Astronomy
- The revolution time of the surface of the Sun on itself is 28 days while its core is revolving in 33 days.
- Messier object M28, a magnitude 8.5 globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius.
- The New General Catalogue object NGC 28, an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Phoenix.
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -1910 March 22 and ended on -630 April 28. The duration of Saros series 28 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 solar eclipses.
- The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -1915 June 27 and ended on -581 September 6. The duration of Saros series 28 was 1334.2 years, and it contained 75 lunar eclipses.
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