561.

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, 26 Nov 2012 at 14:25 EDT (4,250 days ago) in Aries

562.

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 Nov 2012 at 09:32 EDT (4,256 days ago) in Aquarius

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. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 at 08:31 EDT (4,261 days ago) in Ophiuchus

564.

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, 14 Nov 2012 at 05:21 EDT (4,262 days ago) in Libra

565.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 at 17:09 EDT (4,263 days ago) in Libra

566.

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, 06 Nov 2012 at 19:36 EDT (4,270 days ago) in Cancer

567.

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. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 at 11:29 EDT (4,275 days ago) in Taurus

568.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 at 15:49 EDT (4,278 days ago) in Aries

569.

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. Sat, 27 Oct 2012 at 02:19 EDT (4,280 days ago) in Pisces

570.

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. Sun, 21 Oct 2012 at 23:32 EDT (4,286 days ago) in Sagittarius

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. Wed, 17 Oct 2012 at 11:27 EDT (4,290 days ago) in Libra

572.

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, 16 Oct 2012 at 21:00 EDT (4,291 days ago) in Libra

573.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 15 Oct 2012 at 08:03 EDT (4,292 days ago) in Virgo

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. Mon, 08 Oct 2012 at 03:33 EDT (4,299 days ago) in Gemini

575.

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. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 at 20:42 EDT (4,303 days ago) in Taurus

576.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 29 Sep 2012 at 23:18 EDT (4,308 days ago) in Pisces

577.

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. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 at 11:05 EDT (4,310 days ago) in Aquarius

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. Sat, 22 Sep 2012 at 15:41 EDT (4,315 days ago) in Sagittarius

579.

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 (4,319 days ago) in Virgo

580.

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 (4,319 days ago) in Virgo