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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 (3,536 days ago) in Virgo

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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 (3,541 days ago) in Leo

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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 (3,544 days ago) in Gemini

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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 (3,551 days ago) in Pisces

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 08 Oct 2014 at 06:50 EDT (3,551 days ago) in Pisces

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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 (3,553 days ago) in Pisces

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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 (3,553 days ago) in Aquarius

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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 (3,558 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 (3,563 days ago) in Virgo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 24 Sep 2014 at 02:15 EDT (3,565 days ago) in Virgo

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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 (3,567 days ago) in Virgo

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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 (3,569 days ago) in Cancer

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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 (3,574 days ago) in Taurus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 08 Sep 2014 at 21:38 EDT (3,581 days ago) in Pisces

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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 (3,582 days ago) in Aquarius

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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 (3,582 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 02 Sep 2014 at 07:11 EDT (3,587 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 27 Aug 2014 at 15:22 EDT (3,593 days ago) in Virgo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 25 Aug 2014 at 10:14 EDT (3,595 days ago) in Leo

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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, 24 Aug 2014 at 02:09 EDT (3,596 days ago) in Cancer