21.

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. Wed, 02 Nov 2016 at 06:16 EDT (2,742 days ago) in Ophiuchus

22.

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, 31 Oct 2016 at 15:28 EDT (2,744 days ago) in Libra

23.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 30 Oct 2016 at 13:39 EDT (2,745 days ago) in Libra

24.

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. Sat, 22 Oct 2016 at 15:14 EDT (2,753 days ago) in Cancer

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. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 19:33 EDT (2,759 days ago) in Cetus

26.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 00:23 EDT (2,759 days ago) in Pisces

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. Thu, 13 Oct 2016 at 13:39 EDT (2,762 days ago) in Aquarius

28.

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, 09 Oct 2016 at 00:33 EDT (2,766 days ago) in Sagittarius

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, 04 Oct 2016 at 07:03 EDT (2,771 days ago) in Libra

30.

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, 03 Oct 2016 at 23:43 EDT (2,772 days ago) in Libra

31.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 30 Sep 2016 at 20:12 EDT (2,775 days ago) in Virgo

32.

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, 23 Sep 2016 at 05:56 EDT (2,782 days ago) in Orion

33.

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, 18 Sep 2016 at 13:00 EDT (2,787 days ago) in Pisces

34.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 16 Sep 2016 at 15:05 EDT (2,789 days ago) in Aquarius

35.

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, 14 Sep 2016 at 03:53 EDT (2,791 days ago) in Aquarius

36.

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. Fri, 09 Sep 2016 at 07:49 EDT (2,796 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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, 06 Sep 2016 at 14:44 EDT (2,799 days ago) in Libra

38.

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, 03 Sep 2016 at 20:51 EDT (2,802 days ago) in Virgo

39.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 01 Sep 2016 at 05:04 EDT (2,804 days ago) in Leo

40.

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, 24 Aug 2016 at 23:41 EDT (2,812 days ago) in Taurus