21.

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. Sun, 05 Nov 2017 at 19:09 EDT (2,400 days ago) in Taurus

22.

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. Fri, 10 Nov 2017 at 15:36 EDT (2,395 days ago) in Leo

23.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 18 Nov 2017 at 06:43 EDT (2,387 days ago) in Libra

24.

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. Mon, 20 Nov 2017 at 11:40 EDT (2,385 days ago) in Ophiuchus

25.

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, 21 Nov 2017 at 13:53 EDT (2,384 days ago) in Sagittarius

26.

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. Sun, 26 Nov 2017 at 12:03 EDT (2,379 days ago) in Aquarius

27.

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. Sat, 02 Dec 2017 at 04:19 EDT (2,373 days ago) in Taurus

28.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 03 Dec 2017 at 10:46 EDT (2,372 days ago) in Taurus

29.

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, 04 Dec 2017 at 03:45 EDT (2,371 days ago) in Taurus

30.

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, 10 Dec 2017 at 02:51 EDT (2,365 days ago) in Leo

31.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 18 Dec 2017 at 01:31 EDT (2,357 days ago) in Sagittarius

32.

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, 18 Dec 2017 at 20:25 EDT (2,357 days ago) in Sagittarius

33.

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. Mon, 18 Dec 2017 at 21:39 EDT (2,357 days ago) in Sagittarius

34.

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, 26 Dec 2017 at 04:20 EDT (2,349 days ago) in Pisces

35.

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, 01 Jan 2018 at 16:48 EDT (2,343 days ago) in Gemini

36.

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, 01 Jan 2018 at 20:55 EDT (2,343 days ago) in Gemini

37.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 at 21:24 EDT (2,343 days ago) in Gemini

38.

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. Mon, 08 Jan 2018 at 17:25 EDT (2,336 days ago) in Virgo

39.

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. Sun, 14 Jan 2018 at 21:09 EDT (2,330 days ago) in Sagittarius

40.

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. Tue, 16 Jan 2018 at 04:06 EDT (2,328 days ago) in Sagittarius