161.

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, 20 Nov 2017 at 11:40 EDT (2,386 days ago) in Ophiuchus

162.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 18 Nov 2017 at 06:43 EDT (2,388 days ago) in Libra

163.

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. Fri, 10 Nov 2017 at 15:36 EDT (2,396 days ago) in Leo

164.

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, 05 Nov 2017 at 19:09 EDT (2,401 days ago) in Taurus

165.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 04 Nov 2017 at 01:22 EDT (2,402 days ago) in Aries

166.

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, 01 Nov 2017 at 16:45 EDT (2,405 days ago) in Cetus

167.

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, 27 Oct 2017 at 18:22 EDT (2,410 days ago) in Capricornus

168.

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. Tue, 24 Oct 2017 at 22:25 EDT (2,413 days ago) in Sagittarius

169.

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 Oct 2017 at 15:24 EDT (2,415 days ago) in Scorpius

170.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 19 Oct 2017 at 15:13 EDT (2,418 days ago) in Virgo

171.

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, 12 Oct 2017 at 08:25 EDT (2,425 days ago) in Gemini

172.

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. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 at 01:54 EDT (2,428 days ago) in Taurus

173.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 at 14:40 EDT (2,432 days ago) in Cetus

174.

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, 02 Oct 2017 at 17:17 EDT (2,435 days ago) in Aquarius

175.

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, 27 Sep 2017 at 22:54 EDT (2,440 days ago) in Sagittarius

176.

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. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 at 02:49 EDT (2,440 days ago) in Ophiuchus

177.

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. Fri, 22 Sep 2017 at 23:36 EDT (2,445 days ago) in Virgo

178.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 20 Sep 2017 at 01:31 EDT (2,447 days ago) in Virgo

179.

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, 13 Sep 2017 at 12:06 EDT (2,454 days ago) in Taurus

180.

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, 13 Sep 2017 at 02:25 EDT (2,454 days ago) in Taurus