481.

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 Jan 2017 at 01:00 EDT (2,727 days ago) in Taurus

482.

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, 05 Jan 2017 at 14:47 EDT (2,732 days ago) in Pisces

483.

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, 29 Dec 2016 at 04:07 EDT (2,739 days ago) in Sagittarius

484.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 at 01:54 EDT (2,739 days ago) in Sagittarius

485.

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. Sun, 25 Dec 2016 at 00:54 EDT (2,743 days ago) in Libra

486.

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, 20 Dec 2016 at 20:56 EDT (2,748 days ago) in Virgo

487.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 13 Dec 2016 at 19:05 EDT (2,755 days ago) in Taurus

488.

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, 13 Dec 2016 at 02:17 EDT (2,755 days ago) in Taurus

489.

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, 12 Dec 2016 at 18:29 EDT (2,756 days ago) in Taurus

490.

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, 07 Dec 2016 at 04:03 EDT (2,761 days ago) in Aquarius

491.

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. Wed, 30 Nov 2016 at 20:12 EDT (2,768 days ago) in Ophiuchus

492.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 29 Nov 2016 at 07:19 EDT (2,769 days ago) in Ophiuchus

493.

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. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 at 15:08 EDT (2,771 days ago) in Libra

494.

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, 21 Nov 2016 at 03:33 EDT (2,777 days ago) in Leo

495.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 14 Nov 2016 at 08:51 EDT (2,784 days ago) in Taurus

496.

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, 14 Nov 2016 at 06:21 EDT (2,784 days ago) in Aries

497.

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, 12 Nov 2016 at 14:12 EDT (2,786 days ago) in Pisces

498.

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, 07 Nov 2016 at 14:51 EDT (2,791 days ago) in Aquarius

499.

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. Wed, 02 Nov 2016 at 06:16 EDT (2,796 days ago) in Ophiuchus

500.

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, 31 Oct 2016 at 15:28 EDT (2,798 days ago) in Libra