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, 04 Sep 2026 at 03:51 EDT (779 days away) in Taurus

482.

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, 06 Sep 2026 at 16:42 EDT (781 days away) in Gemini

483.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 at 23:28 EDT (785 days away) in Leo

484.

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, 13 Sep 2026 at 15:06 EDT (788 days away) in Virgo

485.

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, 18 Sep 2026 at 16:44 EDT (793 days away) in Ophiuchus

486.

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. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 at 23:00 EDT (793 days away) in Sagittarius

487.

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. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 at 14:53 EDT (798 days away) in Capricornus

488.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 26 Sep 2026 at 12:48 EDT (801 days away) in Pisces

489.

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. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 at 16:51 EDT (806 days away) in Taurus

490.

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, 03 Oct 2026 at 09:25 EDT (808 days away) in Gemini

491.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 10 Oct 2026 at 11:51 EDT (815 days away) 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. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 at 12:59 EDT (818 days away) in Libra

493.

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. Fri, 16 Oct 2026 at 18:55 EDT (821 days away) in Sagittarius

494.

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, 18 Oct 2026 at 12:13 EDT (823 days away) in Sagittarius

495.

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, 23 Oct 2026 at 08:15 EDT (828 days away) in Pisces

496.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 at 00:11 EDT (831 days away) in Aries

497.

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, 28 Oct 2026 at 14:05 EDT (833 days away) in Taurus

498.

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, 01 Nov 2026 at 15:28 EDT (837 days away) in Cancer

499.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 09 Nov 2026 at 02:03 EDT (845 days away) in Libra

500.

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, 11 Nov 2026 at 15:06 EDT (847 days away) in Ophiuchus