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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, 07 Dec 2020 at 19:37 EDT (1,226 days ago) in Leo

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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. Sat, 12 Dec 2020 at 15:42 EDT (1,221 days ago) in Libra

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Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Argentina and Chile. Mon, 14 Dec 2020 at 11:14 EDT (1,219 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 14 Dec 2020 at 11:17 EDT (1,219 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 15 Dec 2020 at 09:03 EDT (1,218 days ago) in Sagittarius

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December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2020 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 04:55 EDT (1,212 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 21 Dec 2020 at 18:41 EDT (1,212 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 24 Dec 2020 at 11:31 EDT (1,209 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 at 11:34 EDT (1,204 days ago) in Gemini

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 at 22:28 EDT (1,204 days ago) in Gemini

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2021 at 08:50 EDT (1,200 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 at 04:37 EDT (1,196 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 09 Jan 2021 at 10:36 EDT (1,193 days ago) in Scorpius

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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, 12 Jan 2021 at 18:50 EDT (1,190 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 13 Jan 2021 at 00:01 EDT (1,189 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 at 16:02 EDT (1,182 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 21 Jan 2021 at 08:10 EDT (1,181 days ago) in Aries

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 at 14:16 EDT (1,174 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Fri, 29 Jan 2021 at 11:27 EDT (1,173 days ago) in Leo

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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. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 at 14:02 EDT (1,168 days ago) in Virgo