76.1′ from the limb Havana, CU: misses — Venus passes 73.6′ from the limb La Paz, BO: misses — Venus passes 46.9′ from the limb Medellín, CO: misses — Venus passes 64.6′ from the limb Tijuana, MX: misses — Venus passes 61.0′ from the limb Iztapalapa, MX: misses — Venus passes 61.5′ from the limb Montréal, CA: misses — Venus passes 89.2′ from the limb Maracaibo, VE: misses — Venus passes 69.7′ from the limb Puebla, MX: misses — Venus passes 61.8′ from the limb Phoenix, US: misses — Venus passes 64.3′ from the limb Ecatepec de Morelos, MX: misses — Venus passes 61.7′ from the limb Valencia, VE: misses — Venus passes 70.7′ from the limb Santiago de Querétaro, MX: misses — Venus passes 61.5′ from the limb León de los Aldama, MX: misses — Venus passes 61.1′ from the limb Philadelphia, US: misses — Venus passes 86.2′ from the limb Auckland, NZ: reappearance only — the Moon rises during it San Antonio, US: misses — Venus passes 68.9′ from the limb Ciudad Juárez, MX: misses — Venus passes 66.0′ from the limb Manhattan, US: misses — Venus passes 87.1′ from the limb Zapopan, MX: misses — Venus passes 59.7′ from the limb San Diego, US: misses — Venus passes 61.0′ from the limb Guadalajara, MX: misses — Venus passes 59.7′ from the limb The Bronx, US: misses — Venus passes 87.1′ from the limb Dallas, US: misses — Venus passes 72.1′ from the limb Calgary, CA: misses — Venus passes 76.9′ from the limb Mexico City, MX New York City, US Lima, PE Bogotá, CO Auckland, NZ
sees the occultation after sunset graze limit city sees it near miss

The gold line is the north limit: along it Venus grazes the Moon's northern edge. North of the line it is a near miss — from La Paz, BO Venus passes just 46.9′ outside the limb — and a graze seen from right on the line, Venus blinking in and out behind lunar mountains, is the finest view of all. The solid line is traced against the real lunar limb — LRO LOLA terrain, the mountains and valleys that are on the edge for this libration — and sits +0.2 to +2.2 km from the mean-sphere line (dotted).

The violet shading is where the Sun has set by the time of the event, so the reappearance happens in a darkening sky.

Tap the map to set your location; pinch it to zoom in. Take the graze line with you: KML for Google Earth / Maps · GPX for a phone GPS app.

At the Moon's edge

Venus's path across the Moon from your location — north up, east to the left as in binoculars. Times here are computed in your browser from the same ephemeris as the table, to the same ±2 s. Drag the slider to move it along its track.

Advanced · graze profile against the real lunar limb

For graze chasers. The lunar limb as it really is for your libration — LRO LOLA terrain, in km above and below the mean sphere — with Venus's track drawn across it six minutes either side of each contact. Where the track dips below the terrain, Venus is hidden; near a graze it blinks behind peaks.

City by city

Times are against the real lunar limb (LRO LOLA terrain at each city's own libration). Disappears is the moment Venus is fully hidden (its disc takes from the earlier time to slide in); reappears is when the first sliver returns. Where to look is the Moon's height above the horizon (0° is the horizon, 90° straight up) and compass direction at that moment, and whether the Sun is still up.

