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Solar System Phenomena — Earth and Moon in 2021

Moon Phases in 2021

The Full Moons in 2021

Below are listed a selection of events for the Earth (aphelion/perihelion, equinoxes/solstices, eclipses) and the Moon (apogee/perigee, phases, nodes, occultations). The lunation number refers to the Brown Lunation Number which is numbered from the first New Moon in 1923.

02 JanuaryEarthperihelion
06 JanuaryMoonlast quarter
09 JanuaryMoonperigee
10 JanuaryMoondescending node
13 JanuaryMoonnew: lunation 1213
20 JanuaryMoonfirst quarter
21 JanuaryMoonapogee
24 JanuaryMoonascending node
28 JanuaryMoonfull
03 FebruaryMoonfarthest perigee of the year
04 FebruaryMoonlast quarter
07 FebruaryMoondescending node
11 FebruaryMoonnew: lunation 1214
18 FebruaryMoonapogee
19 FebruaryMoonfirst quarter
21 FebruaryMoonascending node
27 FebruaryMoonfull
02 MarchMoonperigee
06 MarchMoondescending node
Moonlast quarter
13 MarchMoonnew: lunation 1215
18 MarchMoonapogee
20 MarchMoonascending node
Earthequinox
21 MarchMoonfirst quarter
28 MarchMoonfull
30 MarchMoonperigee
02 AprilMoondescending node
04 AprilMoonlast quarter
12 AprilMoonnew: lunation 1216
14 AprilMoonapogee
16 AprilMoonascending node
17 AprilMoonoccultation of Mars
20 AprilMoonfirst quarter
27 AprilMoonperigee
Moonfull
29 AprilMoondescending node
03 MayMoonlast quarter
11 MayMoonnew: lunation 1217
Moonfarthest apogee of the year
12 MayMoonoccultation of Venus
13 MayMoonascending node
19 MayMoonfirst quarter
26 MayMoonperigee
EarthMoontotal lunar eclipse
Moonfull: Super Moon
Moondescending node
02 JuneMoonlast quarter
08 JuneMoonapogee
09 JuneMoonascending node
10 JuneEarthMoonannular solar eclipse
Moonnew: lunation 1218
18 JuneMoonfirst quarter
21 JuneEarthsolstice
23 JuneMoondescending node
Moonperigee
24 JuneMoonfull
01 JulyMoonlast quarter
05 JulyMoonapogee
Earthaphelion
06 JulyMoonascending node
10 JulyMoonnew: lunation 1219
17 JulyMoonfirst quarter
20 JulyMoondescending node
21 JulyMoonperigee
24 JulyMoonfull
31 JulyMoonlast quarter
02 AugustMoonapogee
03 AugustMoonascending node
08 AugustMoonnew: lunation 1220
15 AugustMoonfirst quarter
16 AugustMoondescending node
17 AugustMoonperigee
22 AugustMoonfull: seasonal Blue Moon
30 AugustMoonclosest apogee of the year
Moonascending node
Moonlast quarter
07 SeptemberMoonnew: lunation 1221
11 SeptemberMoonperigee
12 SeptemberMoondescending node
13 SeptemberMoonfirst quarter
20 SeptemberMoonfull: Harvest Moon
22 SeptemberEarthequinox
26 SeptemberMoonascending node
Moonapogee
29 SeptemberMoonlast quarter
06 OctoberMoonnew: lunation 1222
08 OctoberMoonperigee
09 OctoberMoondescending node
13 OctoberMoonfirst quarter
20 OctoberMoonfull: Hunter's Moon
23 OctoberMoonascending node
24 OctoberMoonapogee
28 OctoberMoonlast quarter
03 NovemberMoonoccultation of Mercury
04 NovemberMoonnew: lunation 1223
05 NovemberMoonperigee
06 NovemberMoondescending node
08 NovemberMoonoccultation of Venus
11 NovemberMoonfirst quarter
19 NovemberEarthMoonpartial lunar eclipse
Moonfull
Moonascending node
21 NovemberMoonapogee
27 NovemberMoonlast quarter
02 DecemberMoonoccultation of Mars
03 DecemberMoondescending node
04 DecemberEarthMoontotal solar eclipse
Moonnew: lunation 1224
Moonclosest perigee of the year
Moonoccultation of Mercury
07 DecemberMoonascending node
11 DecemberMoonfirst quarter
18 DecemberMoonapogee
19 DecemberMoonfull: Micro Moon
21 DecemberEarthsolstice
27 DecemberMoonlast quarter
31 DecemberMoondescending node
Moonoccultation of Mars

Sources

The dates, times and circumstances of all planetary and lunar phenomena were calculated from the JPL DE406 solar system ephemeris using the same rigorous methods that are employed in the compilation of publications such as The Astronomical Almanac.