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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. Wed, 10 Feb 2016 at 21:40 EDT (3,062 days ago) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 08 Feb 2016 at 09:40 EDT (3,064 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sat, 06 Feb 2016 at 20:51 EDT (3,066 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 31 Jan 2016 at 22:28 EDT (3,072 days ago) in Libra

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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, 30 Jan 2016 at 04:09 EDT (3,073 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 25 Jan 2016 at 02:14 EDT (3,078 days ago) in Leo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 23 Jan 2016 at 20:45 EDT (3,080 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sat, 16 Jan 2016 at 18:26 EDT (3,087 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. Thu, 14 Jan 2016 at 21:13 EDT (3,089 days ago) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 09 Jan 2016 at 20:31 EDT (3,094 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. Sat, 09 Jan 2016 at 09:46 EDT (3,094 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 17:48 EDT (3,101 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 02 Jan 2016 at 06:52 EDT (3,101 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 00:31 EDT (3,101 days ago) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 25 Dec 2015 at 06:11 EDT (3,109 days ago) in Orion

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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. Fri, 25 Dec 2015 at 01:12 EDT (3,109 days ago) in Orion

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December solstice 22 December will be the shortest day of 2015 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 21 Dec 2015 at 23:47 EDT (3,112 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 21 Dec 2015 at 04:00 EDT (3,113 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Fri, 18 Dec 2015 at 10:14 EDT (3,116 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sat, 12 Dec 2015 at 01:10 EDT (3,122 days ago) in Sagittarius