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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. Fri, 21 Feb 2020 at 08:58 EDT (1,526 days ago) in Capricornus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 23 Feb 2020 at 10:33 EDT (1,524 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Wed, 26 Feb 2020 at 06:34 EDT (1,521 days ago) in Cetus

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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, 02 Mar 2020 at 14:58 EDT (1,516 days ago) in Taurus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 09 Mar 2020 at 13:47 EDT (1,509 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. Tue, 10 Mar 2020 at 02:29 EDT (1,508 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Wed, 11 Mar 2020 at 15:13 EDT (1,507 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 16 Mar 2020 at 05:34 EDT (1,502 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. Sat, 21 Mar 2020 at 07:02 EDT (1,497 days ago) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 05:29 EDT (1,494 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. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 11:22 EDT (1,494 days ago) in Cetus

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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, 01 Apr 2020 at 06:21 EDT (1,486 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Tue, 07 Apr 2020 at 14:08 EDT (1,480 days ago) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 07 Apr 2020 at 22:35 EDT (1,480 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 10 Apr 2020 at 07:09 EDT (1,477 days ago) in Libra

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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. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 18:56 EDT (1,473 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 19 Apr 2020 at 23:14 EDT (1,468 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. Mon, 20 Apr 2020 at 15:00 EDT (1,467 days ago) in Cetus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 at 22:27 EDT (1,465 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Thu, 30 Apr 2020 at 16:38 EDT (1,457 days ago) in Cancer