1161.

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. Tue, 25 Dec 2012 at 16:18 EDT (4,224 days ago) in Taurus

1162.

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. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 at 00:19 EDT (4,229 days ago) in Pisces

1163.

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, 13 Dec 2012 at 22:36 EDT (4,236 days ago) in Sagittarius

1164.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 at 03:42 EDT (4,236 days ago) in Ophiuchus

1165.

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, 12 Dec 2012 at 18:13 EDT (4,237 days ago) in Ophiuchus

1166.

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, 06 Dec 2012 at 10:32 EDT (4,243 days ago) in Leo

1167.

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. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 at 14:36 EDT (4,251 days ago) in Taurus

1168.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 at 09:45 EDT (4,251 days ago) in Taurus

1169.

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, 26 Nov 2012 at 14:25 EDT (4,253 days ago) in Aries

1170.

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, 20 Nov 2012 at 09:32 EDT (4,259 days ago) in Aquarius

1171.

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, 15 Nov 2012 at 08:31 EDT (4,264 days ago) in Ophiuchus

1172.

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, 14 Nov 2012 at 05:21 EDT (4,265 days ago) in Libra

1173.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 at 17:09 EDT (4,266 days ago) in Libra

1174.

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, 06 Nov 2012 at 19:36 EDT (4,273 days ago) in Cancer

1175.

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, 01 Nov 2012 at 11:29 EDT (4,278 days ago) in Taurus

1176.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 at 15:49 EDT (4,281 days ago) in Aries

1177.

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, 27 Oct 2012 at 02:19 EDT (4,283 days ago) in Pisces

1178.

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, 21 Oct 2012 at 23:32 EDT (4,289 days ago) in Sagittarius

1179.

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, 17 Oct 2012 at 11:27 EDT (4,293 days ago) in Libra

1180.

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, 16 Oct 2012 at 21:00 EDT (4,294 days ago) in Libra