561.

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 Sep 2012 at 15:41 EDT (4,316 days ago) in Sagittarius

562.

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. Tue, 18 Sep 2012 at 22:49 EDT (4,320 days ago) in Virgo

563.

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, 18 Sep 2012 at 00:35 EDT (4,320 days ago) in Virgo

564.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 15 Sep 2012 at 22:11 EDT (4,323 days ago) in Leo

565.

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, 08 Sep 2012 at 09:15 EDT (4,330 days ago) in Taurus

566.

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. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 at 02:00 EDT (4,331 days ago) in Taurus

567.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 at 09:58 EDT (4,338 days ago) in Aquarius

568.

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, 29 Aug 2012 at 13:59 EDT (4,340 days ago) in Aquarius

569.

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 Aug 2012 at 09:54 EDT (4,345 days ago) in Scorpius

570.

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, 23 Aug 2012 at 15:27 EDT (4,346 days ago) in Libra

571.

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, 18 Aug 2012 at 23:30 EDT (4,351 days ago) in Leo

572.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 at 11:55 EDT (4,352 days ago) in Leo

573.

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. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 at 06:51 EDT (4,359 days ago) in Taurus

574.

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, 09 Aug 2012 at 14:55 EDT (4,360 days ago) in Aries

575.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 at 23:27 EDT (4,368 days ago) in Aquarius

576.

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 Aug 2012 at 02:48 EDT (4,368 days ago) in Sagittarius

577.

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, 29 Jul 2012 at 04:28 EDT (4,371 days ago) in Ophiuchus

578.

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, 26 Jul 2012 at 04:56 EDT (4,374 days ago) in Virgo

579.

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, 19 Jul 2012 at 10:16 EDT (4,381 days ago) in Cancer

580.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 at 00:25 EDT (4,381 days ago) in Gemini