The Moon occults Venus — 15 September 2028
Lunar occultation of the planet Venus · Friday 15 September 2028 · World
The Moon hides Venus for up to 62 minutes, in a dark sky. 1 of the world's big cities sees it; La Paz, BO misses by 46.9′.
Where it can be seen
The gold line is the north limit: along it Venus grazes the Moon's northern edge. North of the line, Venus misses: from La Paz, BO it passes 46.9′ outside the Moon. Right on the line it grazes, blinking behind lunar mountains. The solid line uses the Moon's real, mountainous edge. It lies +0.2 to +2.2 km from the smooth-sphere line (dotted).
In the violet area the Sun has set, so the reappearance is 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 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 Moon's real edge as you see it, from LRO LOLA terrain, with Venus's track for six minutes around 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: Venus is fully hidden (it starts sliding in at the earlier time). Reappears: the first sliver returns. Where to look: the Moon's height (0° horizon, 90° overhead), its direction, and whether the Sun is up.
| City | Venus disappears (UTC) | reappears (UTC) | hidden | Where to look |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland, NZ | 16:22:51Moon not yet up | 17:25:21to 17:26:03 | 62 min | 11° up (low) in the ENE · dusk · at reappearance |
| Bogotá, CO | misses by 63.9′ (closest at 18:51) | 19° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +60° | ||
| Lima, PE | misses by 48.0′ (closest at 19:05) | 13° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +56° | ||
| Mexico City, MX | misses by 61.5′ (closest at 17:48) | 60° up (high) in the W · daylight, Sun +70° | ||
| New York City, US | misses by 87.0′ (closest at 17:56) | 34° up in the W · daylight, Sun +49° | ||
All 34 other cities
| City | Venus disappears (UTC) | reappears (UTC) | hidden | Where to look |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn, US | misses by 87.0′ (closest at 17:56) | 34° up in the W · daylight, Sun +49° | ||
| Calgary, CA | misses by 76.9′ (closest at 16:59) | 54° up in the S · daylight, Sun +32° | ||
| Cali, CO | misses by 61.9′ (closest at 18:50) | 21° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +63° | ||
| Caracas, VE | misses by 71.3′ (closest at 18:49) | 14° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +52° | ||
| Chicago, US | misses by 82.0′ (closest at 17:37) | 47° up in the WSW · daylight, Sun +51° | ||
| Ciudad Juárez, MX | misses by 66.0′ (closest at 17:19) | 68° up (high) in the SW · daylight, Sun +52° | ||
| Dallas, US | misses by 72.1′ (closest at 17:33) | 58° up in the WSW · daylight, Sun +58° | ||
| Ecatepec de Morelos, MX | misses by 61.7′ (closest at 17:48) | 60° up (high) in the W · daylight, Sun +70° | ||
| Guadalajara, MX | misses by 59.7′ (closest at 17:38) | 67° up (high) in the W · daylight, Sun +65° | ||
| Guayaquil, EC | misses by 55.7′ (closest at 18:53) | 22° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +65° | ||
| Havana, CU | misses by 73.6′ (closest at 18:12) | 39° up in the W · daylight, Sun +66° | ||
| Houston, US | misses by 70.9′ (closest at 17:40) | 57° up in the WSW · daylight, Sun +62° | ||
| Iztapalapa, MX | misses by 61.5′ (closest at 17:48) | 60° up (high) in the W · daylight, Sun +70° | ||
| La Paz, BO | misses by 46.9′ (closest at 19:13) | 2° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +45° | ||
| León de los Aldama, MX | misses by 61.1′ (closest at 17:40) | 64° up (high) in the W · daylight, Sun +66° | ||
| Los Angeles, US | misses by 61.6′ (closest at 17:00) | 72° up (high) in the S · daylight, Sun +40° | ||
| Manhattan, US | misses by 87.1′ (closest at 17:56) | 34° up in the W · daylight, Sun +49° | ||
| Maracaibo, VE | misses by 69.7′ (closest at 18:45) | 19° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +58° | ||
| Medellín, CO | misses by 64.6′ (closest at 18:47) | 22° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +62° | ||
| Montréal, CA | misses by 89.2′ (closest at 17:49) | 34° up in the WSW · daylight, Sun +45° | ||
| Philadelphia, US | misses by 86.2′ (closest at 17:56) | 35° up in the W · daylight, Sun +50° | ||
| Phoenix, US | misses by 64.3′ (closest at 17:09) | 71° up (high) in the SSW · daylight, Sun +46° | ||
| Puebla, MX | misses by 61.8′ (closest at 17:50) | 59° up in the W · daylight, Sun +71° | ||
| Queens, US | misses by 87.1′ (closest at 17:56) | 34° up in the W · daylight, Sun +49° | ||
| Quito, EC | misses by 58.0′ (closest at 18:52) | 22° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +64° | ||
| San Antonio, US | misses by 68.9′ (closest at 17:35) | 61° up (high) in the WSW · daylight, Sun +60° | ||
| San Diego, US | misses by 61.0′ (closest at 17:02) | 73° up (high) in the S · daylight, Sun +42° | ||
| Santiago de Querétaro, MX | misses by 61.5′ (closest at 17:44) | 62° up (high) in the W · daylight, Sun +68° | ||
| Santo Domingo, DO | misses by 76.1′ (closest at 18:36) | 22° up in the W · daylight, Sun +56° | ||
| The Bronx, US | misses by 87.1′ (closest at 17:56) | 34° up in the W · daylight, Sun +49° | ||
| Tijuana, MX | misses by 61.0′ (closest at 17:03) | 73° up (high) in the S · daylight, Sun +42° | ||
| Toronto, CA | misses by 86.3′ (closest at 17:45) | 39° up in the WSW · daylight, Sun +48° | ||
| Valencia, VE | misses by 70.7′ (closest at 18:49) | 15° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +54° | ||
| Zapopan, MX | misses by 59.7′ (closest at 17:38) | 67° up (high) in the W · daylight, Sun +65° | ||
How to watch
Method & accuracy
Positions from the JPL DE431 ephemeris (Skyfield), ΔT = 69.1 s. City times and the solid limit line use the real lunar limb: LRO LOLA terrain (LDEM_64, ~0.5 km) as each observer sees it. That changes times by a few seconds, or 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.