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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. Sun, 02 Aug 2020 at 08:57 PDT (1,796 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 at 08:58 PDT (1,795 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 at 06:50 PDT (1,789 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. Tue, 11 Aug 2020 at 09:45 PDT (1,787 days ago) in Aries

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 18 Aug 2020 at 19:42 PDT (1,780 days ago) in Leo

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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. Thu, 20 Aug 2020 at 06:00 PDT (1,778 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. Fri, 21 Aug 2020 at 03:57 PDT (1,777 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Tue, 25 Aug 2020 at 10:58 PDT (1,773 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Sun, 30 Aug 2020 at 19:37 PDT (1,768 days ago) in Capricornus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 01 Sep 2020 at 22:22 PDT (1,766 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. Sat, 05 Sep 2020 at 23:28 PDT (1,762 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. Thu, 10 Sep 2020 at 02:26 PDT (1,757 days ago) in Taurus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 17 Sep 2020 at 04:01 PDT (1,750 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. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 at 06:47 PDT (1,749 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 19 Sep 2020 at 06:06 PDT (1,748 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 23 Sep 2020 at 18:55 PDT (1,744 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 at 17:50 PDT (1,739 days ago) in Aquarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 at 14:05 PDT (1,736 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Sat, 03 Oct 2020 at 10:22 PDT (1,734 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. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 at 17:40 PDT (1,728 days ago) in Gemini