481.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 at 11:03 EDT (4,411 days ago) in Orion

482.

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, 18 Jun 2012 at 13:18 EDT (4,412 days ago) in Taurus

483.

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, 15 Jun 2012 at 21:23 EDT (4,415 days ago) in Aries

484.

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. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 at 06:41 EDT (4,419 days ago) in Pisces

485.

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. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 at 10:00 EDT (4,425 days ago) in Sagittarius

486.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 at 07:11 EDT (4,426 days ago) in Ophiuchus

487.

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, 03 Jun 2012 at 09:16 EDT (4,427 days ago) in Scorpius

488.

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, 28 May 2012 at 16:16 EDT (4,433 days ago) in Sextans

489.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 20 May 2012 at 19:48 EDT (4,441 days ago) in Taurus

490.

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, 19 May 2012 at 12:13 EDT (4,442 days ago) in Aries

491.

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, 18 May 2012 at 17:09 EDT (4,443 days ago) in Aries

492.

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, 12 May 2012 at 17:47 EDT (4,449 days ago) in Capricornus

493.

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, 07 May 2012 at 20:08 EDT (4,454 days ago) in Ophiuchus

494.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 05 May 2012 at 23:35 EDT (4,456 days ago) in Libra

495.

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, 05 May 2012 at 23:33 EDT (4,456 days ago) in Libra

496.

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, 29 Apr 2012 at 05:58 EDT (4,462 days ago) in Cancer

497.

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, 22 Apr 2012 at 09:47 EDT (4,469 days ago) in Aries

498.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 21 Apr 2012 at 03:19 EDT (4,470 days ago) in Aries

499.

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, 18 Apr 2012 at 09:08 EDT (4,473 days ago) in Pisces

500.

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, 13 Apr 2012 at 06:50 EDT (4,478 days ago) in Sagittarius