261.

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. Tue, 15 Sep 2015 at 23:24 EDT (3,228 days ago) in Virgo

262.

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, 14 Sep 2015 at 07:26 EDT (3,229 days ago) in Virgo

263.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 13 Sep 2015 at 02:42 EDT (3,230 days ago) in Leo

264.

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, 05 Sep 2015 at 05:54 EDT (3,238 days ago) in Taurus

265.

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, 30 Aug 2015 at 11:21 EDT (3,244 days ago) in Aquarius

266.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 29 Aug 2015 at 14:35 EDT (3,245 days ago) in Aquarius

267.

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, 27 Aug 2015 at 18:09 EDT (3,247 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 22 Aug 2015 at 15:31 EDT (3,252 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. Mon, 17 Aug 2015 at 22:32 EDT (3,257 days ago) in Virgo

270.

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, 16 Aug 2015 at 11:39 EDT (3,258 days ago) in Leo

271.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 14 Aug 2015 at 10:54 EDT (3,260 days ago) in Leo

272.

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, 06 Aug 2015 at 22:03 EDT (3,268 days ago) in Aries

273.

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 Aug 2015 at 06:03 EDT (3,272 days ago) in Aquarius

274.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 31 Jul 2015 at 06:42 EDT (3,274 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Thu, 30 Jul 2015 at 05:03 EDT (3,275 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 24 Jul 2015 at 00:04 EDT (3,281 days ago) in Virgo

277.

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, 21 Jul 2015 at 07:02 EDT (3,284 days ago) in Virgo

278.

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. Thu, 16 Jul 2015 at 14:44 EDT (3,289 days ago) in Cancer

279.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 15 Jul 2015 at 21:25 EDT (3,290 days ago) in Gemini

280.

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, 08 Jul 2015 at 16:24 EDT (3,297 days ago) in Pisces