541.

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, 27 Sep 2017 at 02:49 EDT (2,514 days ago) in Ophiuchus

542.

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, 22 Sep 2017 at 23:36 EDT (2,519 days ago) in Virgo

543.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 20 Sep 2017 at 01:31 EDT (2,521 days ago) in Virgo

544.

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, 13 Sep 2017 at 12:06 EDT (2,528 days ago) in Taurus

545.

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. Wed, 13 Sep 2017 at 02:25 EDT (2,528 days ago) in Taurus

546.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 06 Sep 2017 at 03:02 EDT (2,535 days ago) in Aquarius

547.

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. Sun, 03 Sep 2017 at 13:06 EDT (2,538 days ago) in Capricornus

548.

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, 30 Aug 2017 at 07:24 EDT (2,542 days ago) in Ophiuchus

549.

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, 29 Aug 2017 at 04:13 EDT (2,543 days ago) in Scorpius

550.

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, 23 Aug 2017 at 15:39 EDT (2,549 days ago) in Virgo

551.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 21 Aug 2017 at 14:31 EDT (2,551 days ago) in Leo

552.

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 (2,554 days ago) in Gemini

553.

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 (2,558 days ago) in Taurus

554.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 07 Aug 2017 at 14:10 EDT (2,565 days ago) in Capricornus

555.

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 (2,567 days ago) in Sagittarius

556.

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 (2,570 days ago) in Ophiuchus

557.

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 (2,573 days ago) in Libra

558.

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 (2,579 days ago) in Cancer

559.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 23 Jul 2017 at 05:46 EDT (2,580 days ago) in Cancer

560.

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 (2,582 days ago) in Gemini