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. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 at 09:15 EDT (2,278 days ago) in Sagittarius

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. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 at 10:54 EDT (2,282 days ago) in Libra

23.

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, 01 Feb 2018 at 14:01 EDT (2,288 days ago) in Leo

24.

Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Russia, Asia, the Americas, Oceania, Alaska and Antarctica. Wed, 31 Jan 2018 at 08:30 EDT (2,289 days ago) in Cancer

25.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 31 Jan 2018 at 08:26 EDT (2,289 days ago) in Cancer

26.

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, 30 Jan 2018 at 04:57 EDT (2,290 days ago) in Gemini

27.

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, 24 Jan 2018 at 17:20 EDT (2,296 days ago) in Cetus

28.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 16 Jan 2018 at 21:18 EDT (2,304 days ago) in Sagittarius

29.

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, 16 Jan 2018 at 04:06 EDT (2,304 days ago) in Sagittarius

30.

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, 14 Jan 2018 at 21:09 EDT (2,306 days ago) in Sagittarius

31.

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, 08 Jan 2018 at 17:25 EDT (2,312 days ago) in Virgo

32.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 03 Jan 2018 at 00:34 EDT (2,317 days ago) in Pisces

33.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 at 21:24 EDT (2,319 days ago) in Gemini

34.

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, 01 Jan 2018 at 20:55 EDT (2,319 days ago) in Gemini

35.

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. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 at 16:48 EDT (2,319 days ago) in Gemini

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. Tue, 26 Dec 2017 at 04:20 EDT (2,325 days ago) in Pisces

37.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2017 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 21 Dec 2017 at 11:23 EDT (2,330 days ago) in Sagittarius

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. Mon, 18 Dec 2017 at 21:39 EDT (2,333 days ago) in Sagittarius

39.

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, 18 Dec 2017 at 20:25 EDT (2,333 days ago) in Sagittarius

40.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 18 Dec 2017 at 01:31 EDT (2,333 days ago) in Sagittarius