21.

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, 05 Jan 2019 at 21:16 EDT (1,947 days ago) in Sagittarius

22.

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, 08 Jan 2019 at 23:28 EDT (1,943 days ago) in Capricornus

23.

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, 14 Jan 2019 at 01:46 EDT (1,938 days ago) in Pisces

24.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 00:16 EDT (1,931 days ago) in Cancer

25.

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, 21 Jan 2019 at 14:59 EDT (1,931 days ago) in Cancer

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. Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 15:08 EDT (1,931 days ago) in Cancer

27.

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, 27 Jan 2019 at 16:10 EDT (1,925 days ago) in Libra

28.

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, 03 Feb 2019 at 04:23 EDT (1,918 days ago) in Sagittarius

29.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 04 Feb 2019 at 16:05 EDT (1,917 days ago) in Capricornus

30.

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, 05 Feb 2019 at 04:28 EDT (1,916 days ago) in Capricornus

31.

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, 12 Feb 2019 at 17:26 EDT (1,909 days ago) in Taurus

32.

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, 19 Feb 2019 at 04:03 EDT (1,902 days ago) in Leo

33.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 10:53 EDT (1,902 days ago) in Leo

34.

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, 21 Feb 2019 at 04:09 EDT (1,900 days ago) in Virgo

35.

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, 26 Feb 2019 at 06:28 EDT (1,895 days ago) in Ophiuchus

36.

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, 03 Mar 2019 at 18:07 EDT (1,890 days ago) in Capricornus

37.

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, 04 Mar 2019 at 06:26 EDT (1,889 days ago) in Capricornus

38.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 06 Mar 2019 at 11:05 EDT (1,887 days ago) in Aquarius

39.

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, 14 Mar 2019 at 06:27 EDT (1,879 days ago) in Taurus

40.

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, 19 Mar 2019 at 15:47 EDT (1,874 days ago) in Leo