The sky in 2021
The main sky events of 2021. Times are UTC unless noted; local times shift by your time zone.
Equinoxes and solstices
| March equinox | March 20, 09:37 AM |
|---|
| June solstice | June 21, 03:31 AM |
|---|
| September equinox | September 22, 07:20 PM |
|---|
| December solstice | December 21, 03:59 PM |
|---|
| Earth at perihelion (closest to the Sun) | January 2, 02:00 PM |
|---|
| Earth at aphelion (farthest from the Sun) | July 5, 10:40 PM |
|---|
Full Moons
| January 28, 07:16 PM | Wolf Moon |
| February 27, 08:17 AM | Snow Moon |
| March 28, 06:48 PM | Worm Moon |
| April 27, 03:32 AM | Pink Moon · Supermoon |
| May 26, 11:14 AM | Flower Moon · Supermoon |
| June 24, 06:40 PM | Strawberry Moon |
| July 24, 02:37 AM | Buck Moon |
| August 22, 12:02 PM | Sturgeon Moon |
| September 20, 11:55 PM | Corn Moon |
| October 20, 02:57 PM | Hunter’s Moon |
| November 19, 08:58 AM | Beaver Moon |
| December 19, 04:36 AM | Cold Moon |
Moon phase calendar 2021 →
Eclipses
| May 26, 11:18 AM | Lunar eclipse: total |
| June 10, 10:41 AM | Solar eclipse: annular |
| November 19, 09:02 AM | Lunar eclipse: partial |
| December 4, 07:33 AM | Solar eclipse: total |
Meteor showers
Planets
| January 24 | Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (evening sky) (18.6°) |
| March 6 | Mercury at greatest western elongation (morning sky) (27.3°) |
| May 17 | Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (evening sky) (22.0°) |
| July 4 | Mercury at greatest western elongation (morning sky) (21.6°) |
| August 2 | Saturn at opposition (best of the year) |
| August 20 | Jupiter at opposition (best of the year) |
| September 14 | Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (evening sky) (26.8°) |
| September 14 | Neptune at opposition (best of the year) |
| October 25 | Mercury at greatest western elongation (morning sky) (18.4°) |
| October 29 | Venus at greatest eastern elongation (evening sky) (47.0°) |
| November 4 | Uranus at opposition (best of the year) |
← 20202022 →