501.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 at 04:39 EDT (4,494 days ago) in Leo

502.

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, 29 Feb 2012 at 20:22 EDT (4,502 days ago) in Taurus

503.

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, 27 Feb 2012 at 09:00 EDT (4,504 days ago) in Aries

504.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 at 17:35 EDT (4,510 days ago) in Aquarius

505.

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. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 at 23:23 EDT (4,511 days ago) in Aquarius

506.

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, 14 Feb 2012 at 12:04 EDT (4,517 days ago) in Libra

507.

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. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 at 13:35 EDT (4,520 days ago) in Virgo

508.

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, 08 Feb 2012 at 22:09 EDT (4,523 days ago) in Sextans

509.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 at 16:53 EDT (4,524 days ago) in Cancer

510.

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, 30 Jan 2012 at 23:10 EDT (4,531 days ago) in Aries

511.

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, 30 Jan 2012 at 12:41 EDT (4,532 days ago) in Aries

512.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 at 02:40 EDT (4,539 days ago) in Capricornus

513.

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. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 at 12:15 EDT (4,540 days ago) in Sagittarius

514.

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, 17 Jan 2012 at 16:23 EDT (4,545 days ago) in Libra

515.

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, 16 Jan 2012 at 04:08 EDT (4,546 days ago) in Virgo

516.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 at 02:30 EDT (4,553 days ago) in Gemini

517.

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, 09 Jan 2012 at 02:21 EDT (4,553 days ago) in Gemini

518.

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, 02 Jan 2012 at 15:19 EDT (4,560 days ago) in Pisces

519.

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, 01 Jan 2012 at 01:15 EDT (4,561 days ago) in Pisces

520.

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. Sun, 25 Dec 2011 at 03:02 EDT (4,568 days ago) in Sagittarius