481.

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, 16 Dec 2022 at 03:56 EDT (560 days ago) in Virgo

482.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2022 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 at 16:43 EDT (555 days ago) in Sagittarius

483.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 at 05:17 EDT (553 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 23 Dec 2022 at 13:15 EDT (553 days ago) in Sagittarius

485.

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, 24 Dec 2022 at 03:26 EDT (552 days ago) in Sagittarius

486.

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, 29 Dec 2022 at 20:21 EDT (547 days ago) in Cetus

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 at 11:17 EDT (541 days ago) in Pisces

488.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 at 18:07 EDT (539 days ago) in Gemini

489.

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, 06 Jan 2023 at 22:55 EDT (539 days ago) in Gemini

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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, 08 Jan 2023 at 04:19 EDT (537 days ago) in Cancer

491.

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, 14 Jan 2023 at 21:10 EDT (531 days ago) in Virgo

492.

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, 21 Jan 2023 at 00:14 EDT (524 days ago) in Sagittarius

493.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 21 Jan 2023 at 15:54 EDT (524 days ago) in Capricornus

494.

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, 21 Jan 2023 at 15:57 EDT (524 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 28 Jan 2023 at 10:19 EDT (517 days ago) in Aries

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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, 04 Feb 2023 at 03:54 EDT (510 days ago) in Cancer

497.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 05 Feb 2023 at 13:28 EDT (509 days ago) in Cancer

498.

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, 07 Feb 2023 at 03:59 EDT (507 days ago) in Leo

499.

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, 13 Feb 2023 at 11:01 EDT (501 days ago) in Libra

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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, 18 Feb 2023 at 13:53 EDT (496 days ago) in Capricornus