541.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 at 22:05 EDT (4,646 days ago) in Pisces

542.

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, 08 Oct 2011 at 22:44 EDT (4,649 days ago) in Aquarius

543.

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, 03 Oct 2011 at 23:15 EDT (4,654 days ago) in Sagittarius

544.

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, 29 Sep 2011 at 12:24 EDT (4,658 days ago) in Virgo

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. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 at 21:03 EDT (4,660 days ago) in Virgo

546.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 at 07:09 EDT (4,660 days ago) in Virgo

547.

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, 20 Sep 2011 at 09:39 EDT (4,667 days ago) in Taurus

548.

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, 15 Sep 2011 at 02:23 EDT (4,672 days ago) in Pisces

549.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 12 Sep 2011 at 05:26 EDT (4,675 days ago) in Pisces

550.

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, 09 Sep 2011 at 18:30 EDT (4,678 days ago) in Aquarius

551.

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, 04 Sep 2011 at 13:39 EDT (4,683 days ago) in Ophiuchus

552.

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, 30 Aug 2011 at 15:40 EDT (4,688 days ago) in Virgo

553.

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, 30 Aug 2011 at 13:36 EDT (4,688 days ago) in Virgo

554.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 28 Aug 2011 at 23:05 EDT (4,690 days ago) in Sextans

555.

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, 21 Aug 2011 at 17:55 EDT (4,697 days ago) in Taurus

556.

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, 18 Aug 2011 at 12:21 EDT (4,700 days ago) in Pisces

557.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 13 Aug 2011 at 14:57 EDT (4,705 days ago) in Aquarius

558.

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, 12 Aug 2011 at 05:12 EDT (4,706 days ago) in Capricornus

559.

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, 06 Aug 2011 at 07:08 EDT (4,712 days ago) in Libra

560.

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, 02 Aug 2011 at 17:04 EDT (4,716 days ago) in Leo