21.

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 Apr 2021 at 04:32 EDT (1,119 days ago) in Aquarius

22.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 11 Apr 2021 at 22:32 EDT (1,117 days ago) in Pisces

23.

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. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 at 13:45 EDT (1,114 days ago) in Taurus

24.

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. Tue, 20 Apr 2021 at 02:59 EDT (1,108 days ago) in Cancer

25.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 26 Apr 2021 at 23:31 EDT (1,102 days ago) in Libra

26.

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, 27 Apr 2021 at 11:22 EDT (1,101 days ago) in Libra

27.

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. Wed, 28 Apr 2021 at 23:32 EDT (1,100 days ago) in Scorpius

28.

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. Mon, 03 May 2021 at 15:50 EDT (1,095 days ago) in Capricornus

29.

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. Sun, 09 May 2021 at 06:26 EDT (1,089 days ago) in Pisces

30.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 11 May 2021 at 15:01 EDT (1,087 days ago) in Aries

31.

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. Tue, 11 May 2021 at 17:53 EDT (1,087 days ago) in Aries

32.

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. Wed, 19 May 2021 at 15:13 EDT (1,079 days ago) in Leo

33.

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, 25 May 2021 at 21:49 EDT (1,073 days ago) in Libra

34.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 26 May 2021 at 07:13 EDT (1,072 days ago) in Scorpius

35.

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. Thu, 27 May 2021 at 15:46 EDT (1,071 days ago) in Ophiuchus

36.

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. Wed, 02 Jun 2021 at 03:25 EDT (1,065 days ago) in Aquarius

37.

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, 07 Jun 2021 at 22:27 EDT (1,060 days ago) in Aries

38.

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. Tue, 08 Jun 2021 at 23:43 EDT (1,059 days ago) in Taurus

39.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 06:54 EDT (1,057 days ago) in Taurus

40.

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. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 at 23:54 EDT (1,050 days ago) in Virgo