21.

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. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 at 05:54 EDT (1,045 days ago) in Ophiuchus

22.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 at 14:39 EDT (1,044 days ago) in Sagittarius

23.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 01:47 EDT (1,043 days ago) in Sagittarius

24.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 at 17:11 EDT (1,037 days ago) in Cetus

25.

The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Mon, 05 Jul 2021 at 10:46 EDT (1,033 days ago) in Taurus

26.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 05 Jul 2021 at 18:27 EDT (1,033 days ago) in Pisces

27.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 at 21:17 EDT (1,029 days ago) in Gemini

28.

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. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 at 21:50 EDT (1,029 days ago) in Gemini

29.

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, 17 Jul 2021 at 06:11 EDT (1,021 days ago) in Virgo

30.

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. Wed, 21 Jul 2021 at 06:24 EDT (1,017 days ago) in Ophiuchus

31.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 at 09:44 EDT (1,015 days ago) in Sagittarius

32.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 at 22:36 EDT (1,015 days ago) in Capricornus

33.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Sat, 31 Jul 2021 at 09:16 EDT (1,007 days ago) in Aries

34.

The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Mon, 02 Aug 2021 at 03:35 EDT (1,005 days ago) in Taurus

35.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 08 Aug 2021 at 09:51 EDT (999 days ago) in Cancer

36.

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, 09 Aug 2021 at 14:41 EDT (998 days ago) in Leo

37.

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. Sun, 15 Aug 2021 at 11:20 EDT (992 days ago) in Libra

38.

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. Tue, 17 Aug 2021 at 05:15 EDT (990 days ago) in Ophiuchus

39.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Fri, 20 Aug 2021 at 19:31 EDT (987 days ago) in Capricornus

40.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 22 Aug 2021 at 08:01 EDT (985 days ago) in Aquarius