281.

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, 05 Jul 2015 at 14:52 EDT (3,254 days ago) in Aquarius

282.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 01 Jul 2015 at 22:19 EDT (3,258 days ago) in Sagittarius

283.

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. Wed, 01 Jul 2015 at 20:45 EDT (3,258 days ago) in Sagittarius

284.

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, 24 Jun 2015 at 07:03 EDT (3,265 days ago) in Virgo

285.

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, 23 Jun 2015 at 13:00 EDT (3,266 days ago) in Leo

286.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 16 Jun 2015 at 10:06 EDT (3,273 days ago) in Taurus

287.

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, 15 Jun 2015 at 20:18 EDT (3,274 days ago) in Taurus

288.

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 Jun 2015 at 00:44 EDT (3,279 days ago) in Pisces

289.

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, 09 Jun 2015 at 11:42 EDT (3,280 days ago) in Pisces

290.

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. Wed, 03 Jun 2015 at 13:12 EDT (3,286 days ago) in Ophiuchus

291.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 02 Jun 2015 at 12:18 EDT (3,287 days ago) in Ophiuchus

292.

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, 26 May 2015 at 18:12 EDT (3,294 days ago) in Leo

293.

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. Mon, 25 May 2015 at 13:19 EDT (3,295 days ago) in Leo

294.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 18 May 2015 at 00:14 EDT (3,302 days ago) in Taurus

295.

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, 16 May 2015 at 10:38 EDT (3,304 days ago) in Aries

296.

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 May 2015 at 20:18 EDT (3,306 days ago) in Pisces

297.

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, 11 May 2015 at 06:36 EDT (3,309 days ago) in Aquarius

298.

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. Wed, 06 May 2015 at 01:26 EDT (3,314 days ago) in Ophiuchus

299.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 03 May 2015 at 23:42 EDT (3,317 days ago) in Libra

300.

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, 28 Apr 2015 at 23:55 EDT (3,322 days ago) in Leo