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. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 at 12:41 EDT (4,535 days ago) in Aries

522.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 at 02:40 EDT (4,542 days ago) in Capricornus

523.

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 Jan 2012 at 12:15 EDT (4,543 days ago) in Sagittarius

524.

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, 17 Jan 2012 at 16:23 EDT (4,548 days ago) in Libra

525.

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, 16 Jan 2012 at 04:08 EDT (4,549 days ago) in Virgo

526.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 at 02:30 EDT (4,556 days ago) in Gemini

527.

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, 09 Jan 2012 at 02:21 EDT (4,556 days ago) in Gemini

528.

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, 02 Jan 2012 at 15:19 EDT (4,563 days ago) in Pisces

529.

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, 01 Jan 2012 at 01:15 EDT (4,564 days ago) in Pisces

530.

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, 25 Dec 2011 at 03:02 EDT (4,571 days ago) in Sagittarius

531.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 24 Dec 2011 at 13:07 EDT (4,572 days ago) in Sagittarius

532.

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, 21 Dec 2011 at 21:58 EDT (4,575 days ago) in Libra

533.

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, 17 Dec 2011 at 19:48 EDT (4,579 days ago) in Leo

534.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 at 09:36 EDT (4,586 days ago) in Taurus

535.

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, 08 Dec 2011 at 22:58 EDT (4,588 days ago) in Taurus

536.

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, 05 Dec 2011 at 20:12 EDT (4,591 days ago) in Pisces

537.

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, 02 Dec 2011 at 04:52 EDT (4,594 days ago) in Aquarius

538.

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. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 at 14:53 EDT (4,600 days ago) in Ophiuchus

539.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 at 01:10 EDT (4,601 days ago) in Scorpius

540.

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, 23 Nov 2011 at 18:21 EDT (4,603 days ago) in Libra