541.

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. Fri, 06 May 2016 at 00:13 EDT (3,023 days ago) in Cetus

542.

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, 04 May 2016 at 18:51 EDT (3,025 days ago) in Pisces

543.

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. Fri, 29 Apr 2016 at 23:29 EDT (3,030 days ago) in Aquarius

544.

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. Sun, 24 Apr 2016 at 18:27 EDT (3,035 days ago) in Scorpius

545.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 22 Apr 2016 at 01:23 EDT (3,037 days ago) in Virgo

546.

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, 21 Apr 2016 at 12:04 EDT (3,038 days ago) in Virgo

547.

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, 13 Apr 2016 at 23:59 EDT (3,046 days ago) in Gemini

548.

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. Thu, 07 Apr 2016 at 13:35 EDT (3,052 days ago) in Pisces

549.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 07 Apr 2016 at 07:24 EDT (3,052 days ago) in Pisces

550.

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, 04 Apr 2016 at 23:01 EDT (3,055 days ago) in Aquarius

551.

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. Thu, 31 Mar 2016 at 11:17 EDT (3,059 days ago) in Sagittarius

552.

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, 26 Mar 2016 at 10:17 EDT (3,064 days ago) in Libra

553.

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, 25 Mar 2016 at 10:16 EDT (3,065 days ago) in Virgo

554.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 23 Mar 2016 at 08:00 EDT (3,067 days ago) in Virgo

555.

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, 15 Mar 2016 at 13:03 EDT (3,075 days ago) in Taurus

556.

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. Thu, 10 Mar 2016 at 02:03 EDT (3,080 days ago) in Cetus

557.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 at 20:55 EDT (3,082 days ago) in Aquarius

558.

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, 06 Mar 2016 at 15:19 EDT (3,084 days ago) in Aquarius

559.

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, 01 Mar 2016 at 18:11 EDT (3,089 days ago) in Ophiuchus

560.

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, 26 Feb 2016 at 22:27 EDT (3,093 days ago) in Virgo