581.

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, 24 Jun 2011 at 00:12 EDT (4,802 days ago) in Pisces

582.

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, 23 Jun 2011 at 07:48 EDT (4,803 days ago) in Pisces

583.

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, 16 Jun 2011 at 15:17 EDT (4,810 days ago) in Sagittarius

584.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 at 16:13 EDT (4,811 days ago) in Ophiuchus

585.

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, 11 Jun 2011 at 21:40 EDT (4,815 days ago) in Virgo

586.

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. Wed, 08 Jun 2011 at 22:11 EDT (4,818 days ago) in Leo

587.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 01 Jun 2011 at 17:03 EDT (4,825 days ago) in Taurus

588.

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, 30 May 2011 at 23:25 EDT (4,827 days ago) in Aries

589.

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, 27 May 2011 at 05:57 EDT (4,830 days ago) in Pisces

590.

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. Tue, 24 May 2011 at 14:52 EDT (4,833 days ago) in Aquarius

591.

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, 19 May 2011 at 04:07 EDT (4,838 days ago) in Ophiuchus

592.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 17 May 2011 at 07:08 EDT (4,840 days ago) in Libra

593.

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, 15 May 2011 at 07:24 EDT (4,842 days ago) in Virgo

594.

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. Tue, 10 May 2011 at 16:33 EDT (4,847 days ago) in Leo

595.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 03 May 2011 at 02:52 EDT (4,854 days ago) in Aries

596.

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, 30 Apr 2011 at 08:00 EDT (4,857 days ago) in Pisces

597.

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, 29 Apr 2011 at 14:00 EDT (4,858 days ago) in Pisces

598.

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, 24 Apr 2011 at 22:47 EDT (4,863 days ago) in Capricornus

599.

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. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 at 07:26 EDT (4,867 days ago) in Scorpius

600.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 17 Apr 2011 at 22:43 EDT (4,870 days ago) in Virgo