481.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 01 May 2026 at 13:23 EDT (678 days away) in Libra

482.

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, 04 May 2026 at 05:34 EDT (681 days away) in Scorpius

483.

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. Mon, 04 May 2026 at 18:30 EDT (681 days away) in Ophiuchus

484.

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, 09 May 2026 at 17:11 EDT (686 days away) in Capricornus

485.

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, 14 May 2026 at 21:06 EDT (691 days away) in Pisces

486.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 16 May 2026 at 16:02 EDT (693 days away) in Aries

487.

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, 17 May 2026 at 09:43 EDT (694 days away) in Taurus

488.

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, 23 May 2026 at 07:11 EDT (700 days away) in Leo

489.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 31 May 2026 at 04:45 EDT (708 days away) in Scorpius

490.

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. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 at 00:32 EDT (709 days away) in Ophiuchus

491.

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, 01 Jun 2026 at 18:26 EDT (709 days away) in Sagittarius

492.

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, 08 Jun 2026 at 06:01 EDT (716 days away) in Aquarius

493.

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. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 at 05:56 EDT (722 days away) in Taurus

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. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 at 19:19 EDT (722 days away) in Taurus

495.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 at 22:55 EDT (722 days away) in Taurus

496.

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 Jun 2026 at 17:55 EDT (729 days away) in Virgo

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. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 at 03:10 EDT (736 days away) in Ophiuchus

498.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 at 19:56 EDT (737 days away) in Sagittarius

499.

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, 30 Jun 2026 at 00:27 EDT (738 days away) in Sagittarius

500.

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, 07 Jul 2026 at 15:29 EDT (745 days away) in Pisces