21.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 24 Oct 2018 at 12:45 EDT (2,020 days ago) in Pisces

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, 31 Oct 2018 at 12:40 EDT (2,013 days ago) in Cancer

23.

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. Wed, 31 Oct 2018 at 16:22 EDT (2,013 days ago) in Cancer

24.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 07 Nov 2018 at 11:03 EDT (2,006 days ago) in Libra

25.

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. Fri, 09 Nov 2018 at 23:06 EDT (2,003 days ago) in Ophiuchus

26.

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. Wed, 14 Nov 2018 at 10:56 EDT (1,999 days ago) in Capricornus

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. Thu, 15 Nov 2018 at 09:54 EDT (1,998 days ago) in Capricornus

28.

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, 21 Nov 2018 at 01:24 EDT (1,992 days ago) in Cetus

29.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 23 Nov 2018 at 00:39 EDT (1,990 days ago) in Taurus

30.

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, 26 Nov 2018 at 07:12 EDT (1,987 days ago) in Gemini

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. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 at 19:19 EDT (1,984 days ago) in Leo

32.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 at 02:21 EDT (1,976 days ago) in Ophiuchus

33.

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, 08 Dec 2018 at 13:40 EDT (1,975 days ago) in Sagittarius

34.

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. Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 07:24 EDT (1,971 days ago) in Capricornus

35.

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. Sat, 15 Dec 2018 at 06:49 EDT (1,968 days ago) in Aquarius

36.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2018 in the northern hemisphere. Fri, 21 Dec 2018 at 17:16 EDT (1,962 days ago) in Sagittarius

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. Fri, 21 Dec 2018 at 21:21 EDT (1,962 days ago) in Taurus

38.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 12:48 EDT (1,961 days ago) in Orion

39.

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, 24 Dec 2018 at 04:49 EDT (1,959 days ago) in Gemini

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. Sat, 29 Dec 2018 at 04:34 EDT (1,954 days ago) in Virgo