161.

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. Thu, 23 Jan 2020 at 22:36 EDT (1,557 days ago) in Sagittarius

162.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 24 Jan 2020 at 16:43 EDT (1,556 days ago) in Capricornus

163.

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, 29 Jan 2020 at 16:27 EDT (1,551 days ago) in Pisces

164.

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, 01 Feb 2020 at 20:42 EDT (1,548 days ago) in Aries

165.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 09 Feb 2020 at 02:33 EDT (1,540 days ago) in Leo

166.

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, 10 Feb 2020 at 08:20 EDT (1,539 days ago) in Leo

167.

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, 10 Feb 2020 at 15:27 EDT (1,539 days ago) in Leo

168.

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, 15 Feb 2020 at 17:17 EDT (1,534 days ago) in Libra

169.

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, 21 Feb 2020 at 08:58 EDT (1,528 days ago) in Capricornus

170.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 23 Feb 2020 at 10:33 EDT (1,526 days ago) in Aquarius

171.

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, 26 Feb 2020 at 06:34 EDT (1,523 days ago) in Cetus

172.

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, 02 Mar 2020 at 14:58 EDT (1,518 days ago) in Taurus

173.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 09 Mar 2020 at 13:47 EDT (1,511 days ago) in Leo

174.

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, 10 Mar 2020 at 02:29 EDT (1,510 days ago) in Virgo

175.

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, 11 Mar 2020 at 15:13 EDT (1,509 days ago) in Virgo

176.

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, 16 Mar 2020 at 05:34 EDT (1,504 days ago) in Ophiuchus

177.

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, 21 Mar 2020 at 07:02 EDT (1,499 days ago) in Aquarius

178.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 05:29 EDT (1,496 days ago) in Pisces

179.

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, 24 Mar 2020 at 11:22 EDT (1,496 days ago) in Cetus

180.

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, 01 Apr 2020 at 06:21 EDT (1,488 days ago) in Gemini