Earth’s Moon
See a photo of the September 27, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse at the bottom of this page.
The earth’s moon is only 239,000 miles away. We landed astronauts on the moon six times and collected over 836 pounds of rocks.
We think the moon is about the same age as the earth, which is 4.3 billion years.
Moon Phases for 2021
January
6 Last Quarter 13 New Moon 20 First Quarter 28 Full Moon
February
4 Last Quarter 11 New Moon 19 First Quarter 27 Full Moon
March
5 Last Quarter 13 New Moon 21 First Quarter 28 Full Moon
April
4 Last Quarter 11 New Moon 20 First Quarter 26 Full Moon
May
3 Last Quarter 11 New Moon 17 First Quarter 26 Full Moon
June
2 Last Quarter 10 New Moon 17 First Quarter 24 Full Moon
July
1 Last Quarter 9 New Moon 17 First Quarter 23 Full Moon 31 Last Quarter
August
8 New Moon 15 First Quarter 22 Full Moon 30 Last Quarter
September
6 New Moon 13 First Quarter 20 Full Moon 28 Last Quarter
October
6 New Moon 12 First Quarter 20 Full Moon 28 Last Quarter
November
4 New Moon 11 First Quarter 19 Full Moon 27 Last Quarter
December
4 New Moon 10 First Quarter 18 Full Moon 26 Last Quarter
Total Lunar Eclipse on September 27, 2015 Photo credit: K. Blackwell
Next total lunar eclipse will occur on January 20, 2019. Go to the home page and click on “Events” to see additional information.