21.

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. Sat, 05 Jan 2019 at 21:16 EDT (1,975 days ago) in Sagittarius

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. Tue, 08 Jan 2019 at 23:28 EDT (1,971 days ago) in Capricornus

23.

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. Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 01:46 EDT (1,966 days ago) in Pisces

24.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 00:16 EDT (1,959 days ago) in Cancer

25.

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. Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 14:59 EDT (1,959 days ago) in Cancer

26.

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. Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 15:08 EDT (1,959 days ago) in Cancer

27.

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, 27 Jan 2019 at 16:10 EDT (1,953 days ago) in Libra

28.

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. Sun, 03 Feb 2019 at 04:23 EDT (1,946 days ago) in Sagittarius

29.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 04 Feb 2019 at 16:05 EDT (1,945 days ago) in Capricornus

30.

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. Tue, 05 Feb 2019 at 04:28 EDT (1,944 days ago) in Capricornus

31.

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. Tue, 12 Feb 2019 at 17:26 EDT (1,937 days ago) in Taurus

32.

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. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 04:03 EDT (1,930 days ago) in Leo

33.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 10:53 EDT (1,930 days ago) in Leo

34.

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. Thu, 21 Feb 2019 at 04:09 EDT (1,928 days ago) in Virgo

35.

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. Tue, 26 Feb 2019 at 06:28 EDT (1,923 days ago) in Ophiuchus

36.

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. Sun, 03 Mar 2019 at 18:07 EDT (1,918 days ago) in Capricornus

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. Mon, 04 Mar 2019 at 06:26 EDT (1,917 days ago) in Capricornus

38.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 06 Mar 2019 at 11:05 EDT (1,915 days ago) in Aquarius

39.

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, 14 Mar 2019 at 06:27 EDT (1,907 days ago) in Taurus

40.

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. Tue, 19 Mar 2019 at 15:47 EDT (1,902 days ago) in Leo