Selected events for the Moon are listed below. The lunation number refers to the Brown Lunation Number which is numbered from the first New Moon of 1923. Node crossings refer to the ecliptic plane. Occultation dates and times are for closest approach; the occultation event starts some time before. The occultation of the open cluster M44 (Beehive) refers to the occultation of the brightest star in the group, ε Cancri (Meleph). The occultation of the open cluster M45 (Pleiades) refers to the occultation of the brightest star in the group, η Tauri (Alcyone). All times and dates are in UT with the time given to the nearest hour unless otherwise indicated. Positions are geocentric apparent places and referred to the true equator and equinox of date.
| January | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22:00 | perigee: 360,348 kilometres |
| 3 | 10:00 | FULL MOON: apparent angular size 1979″ |
| 6 | 17:00 | 0.4° north of Regulus (α Leonis): occultation |
| 7 | 11:00 | descending node |
| 10 | 16:00 | LAST QUARTER MOON |
| 13 | 21:00 | apogee: 405,438 kilometres |
| 14 | 20:00 | 0.6° south of Antares (α Scorpii): occultation |
| 18 | 20:00 | NEW MOON: lunation 1275 |
| 22 | 00:00 | ascending node |
| 26 | 05:00 | FIRST QUARTER MOON |
| 27 | 21:00 | 1.1° north of the open cluster Pleiades (M45): occultation |
| 29 | 22:00 | perigee: 365,871 kilometres |
| February | ||
| 1 | 22:00 | FULL MOON: apparent angular size 1931″ |
| 3 | 04:00 | 0.3° north of Regulus (α Leonis): occultation |
| 3 | 19:00 | descending node |
| 9 | 13:00 | LAST QUARTER MOON |
| 10 | 17:00 | apogee: 404,576 kilometres |
| 11 | 03:00 | 0.7° south of Antares (α Scorpii): occultation |
| 16 | 18:00 | 0.7° south of Mars: occultation |
| 17 | 12:00 | NEW MOON: lunation 1276, annular solar eclipse |
| 18 | 06:00 | ascending node |
| 18 | 23:00 | 0.1° south of Mercury: occultation |
| 24 | 03:00 | 1.2° north of the open cluster Pleiades (M45): occultation |
| 24 | 12:00 | FIRST QUARTER MOON |
| 24 | 23:00 | maximum perigee: 370,135 kilometres |
| March | ||
| 2 | 13:00 | 0.3° north of Regulus (α Leonis): occultation |
| 3 | 05:00 | descending node |
| 3 | 12:00 | FULL MOON: apparent angular size 1874″, total lunar eclipse |
| 10 | 12:00 | 0.7° south of Antares (α Scorpii): occultation |
| 10 | 14:00 | apogee: 404,384 kilometres |
| 11 | 10:00 | LAST QUARTER MOON |
| 17 | 15:00 | ascending node |
| 19 | 01:00 | NEW MOON: lunation 1277 |
| 22 | 12:00 | perigee: 366,857 kilometres |
| 23 | 09:00 | 1.1° north of the open cluster Pleiades (M45): occultation |
| 25 | 19:00 | FIRST QUARTER MOON |
| 29 | 20:00 | 0.3° north of Regulus (α Leonis): occultation |
| 30 | 12:00 | descending node |
| April | ||
| 2 | 02:00 | FULL MOON: apparent angular size 1822″ |
| 6 | 19:00 | 0.6° south of Antares (α Scorpii): occultation |
| 7 | 09:00 | apogee: 404,970 kilometres |
| 10 | 05:00 | LAST QUARTER MOON |
| 13 | 23:00 | ascending node |
| 17 | 12:00 | NEW MOON: lunation 1278 |
| 19 | 07:00 | perigee: 361,630 kilometres |
| 19 | 16:00 | 1.0° north of the open cluster Pleiades (M45): occultation |
