21.

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 Dec 2024 at 02:24 EDT (116 days ago) in Virgo

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. Sun, 22 Dec 2024 at 17:18 EDT (118 days ago) in Virgo

23.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 15 Dec 2024 at 04:01 EDT (125 days ago) in Taurus

24.

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, 14 Dec 2024 at 13:06 EDT (126 days ago) in Taurus

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. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 at 08:20 EDT (128 days ago) in Aries

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, 08 Dec 2024 at 10:27 EDT (132 days ago) in Aquarius

27.

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, 02 Dec 2024 at 07:28 EDT (138 days ago) in Ophiuchus

28.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 01 Dec 2024 at 01:22 EDT (139 days ago) in Scorpius

29.

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, 26 Nov 2024 at 06:55 EDT (144 days ago) in Virgo

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. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 at 20:28 EDT (148 days ago) in Leo

31.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 at 16:28 EDT (155 days ago) in Aries

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. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 at 06:15 EDT (156 days ago) in Aries

33.

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, 14 Nov 2024 at 00:39 EDT (156 days ago) in Pisces

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. Sat, 09 Nov 2024 at 00:56 EDT (161 days ago) in Capricornus

35.

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 Nov 2024 at 17:26 EDT (167 days ago) in Scorpius

36.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 at 08:48 EDT (169 days ago) in Libra

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. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 at 18:50 EDT (172 days ago) in Virgo

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. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 at 04:03 EDT (177 days ago) in Cancer

39.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 at 07:26 EDT (184 days ago) in Pisces

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. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 at 20:50 EDT (185 days ago) in Pisces