21.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 03 Dec 2021 at 23:44 PDT (1,309 days ago) in Ophiuchus

22.

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. Sat, 04 Dec 2021 at 02:04 PDT (1,309 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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. Sun, 05 Dec 2021 at 01:23 PDT (1,308 days ago) in Sagittarius

24.

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, 10 Dec 2021 at 17:36 PDT (1,303 days ago) in Aquarius

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. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 at 18:14 PDT (1,296 days ago) in Taurus

26.

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. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 at 22:57 PDT (1,296 days ago) in Taurus

27.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 18 Dec 2021 at 20:35 PDT (1,295 days ago) in Taurus

28.

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, 26 Dec 2021 at 18:24 PDT (1,287 days ago) in Virgo

29.

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. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 at 14:55 PDT (1,281 days ago) in Sagittarius

30.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 02 Jan 2022 at 10:34 PDT (1,280 days ago) in Sagittarius

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. Sun, 02 Jan 2022 at 12:54 PDT (1,280 days ago) in Sagittarius

32.

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 Jan 2022 at 10:11 PDT (1,273 days ago) in Pisces

33.

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. Fri, 14 Jan 2022 at 01:25 PDT (1,268 days ago) in Taurus

34.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 17 Jan 2022 at 15:48 PDT (1,265 days ago) in Cancer

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. Tue, 18 Jan 2022 at 05:03 PDT (1,264 days ago) in Cancer

36.

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. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 at 05:41 PDT (1,257 days ago) in Virgo

37.

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. Sat, 29 Jan 2022 at 23:10 PDT (1,252 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. Sun, 30 Jan 2022 at 23:45 PDT (1,251 days ago) in Sagittarius

39.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 31 Jan 2022 at 21:47 PDT (1,251 days ago) in Capricornus

40.

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, 08 Feb 2022 at 05:50 PDT (1,243 days ago) in Aries