521.

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. Sat, 18 Feb 2017 at 16:13 EDT (2,706 days ago) in Libra

522.

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, 18 Feb 2017 at 14:33 EDT (2,706 days ago) in Libra

523.

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. Sun, 12 Feb 2017 at 18:08 EDT (2,712 days ago) in Leo

524.

Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Africa, Russia, Asia, Europe and Antarctica. Fri, 10 Feb 2017 at 19:45 EDT (2,714 days ago) in Leo

525.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 10 Feb 2017 at 19:32 EDT (2,714 days ago) in Leo

526.

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, 06 Feb 2017 at 09:02 EDT (2,718 days ago) in Taurus

527.

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, 03 Feb 2017 at 23:19 EDT (2,720 days ago) in Aries

528.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 27 Jan 2017 at 19:08 EDT (2,728 days ago) in Capricornus

529.

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, 26 Jan 2017 at 12:06 EDT (2,729 days ago) in Sagittarius

530.

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. Sat, 21 Jan 2017 at 19:13 EDT (2,734 days ago) in Libra

531.

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, 19 Jan 2017 at 17:14 EDT (2,736 days ago) in Virgo

532.

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, 12 Jan 2017 at 20:49 EDT (2,743 days ago) in Cancer

533.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 12 Jan 2017 at 06:33 EDT (2,743 days ago) in Gemini

534.

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, 10 Jan 2017 at 01:00 EDT (2,745 days ago) in Taurus

535.

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. Thu, 05 Jan 2017 at 14:47 EDT (2,750 days ago) in Pisces

536.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 04 Jan 2017 at 09:17 EDT (2,751 days ago) in Pisces

537.

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 Dec 2016 at 04:07 EDT (2,757 days ago) in Sagittarius

538.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 at 01:54 EDT (2,757 days ago) in Sagittarius

539.

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. Sun, 25 Dec 2016 at 00:54 EDT (2,761 days ago) in Libra

540.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2016 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Dec 2016 at 05:41 EDT (2,765 days ago) in Sagittarius