481.

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, 12 Sep 2013 at 13:08 EDT (3,960 days ago) in Ophiuchus

482.

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, 07 Sep 2013 at 11:18 EDT (3,965 days ago) in Virgo

483.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 05 Sep 2013 at 07:37 EDT (3,967 days ago) in Sextans

484.

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, 30 Aug 2013 at 19:45 EDT (3,973 days ago) in Gemini

485.

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, 28 Aug 2013 at 05:35 EDT (3,975 days ago) in Taurus

486.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 20 Aug 2013 at 21:44 EDT (3,983 days ago) in Aquarius

487.

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. Mon, 19 Aug 2013 at 11:57 EDT (3,984 days ago) in Capricornus

488.

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, 18 Aug 2013 at 21:25 EDT (3,985 days ago) in Sagittarius

489.

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, 14 Aug 2013 at 06:56 EDT (3,989 days ago) in Libra

490.

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, 08 Aug 2013 at 02:06 EDT (3,995 days ago) in Leo

491.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 06 Aug 2013 at 17:52 EDT (3,997 days ago) in Cancer

492.

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, 03 Aug 2013 at 04:53 EDT (4,000 days ago) in Orion

493.

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, 29 Jul 2013 at 13:44 EDT (4,005 days ago) in Aries

494.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 22 Jul 2013 at 14:15 EDT (4,012 days ago) in Sagittarius

495.

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. Mon, 22 Jul 2013 at 01:16 EDT (4,012 days ago) in Sagittarius

496.

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, 21 Jul 2013 at 16:22 EDT (4,013 days ago) in Sagittarius

497.

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, 15 Jul 2013 at 23:18 EDT (4,019 days ago) in Virgo

498.

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, 08 Jul 2013 at 05:20 EDT (4,026 days ago) in Gemini

499.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 08 Jul 2013 at 03:15 EDT (4,026 days ago) in Gemini

500.

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, 06 Jul 2013 at 20:35 EDT (4,028 days ago) in Orion