561.

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, 04 Sep 2011 at 13:39 EDT (4,700 days ago) in Ophiuchus

562.

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. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 at 15:40 EDT (4,705 days ago) in Virgo

563.

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, 30 Aug 2011 at 13:36 EDT (4,705 days ago) in Virgo

564.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 28 Aug 2011 at 23:05 EDT (4,707 days ago) in Sextans

565.

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, 21 Aug 2011 at 17:55 EDT (4,714 days ago) in Taurus

566.

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. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 at 12:21 EDT (4,717 days ago) in Pisces

567.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 13 Aug 2011 at 14:57 EDT (4,722 days ago) in Aquarius

568.

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, 12 Aug 2011 at 05:12 EDT (4,723 days ago) in Capricornus

569.

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, 06 Aug 2011 at 07:08 EDT (4,729 days ago) in Libra

570.

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, 02 Aug 2011 at 17:04 EDT (4,733 days ago) in Leo

571.

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, 31 Jul 2011 at 08:58 EDT (4,735 days ago) in Cancer

572.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 30 Jul 2011 at 14:40 EDT (4,736 days ago) in Cancer

573.

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, 23 Jul 2011 at 01:02 EDT (4,743 days ago) in Pisces

574.

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. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 at 18:45 EDT (4,745 days ago) in Pisces

575.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 at 02:39 EDT (4,751 days ago) in Sagittarius

576.

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, 14 Jul 2011 at 22:06 EDT (4,752 days ago) in Sagittarius

577.

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, 08 Jul 2011 at 02:29 EDT (4,758 days ago) in Virgo

578.

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. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 at 09:53 EDT (4,759 days ago) in Virgo

579.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 at 04:55 EDT (4,765 days ago) in Gemini

580.

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, 30 Jun 2011 at 18:35 EDT (4,766 days ago) in Gemini