561.

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, 31 Jul 2011 at 08:58 EDT (4,734 days ago) in Cancer

562.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 30 Jul 2011 at 14:40 EDT (4,735 days ago) in Cancer

563.

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. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 at 01:02 EDT (4,742 days ago) in Pisces

564.

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, 21 Jul 2011 at 18:45 EDT (4,744 days ago) in Pisces

565.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 at 02:39 EDT (4,750 days ago) in Sagittarius

566.

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, 14 Jul 2011 at 22:06 EDT (4,751 days ago) in Sagittarius

567.

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. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 at 02:29 EDT (4,757 days ago) in Virgo

568.

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. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 at 09:53 EDT (4,758 days ago) in Virgo

569.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 at 04:55 EDT (4,764 days ago) in Gemini

570.

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, 30 Jun 2011 at 18:35 EDT (4,765 days ago) in Gemini

571.

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, 24 Jun 2011 at 00:12 EDT (4,771 days ago) in Pisces

572.

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. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 at 07:48 EDT (4,772 days ago) in Pisces

573.

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, 16 Jun 2011 at 15:17 EDT (4,779 days ago) in Sagittarius

574.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 at 16:13 EDT (4,780 days ago) in Ophiuchus

575.

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 Jun 2011 at 21:40 EDT (4,784 days ago) in Virgo

576.

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, 08 Jun 2011 at 22:11 EDT (4,787 days ago) in Leo

577.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 01 Jun 2011 at 17:03 EDT (4,794 days ago) in Taurus

578.

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, 30 May 2011 at 23:25 EDT (4,796 days ago) in Aries

579.

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, 27 May 2011 at 05:57 EDT (4,799 days ago) in Pisces

580.

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, 24 May 2011 at 14:52 EDT (4,802 days ago) in Aquarius