541.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 11 Nov 2015 at 12:48 EDT (3,171 days ago) in Libra

542.

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, 07 Nov 2015 at 16:49 EDT (3,175 days ago) in Virgo

543.

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, 03 Nov 2015 at 07:24 EDT (3,179 days ago) in Cancer

544.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 27 Oct 2015 at 08:05 EDT (3,186 days ago) in Cetus

545.

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, 26 Oct 2015 at 09:01 EDT (3,187 days ago) in Pisces

546.

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. Sun, 25 Oct 2015 at 05:58 EDT (3,188 days ago) in Pisces

547.

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. Tue, 20 Oct 2015 at 16:31 EDT (3,193 days ago) in Sagittarius

548.

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, 15 Oct 2015 at 16:12 EDT (3,198 days ago) in Libra

549.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 12 Oct 2015 at 20:07 EDT (3,201 days ago) in Virgo

550.

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. Sun, 11 Oct 2015 at 09:17 EDT (3,202 days ago) in Virgo

551.

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, 04 Oct 2015 at 17:06 EDT (3,209 days ago) in Gemini

552.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 27 Sep 2015 at 22:50 EDT (3,216 days ago) in Pisces

553.

Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Africa, Antarctica, Europe, south-western Russia and Asia. Sun, 27 Sep 2015 at 22:48 EDT (3,216 days ago) in Pisces

554.

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, 27 Sep 2015 at 21:45 EDT (3,216 days ago) in Pisces

555.

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 Sep 2015 at 16:57 EDT (3,218 days ago) in Aquarius

556.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Wed, 23 Sep 2015 at 04:20 EDT (3,220 days ago) in Virgo

557.

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, 21 Sep 2015 at 04:59 EDT (3,222 days ago) in Sagittarius

558.

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

559.

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

560.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Antarctica and Sub-Saharan Africa. Sun, 13 Sep 2015 at 02:55 EDT (3,230 days ago) in Leo