21.

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, 12 Dec 2016 at 18:29 EDT (2,700 days ago) in Taurus

22.

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, 07 Dec 2016 at 04:03 EDT (2,705 days ago) in Aquarius

23.

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, 30 Nov 2016 at 20:12 EDT (2,712 days ago) in Ophiuchus

24.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 29 Nov 2016 at 07:19 EDT (2,713 days ago) in Ophiuchus

25.

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, 27 Nov 2016 at 15:08 EDT (2,715 days ago) in Libra

26.

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, 21 Nov 2016 at 03:33 EDT (2,721 days ago) in Leo

27.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 14 Nov 2016 at 08:51 EDT (2,728 days ago) in Taurus

28.

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, 14 Nov 2016 at 06:21 EDT (2,728 days ago) in Aries

29.

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, 12 Nov 2016 at 14:12 EDT (2,730 days ago) in Pisces

30.

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, 07 Nov 2016 at 14:51 EDT (2,735 days ago) in Aquarius

31.

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 (2,740 days ago) in Ophiuchus

32.

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 (2,742 days ago) in Libra

33.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 30 Oct 2016 at 13:39 EDT (2,743 days ago) in Libra

34.

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 (2,751 days ago) in Cancer

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. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 19:33 EDT (2,757 days ago) in Cetus

36.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 00:23 EDT (2,757 days ago) in Pisces

37.

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 (2,760 days ago) in Aquarius

38.

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 (2,764 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. Tue, 04 Oct 2016 at 07:03 EDT (2,769 days ago) in Libra

40.

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 (2,770 days ago) in Libra