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. Sun, 18 Oct 2020 at 20:58 EDT (1,294 days ago) in Libra

22.

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, 23 Oct 2020 at 09:23 EDT (1,289 days ago) in Capricornus

23.

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, 28 Oct 2020 at 15:38 EDT (1,284 days ago) in Cetus

24.

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, 30 Oct 2020 at 14:45 EDT (1,282 days ago) in Pisces

25.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 31 Oct 2020 at 10:49 EDT (1,281 days ago) in Aries

26.

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, 08 Nov 2020 at 08:46 EDT (1,273 days ago) in Cancer

27.

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, 14 Nov 2020 at 06:43 EDT (1,267 days ago) in Libra

28.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 15 Nov 2020 at 00:08 EDT (1,266 days ago) in Libra

29.

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. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 at 19:00 EDT (1,265 days ago) in Ophiuchus

30.

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, 21 Nov 2020 at 23:45 EDT (1,259 days ago) in Aquarius

31.

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. Thu, 26 Nov 2020 at 19:28 EDT (1,255 days ago) in Pisces

32.

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. Sat, 28 Nov 2020 at 07:41 EDT (1,253 days ago) in Aries

33.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 04:29 EDT (1,251 days ago) in Taurus

34.

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, 07 Dec 2020 at 19:37 EDT (1,244 days ago) in Leo

35.

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, 12 Dec 2020 at 15:42 EDT (1,239 days ago) in Libra

36.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 14 Dec 2020 at 11:17 EDT (1,237 days ago) in Ophiuchus

37.

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. Tue, 15 Dec 2020 at 09:03 EDT (1,236 days ago) in Sagittarius

38.

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, 21 Dec 2020 at 18:41 EDT (1,230 days ago) in Pisces

39.

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. Thu, 24 Dec 2020 at 11:31 EDT (1,227 days ago) in Pisces

40.

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, 29 Dec 2020 at 11:34 EDT (1,222 days ago) in Gemini