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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. Wed, 27 Aug 2014 at 15:22 EDT (3,591 days ago) in Virgo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 25 Aug 2014 at 10:14 EDT (3,593 days ago) in Leo

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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, 24 Aug 2014 at 02:09 EDT (3,594 days ago) in Cancer

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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, 17 Aug 2014 at 08:26 EDT (3,601 days ago) in Taurus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 10 Aug 2014 at 14:09 EDT (3,608 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 10 Aug 2014 at 13:42 EDT (3,608 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 09 Aug 2014 at 09:28 EDT (3,609 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 03 Aug 2014 at 20:50 EDT (3,615 days ago) in Libra

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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, 27 Jul 2014 at 23:27 EDT (3,622 days ago) in Cancer

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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, 27 Jul 2014 at 21:37 EDT (3,622 days ago) in Cancer

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 26 Jul 2014 at 18:43 EDT (3,623 days ago) in Cancer

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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, 18 Jul 2014 at 22:08 EDT (3,631 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 13 Jul 2014 at 04:26 EDT (3,636 days ago) in Capricornus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 12 Jul 2014 at 07:24 EDT (3,637 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 11 Jul 2014 at 23:26 EDT (3,638 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 05 Jul 2014 at 07:59 EDT (3,644 days ago) in Virgo

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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 Jun 2014 at 15:09 EDT (3,649 days ago) in Cancer

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 27 Jun 2014 at 04:09 EDT (3,652 days ago) in Gemini

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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 Jun 2014 at 22:29 EDT (3,653 days ago) in Orion

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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 Jun 2014 at 14:39 EDT (3,660 days ago) in Pisces