CityVenus disappears (UTC)reappears (UTC)hiddenWhere to look
Auckland, NZ16:22:51Moon not yet up17:25:21to 17:26:0362 min11° up (low) in the ENE · dusk · at reappearance
Bogotá, COmisses — Venus passes 63.9′ from the limb at 18:5119° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +60°
Lima, PEmisses — Venus passes 48.0′ from the limb at 19:0513° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +56°
Mexico City, MXmisses — Venus passes 61.5′ from the limb at 17:4860° up (high) in the W · daylight, Sun +70°
New York City, USmisses — Venus passes 87.0′ from the limb at 17:5634° up in the W · daylight, Sun +49°
All 34 other cities
CityVenus disappears (UTC)reappears (UTC)hiddenWhere to look
Brooklyn, USmisses — Venus passes 87.0′ from the limb at 17:5634° up in the W · daylight, Sun +49°
Calgary, CAmisses — Venus passes 76.9′ from the limb at 16:5954° up in the S · daylight, Sun +32°
Cali, COmisses — Venus passes 61.9′ from the limb at 18:5021° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +63°
Caracas, VEmisses — Venus passes 71.3′ from the limb at 18:4914° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +52°
Chicago, USmisses — Venus passes 82.0′ from the limb at 17:3747° up in the WSW · daylight, Sun +51°
Ciudad Juárez, MXmisses — Venus passes 66.0′ from the limb at 17:1968° up (high) in the SW · daylight, Sun +52°
Dallas, USmisses — Venus passes 72.1′ from the limb at 17:3358° up in the WSW · daylight, Sun +58°
Ecatepec de Morelos, MXmisses — Venus passes 61.7′ from the limb at 17:4860° up (high) in the W · daylight, Sun +70°
Guadalajara, MXmisses — Venus passes 59.7′ from the limb at 17:3867° up (high) in the W · daylight, Sun +65°
Guayaquil, ECmisses — Venus passes 55.7′ from the limb at 18:5322° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +65°
Havana, CUmisses — Venus passes 73.6′ from the limb at 18:1239° up in the W · daylight, Sun +66°
Houston, USmisses — Venus passes 70.9′ from the limb at 17:4057° up in the WSW · daylight, Sun +62°
Iztapalapa, MXmisses — Venus passes 61.5′ from the limb at 17:4860° up (high) in the W · daylight, Sun +70°
La Paz, BOmisses — Venus passes 46.9′ from the limb at 19:132° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +45°
León de los Aldama, MXmisses — Venus passes 61.1′ from the limb at 17:4064° up (high) in the W · daylight, Sun +66°
Los Angeles, USmisses — Venus passes 61.6′ from the limb at 17:0072° up (high) in the S · daylight, Sun +40°
Manhattan, USmisses — Venus passes 87.1′ from the limb at 17:5634° up in the W · daylight, Sun +49°
Maracaibo, VEmisses — Venus passes 69.7′ from the limb at 18:4519° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +58°
Medellín, COmisses — Venus passes 64.6′ from the limb at 18:4722° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +62°
Montréal, CAmisses — Venus passes 89.2′ from the limb at 17:4934° up in the WSW · daylight, Sun +45°
Philadelphia, USmisses — Venus passes 86.2′ from the limb at 17:5635° up in the W · daylight, Sun +50°
Phoenix, USmisses — Venus passes 64.3′ from the limb at 17:0971° up (high) in the SSW · daylight, Sun +46°
Puebla, MXmisses — Venus passes 61.8′ from the limb at 17:5059° up in the W · daylight, Sun +71°
Queens, USmisses — Venus passes 87.1′ from the limb at 17:5634° up in the W · daylight, Sun +49°
Quito, ECmisses — Venus passes 58.0′ from the limb at 18:5222° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +64°
San Antonio, USmisses — Venus passes 68.9′ from the limb at 17:3561° up (high) in the WSW · daylight, Sun +60°
San Diego, USmisses — Venus passes 61.0′ from the limb at 17:0273° up (high) in the S · daylight, Sun +42°
Santiago de Querétaro, MXmisses — Venus passes 61.5′ from the limb at 17:4462° up (high) in the W · daylight, Sun +68°
Santo Domingo, DOmisses — Venus passes 76.1′ from the limb at 18:3622° up in the W · daylight, Sun +56°
The Bronx, USmisses — Venus passes 87.1′ from the limb at 17:5634° up in the W · daylight, Sun +49°
Tijuana, MXmisses — Venus passes 61.0′ from the limb at 17:0373° up (high) in the S · daylight, Sun +42°
Toronto, CAmisses — Venus passes 86.3′ from the limb at 17:4539° up in the WSW · daylight, Sun +48°
Valencia, VEmisses — Venus passes 70.7′ from the limb at 18:4915° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +54°
Zapopan, MXmisses — Venus passes 59.7′ from the limb at 17:3867° up (high) in the W · daylight, Sun +65°

How to watch

Method & accuracy

Positions from the JPL DE431 ephemeris (Skyfield), ΔT = 69.1 s. The city table's contact times and the solid limit line use the real lunar limb — the silhouette of LRO LOLA terrain (LDEM_64, ~0.5 km) at each observer's own libration — so they carry the mountains and valleys that a mean sphere misses (up to a few seconds at ordinary contacts, tens of seconds near a graze). The any-location solver in your browser and the shaded region still use the mean sphere of 1737.4 km (±2 s). Venus's own disc (17″ across) is included: partial contacts are the from/to times. The numbers behind this page: venus-2028-09-15.json. Generated 2026-09-14.