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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, 10 Jun 2017 at 11:59 EDT (2,549 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 17 Jun 2017 at 07:33 EDT (2,542 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Fri, 23 Jun 2017 at 06:51 EDT (2,536 days ago) in Taurus

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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 Jun 2017 at 14:50 EDT (2,536 days ago) in Orion

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 23 Jun 2017 at 22:31 EDT (2,536 days ago) in Orion

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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. Fri, 30 Jun 2017 at 20:51 EDT (2,529 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Thu, 06 Jul 2017 at 00:28 EDT (2,523 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 08 Jul 2017 at 17:06 EDT (2,521 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 09 Jul 2017 at 00:06 EDT (2,520 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 16 Jul 2017 at 15:26 EDT (2,513 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 21 Jul 2017 at 13:11 EDT (2,508 days ago) in Gemini

52.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 23 Jul 2017 at 05:46 EDT (2,506 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Mon, 24 Jul 2017 at 02:35 EDT (2,505 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sun, 30 Jul 2017 at 11:23 EDT (2,499 days ago) in Libra

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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. Wed, 02 Aug 2017 at 13:54 EDT (2,496 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 05 Aug 2017 at 23:30 EDT (2,493 days ago) in Sagittarius

57.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 07 Aug 2017 at 14:10 EDT (2,491 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 14 Aug 2017 at 21:15 EDT (2,484 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 18 Aug 2017 at 09:18 EDT (2,480 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 21 Aug 2017 at 14:31 EDT (2,477 days ago) in Leo