521.

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 (3,107 days ago) in Pisces

522.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 09 Jan 2016 at 20:31 EDT (3,112 days ago) in Sagittarius

523.

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 (3,112 days ago) in Sagittarius

524.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 17:48 EDT (3,119 days ago) in Pisces

525.

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 (3,119 days ago) in Virgo

526.

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 (3,119 days ago) in Virgo

527.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 25 Dec 2015 at 06:11 EDT (3,127 days ago) in Orion

528.

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 (3,127 days ago) in Orion

529.

December solstice 22 December will be the shortest day of 2015 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 21 Dec 2015 at 23:47 EDT (3,130 days ago) in Sagittarius

530.

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 (3,131 days ago) in Cetus

531.

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 (3,134 days ago) in Pisces

532.

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 (3,140 days ago) in Sagittarius

533.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 11 Dec 2015 at 05:30 EDT (3,141 days ago) in Ophiuchus

534.

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, 05 Dec 2015 at 09:56 EDT (3,147 days ago) in Virgo

535.

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, 03 Dec 2015 at 02:41 EDT (3,149 days ago) in Sextans

536.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 25 Nov 2015 at 17:44 EDT (3,157 days ago) in Taurus

537.

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. Tue, 24 Nov 2015 at 08:49 EDT (3,158 days ago) in Aries

538.

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, 23 Nov 2015 at 15:06 EDT (3,159 days ago) in Pisces

539.

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, 19 Nov 2015 at 01:27 EDT (3,163 days ago) in Capricornus

540.

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, 13 Nov 2015 at 13:31 EDT (3,169 days ago) in Ophiuchus