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. Mon, 12 Dec 2016 at 15:29 PDT (2,755 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. Wed, 07 Dec 2016 at 01:03 PDT (2,760 days ago) in Aquarius

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. Wed, 30 Nov 2016 at 17:12 PDT (2,767 days ago) in Ophiuchus

484.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 29 Nov 2016 at 04:19 PDT (2,768 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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, 27 Nov 2016 at 12:08 PDT (2,770 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. Mon, 21 Nov 2016 at 00:33 PDT (2,776 days ago) in Leo

487.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 14 Nov 2016 at 05:51 PDT (2,783 days ago) in Taurus

488.

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 03:21 PDT (2,783 days ago) in Aries

489.

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 11:12 PDT (2,785 days ago) in Pisces

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. Mon, 07 Nov 2016 at 11:51 PDT (2,790 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, 02 Nov 2016 at 03:16 PDT (2,795 days ago) in Ophiuchus

492.

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 12:28 PDT (2,797 days ago) in Libra

493.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 30 Oct 2016 at 10:39 PDT (2,798 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. Sat, 22 Oct 2016 at 12:14 PDT (2,806 days ago) in Cancer

495.

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. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 16:33 PDT (2,812 days ago) in Cetus

496.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 15 Oct 2016 at 21:23 PDT (2,813 days ago) in Pisces

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. Thu, 13 Oct 2016 at 10:39 PDT (2,815 days ago) in Aquarius

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. Sat, 08 Oct 2016 at 21:33 PDT (2,820 days ago) in Sagittarius

499.

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, 04 Oct 2016 at 04:03 PDT (2,824 days ago) in Libra

500.

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, 03 Oct 2016 at 20:43 PDT (2,825 days ago) in Libra