481.

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, 07 Apr 2022 at 15:10 EDT (813 days ago) in Gemini

482.

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, 09 Apr 2022 at 02:48 EDT (811 days ago) in Gemini

483.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 16 Apr 2022 at 14:54 EDT (804 days ago) in Virgo

484.

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, 18 Apr 2022 at 17:49 EDT (802 days ago) in Libra

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. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 at 11:13 EDT (801 days ago) in Scorpius

486.

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 Apr 2022 at 07:56 EDT (797 days ago) in Capricornus

487.

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, 28 Apr 2022 at 09:50 EDT (792 days ago) in Cetus

488.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 30 Apr 2022 at 16:29 EDT (790 days ago) in Aries

489.

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, 05 May 2022 at 08:46 EDT (785 days ago) in Gemini

490.

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, 08 May 2022 at 20:22 EDT (782 days ago) in Leo

491.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 16 May 2022 at 00:14 EDT (774 days ago) in Libra

492.

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 May 2022 at 11:26 EDT (773 days ago) in Ophiuchus

493.

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, 17 May 2022 at 12:21 EDT (773 days ago) in Ophiuchus

494.

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, 22 May 2022 at 14:43 EDT (768 days ago) in Aquarius

495.

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, 28 May 2022 at 18:24 EDT (762 days ago) in Aries

496.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 30 May 2022 at 07:31 EDT (760 days ago) in Taurus

497.

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, 01 Jun 2022 at 21:13 EDT (758 days ago) in Gemini

498.

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, 07 Jun 2022 at 10:49 EDT (752 days ago) in Leo

499.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 at 07:51 EDT (745 days ago) in Ophiuchus

500.

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, 14 Jun 2022 at 19:23 EDT (745 days ago) in Sagittarius