| 24 | 03:00 | FIRST QUARTER MOON |
| 26 | 01:00 | 0.2° north of Regulus (α Leonis): occultation |
| 26 | 15:00 | descending node |
| May | ||
| 1 | 17:00 | FULL MOON: apparent angular size 1784″ |
| 4 | 03:00 | 0.4° south of Antares (α Scorpii): occultation |
| 4 | 23:00 | apogee: 405,839 kilometres |
| 9 | 21:00 | LAST QUARTER MOON |
| 11 | 05:00 | ascending node |
| 16 | 20:00 | NEW MOON: lunation 1279 |
| 17 | 02:00 | 0.9° north of the open cluster Pleiades (M45): occultation |
| 17 | 14:00 | perigee: 358,075 kilometres |
| 21 | 16:00 | 1.1° north of the open cluster Beehive (M44): occultation |
| 23 | 07:00 | 0.1° south of Regulus (α Leonis): occultation |
| 23 | 11:00 | FIRST QUARTER MOON |
| 23 | 15:00 | descending node |
| 31 | 09:00 | FULL MOON: minimum apparent angular size 1765″, Blue Moon |
| 31 | 09:00 | 0.4° south of Antares (α Scorpii): occultation |
| June | ||
| 1 | 05:00 | apogee: 406,366 kilometres |
| 7 | 06:00 | ascending node |
| 8 | 10:00 | LAST QUARTER MOON |
| 13 | 14:00 | 1.0° north of the open cluster Pleiades (M45): occultation |
| 14 | 23:00 | perigee: 357,197 kilometres |
| 15 | 03:00 | NEW MOON: lunation 1280 |
| 17 | 20:00 | 0.3° north of Venus: occultation |
| 18 | 01:00 | 0.9° north of the open cluster Beehive (M44): occultation |
| 19 | 15:00 | 0.3° south of Regulus (α Leonis): occultation |
| 19 | 18:00 | descending node |
| 21 | 22:00 | FIRST QUARTER MOON |
| 27 | 15:00 | 0.4° south of Antares (α Scorpii): occultation |
| 28 | 07:00 | apogee: 406,265 kilometres |
| 29 | 23:00 | FULL MOON: apparent angular size 1769″ |
| July | ||
| 4 | 08:00 | ascending node |
| 7 | 19:00 | LAST QUARTER MOON |
| 10 | 23:00 | 1.1° north of the open cluster Pleiades (M45): occultation |
| 13 | 08:00 | perigee: 359,112 kilometres |
| 14 | 10:00 | NEW MOON: lunation 1281 |
| 15 | 11:00 | 0.8° north of the open cluster Beehive (M44): occultation |
| 17 | 00:00 | 0.5° south of Regulus (α Leonis): occultation |
| 17 | 00:00 | descending node |
| 21 | 11:00 | FIRST QUARTER MOON |
| 24 | 22:00 | 0.6° south of Antares (α Scorpii): occultation |
| 25 | 17:00 | apogee: 405,548 kilometres |
| 29 | 15:00 | FULL MOON: apparent angular size 1794″ |
| 31 | 12:00 | ascending node |
| August | ||
| 6 | 02:00 | LAST QUARTER MOON |
| 7 | 06:00 | 1.1° north of the open cluster Pleiades (M45): occultation |
| 10 | 11:00 | perigee: 363,284 kilometres |
| 11 | 21:00 | 0.8° north of the open cluster Beehive (M44): occultation |
| 12 | 18:00 | NEW MOON: lunation 1282, total solar eclipse |
| 13 | 10:00 | descending node |
| 13 | 11:00 | 0.5° south of Regulus (α Leonis): occultation |
| 20 | 03:00 | FIRST QUARTER MOON |
| 21 | 04:00 | 0.6° south of Antares (α Scorpii): occultation |
| 22 | 08:00 | apogee: 404,642 kilometres |
| 27 | 19:00 | ascending node |
| 28 | 04:00 | FULL MOON: apparent angular size 1836″, partial lunar eclipse |
| September | ||
| 3 | 12:00 | 1.2° north of the open cluster Pleiades (M45): occultation |
| 4 | 08:00 | LAST QUARTER MOON |
| 6 | 21:00 | perigee: 368,259 kilometres |
