21.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 10 May 2017 at 17:42 EDT (2,547 days ago) in Libra

22.

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. Fri, 12 May 2017 at 15:51 EDT (2,545 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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. Sat, 13 May 2017 at 02:20 EDT (2,544 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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, 18 May 2017 at 20:33 EDT (2,539 days ago) in Aquarius

25.

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. Wed, 24 May 2017 at 05:25 EDT (2,533 days ago) in Aries

26.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 25 May 2017 at 15:45 EDT (2,532 days ago) in Taurus

27.

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. Thu, 25 May 2017 at 21:20 EDT (2,532 days ago) in Taurus

28.

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, 01 Jun 2017 at 08:42 EDT (2,525 days ago) in Leo

29.

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. Thu, 08 Jun 2017 at 18:21 EDT (2,518 days ago) in Ophiuchus

30.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 09:09 EDT (2,517 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. Sat, 10 Jun 2017 at 11:59 EDT (2,516 days ago) in Sagittarius

32.

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, 17 Jun 2017 at 07:33 EDT (2,509 days ago) in Aquarius

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. Fri, 23 Jun 2017 at 06:51 EDT (2,503 days ago) in Taurus

34.

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, 23 Jun 2017 at 14:50 EDT (2,503 days ago) in Orion

35.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 23 Jun 2017 at 22:31 EDT (2,503 days ago) in Orion

36.

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. Fri, 30 Jun 2017 at 20:51 EDT (2,496 days ago) in Virgo

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. Thu, 06 Jul 2017 at 00:28 EDT (2,490 days ago) in Ophiuchus

38.

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. Sat, 08 Jul 2017 at 17:06 EDT (2,488 days ago) in Sagittarius

39.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 09 Jul 2017 at 00:06 EDT (2,487 days ago) in Sagittarius

40.

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. Sun, 16 Jul 2017 at 15:26 EDT (2,480 days ago) in Pisces