581.

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, 02 Nov 2014 at 19:28 EDT (3,545 days ago) in Pisces

582.

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, 30 Oct 2014 at 22:48 EDT (3,548 days ago) in Capricornus

583.

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, 26 Oct 2014 at 00:51 EDT (3,552 days ago) in Libra

584.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 23 Oct 2014 at 17:58 EDT (3,555 days ago) in Virgo

585.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from countries and territories including Canada, Alaska, the Contiguous United States and eastern Russia amongst others. Thu, 23 Oct 2014 at 17:45 EDT (3,555 days ago) in Virgo

586.

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. Sat, 18 Oct 2014 at 02:05 EDT (3,560 days ago) in Leo

587.

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. Wed, 15 Oct 2014 at 15:12 EDT (3,563 days ago) in Gemini

588.

Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Russia, Eastern and Southeast Asia, Antarctica, Oceania and Alaska. Wed, 08 Oct 2014 at 06:54 EDT (3,570 days ago) in Pisces

589.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 08 Oct 2014 at 06:50 EDT (3,570 days ago) in Pisces

590.

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, 06 Oct 2014 at 05:39 EDT (3,572 days ago) in Pisces

591.

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, 06 Oct 2014 at 02:46 EDT (3,572 days ago) in Aquarius

592.

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, 01 Oct 2014 at 15:33 EDT (3,577 days ago) in Sagittarius

593.

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. Fri, 26 Sep 2014 at 17:29 EDT (3,582 days ago) in Virgo

594.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 24 Sep 2014 at 02:15 EDT (3,584 days ago) in Virgo

595.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Mon, 22 Sep 2014 at 22:31 EDT (3,586 days ago) in Virgo

596.

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. Sat, 20 Sep 2014 at 10:21 EDT (3,588 days ago) in Cancer

597.

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, 15 Sep 2014 at 22:05 EDT (3,593 days ago) in Taurus

598.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 08 Sep 2014 at 21:38 EDT (3,600 days ago) in Pisces

599.

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, 07 Sep 2014 at 23:31 EDT (3,601 days ago) in Aquarius

600.

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, 07 Sep 2014 at 00:51 EDT (3,601 days ago) in Aquarius