| 8 | 06:00 | 0.8° north of the open cluster Beehive (M44): occultation |
| 8 | 18:00 | 0.8° north of Jupiter: occultation |
| 9 | 19:00 | descending node |
| 9 | 20:00 | 0.5° south of Regulus (α Leonis): occultation |
| 11 | 03:00 | NEW MOON: lunation 1283 |
| 14 | 11:00 | 0.5° north of Venus: occultation |
| 17 | 12:00 | 0.6° south of Antares (α Scorpii): occultation |
| 18 | 21:00 | FIRST QUARTER MOON |
| 19 | 03:00 | minimum apogee: 404,221 kilometres |
| 24 | 03:00 | ascending node |
| 26 | 17:00 | FULL MOON: apparent angular size 1890″ |
| 30 | 18:00 | 1.1° north of the open cluster Pleiades (M45): occultation |
| October | ||
| 1 | 21:00 | perigee: 369,334 kilometres |
| 3 | 13:00 | LAST QUARTER MOON |
| 5 | 06:00 | 1.1° north of Mars: occultation |
| 5 | 12:00 | 0.7° north of the open cluster Beehive (M44): occultation |
| 6 | 10:00 | 0.2° north of Jupiter: occultation |
| 7 | 01:00 | descending node |
| 7 | 03:00 | 0.6° of Regulus (α Leonis): occultation |
| 10 | 16:00 | NEW MOON: lunation 1284 |
| 14 | 20:00 | 0.4° south of Antares (α Scorpii): occultation |
| 16 | 23:00 | apogee: 404,643 kilometres |
| 18 | 16:00 | FIRST QUARTER MOON |
| 21 | 09:00 | ascending node |
| 26 | 04:00 | FULL MOON: apparent angular size 1944″ |
| 28 | 01:00 | 1.0° north of the open cluster Pleiades (M45): occultation |
| 28 | 18:00 | perigee: 364,407 kilometres |
| November | ||
| 1 | 18:00 | 0.5° north of the open cluster Beehive (M44): occultation |
| 1 | 20:00 | LAST QUARTER MOON |
| 2 | 14:00 | 1.0° south of Mars: occultation |
| 2 | 23:00 | 0.5° south of Jupiter: occultation |
| 3 | 03:00 | descending node |
| 3 | 09:00 | 0.8° south of Regulus (α Leonis): occultation |
| 7 | 11:00 | 1.0° south of Venus: occultation |
| 9 | 07:00 | NEW MOON: lunation 1285 |
| 11 | 04:00 | 0.3° south of Antares (α Scorpii): occultation |
| 13 | 18:00 | apogee: 405,619 kilometres |
| 17 | 12:00 | FIRST QUARTER MOON |
| 17 | 12:00 | ascending node |
| 24 | 11:00 | 0.9° north of the open cluster Pleiades (M45): occultation |
| 24 | 15:00 | FULL MOON: apparent angular size 1987″ |
| 25 | 21:00 | perigee: 359,347 kilometres |
| 29 | 00:00 | 0.2° north of the open cluster Beehive (M44): occultation |
| 30 | 04:00 | descending node |
| 30 | 09:00 | 1.1° south of Jupiter: occultation |
| 30 | 14:00 | 1.0° south of Regulus (α Leonis): occultation |
| December | ||
| 1 | 06:00 | LAST QUARTER MOON |
| 8 | 11:00 | 0.2° south of Antares (α Scorpii): occultation |
| 9 | 01:00 | NEW MOON: lunation 1286 |
| 11 | 07:00 | maximum apogee: 406,419 kilometres |
| 14 | 13:00 | ascending node |
| 17 | 06:00 | FIRST QUARTER MOON |
| 21 | 23:00 | 1.0° north of the open cluster Pleiades (M45): occultation |
| 24 | 01:00 | FULL MOON: maximum apparent angular size 2010″ |
| 24 | 09:00 | minimum perigee: 356,650 kilometres |
| 26 | 10:00 | 0.1° north of the open cluster Beehive (M44): occultation |
| 27 | 08:00 | descending node |
| 27 | 22:00 | 1.3° south of Regulus (α Leonis): occultation |
| 30 | 19:00 | LAST QUARTER MOON |
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