OBSERVING PERIODS- 2028 (UT dates. Lick PST=UT-8h Keck HST=UT-10h) -------------------------------------------- DURATION RUN MOON FQ+1 to LQ bright PHASE DATE LQ+1 to FQ dark (UT) --------------------------------------------- 2027 Dec 21-Jan 05 DARK NEW Dec 27 2028 Jan 06-Jan 18 BRIGHT FULL Jan 12 2028 Jan 19-Feb 03 DARK NEW Jan 26 2028 Feb 04-Feb 17 BRIGHT FULL Feb 10 2028 Feb 18-Mar 04 DARK NEW Feb 25 2028 Mar 05-Mar 17 BRIGHT FULL Mar 11 2028 Mar 18-Apr 02 DARK NEW Mar 26 2028 Apr 03-Apr 16 BRIGHT FULL Apr 09 2028 Apr 17-May 02 DARK NEW Apr 24 2028 May 03-May 16 BRIGHT FULL May 08 2028 May 17-May 31 DARK NEW May 24 2028 Jun 01-Jun 15 BRIGHT FULL Jun 07 2028 Jun 16-Jun 29 DARK NEW Jun 22 2028 Jun 30-Jul 14 BRIGHT FULL Jul 06 2028 Jul 15-Jul 28 DARK NEW Jul 22 2028 Jul 29-Aug 13 BRIGHT FULL Aug 05 2028 Aug 14-Aug 27 DARK NEW Aug 20 2028 Aug 28-Sep 12 BRIGHT FULL Sep 03 2028 Sep 13-Sep 25 DARK NEW Sep 18 2028 Sep 26-Oct 11 BRIGHT FULL Oct 03 2028 Oct 12-Oct 25 DARK NEW Oct 18 2028 Oct 26-Nov 09 BRIGHT FULL Nov 02 2028 Nov 10-Nov 24 DARK NEW Nov 16 2028 Nov 25-Dec 09 BRIGHT FULL Dec 02 2028 Dec 10-Dec 23 DARK NEW Dec 16 2028 Dec 24-Jan 07 BRIGHT FULL Dec 31 ---------------------------------------------