41.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sat, 20 Dec 2025 at 10:58 EDT (208 days ago) in Sagittarius

42.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Sat, 27 Dec 2025 at 14:10 EDT (201 days ago) in Pisces

43.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 at 16:44 EDT (196 days ago) in Taurus

44.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 03 Jan 2026 at 05:02 EDT (194 days ago) in Gemini

45.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Sat, 03 Jan 2026 at 08:27 EDT (194 days ago) in Gemini

46.

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, 10 Jan 2026 at 10:48 EDT (187 days ago) in Virgo

47.

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, 13 Jan 2026 at 15:46 EDT (184 days ago) in Libra

48.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sat, 17 Jan 2026 at 18:07 EDT (180 days ago) in Sagittarius

49.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 18 Jan 2026 at 14:53 EDT (179 days ago) in Sagittarius

50.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Sun, 25 Jan 2026 at 23:47 EDT (171 days ago) in Aries

51.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 at 16:45 EDT (168 days ago) in Taurus

52.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 at 17:09 EDT (165 days ago) in Cancer

53.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 at 04:54 EDT (163 days ago) in Leo

54.

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, 09 Feb 2026 at 07:43 EDT (157 days ago) in Libra

55.

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, 10 Feb 2026 at 11:51 EDT (156 days ago) in Scorpius

56.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sun, 15 Feb 2026 at 05:20 EDT (151 days ago) in Capricornus

57.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 at 07:02 EDT (149 days ago) in Aquarius

58.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 at 07:28 EDT (142 days ago) in Taurus

59.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 at 18:14 EDT (142 days ago) in Taurus

60.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 at 06:37 EDT (135 days ago) in Leo