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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 16 Jan 2018 at 21:18 EDT (2,285 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Tue, 16 Jan 2018 at 04:06 EDT (2,285 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 14 Jan 2018 at 21:09 EDT (2,287 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. Mon, 08 Jan 2018 at 17:25 EDT (2,293 days ago) in Virgo

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 03 Jan 2018 at 00:34 EDT (2,298 days ago) in Pisces

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 at 21:24 EDT (2,300 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 at 20:55 EDT (2,300 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 at 16:48 EDT (2,300 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Tue, 26 Dec 2017 at 04:20 EDT (2,306 days ago) in Pisces

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December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2017 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 21 Dec 2017 at 11:23 EDT (2,311 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 18 Dec 2017 at 21:39 EDT (2,314 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 18 Dec 2017 at 20:25 EDT (2,314 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 18 Dec 2017 at 01:31 EDT (2,314 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, 10 Dec 2017 at 02:51 EDT (2,322 days ago) in Leo

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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. Mon, 04 Dec 2017 at 03:45 EDT (2,328 days ago) in Taurus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 03 Dec 2017 at 10:46 EDT (2,329 days ago) in Taurus

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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, 02 Dec 2017 at 04:19 EDT (2,330 days ago) in Taurus

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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, 26 Nov 2017 at 12:03 EDT (2,336 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Tue, 21 Nov 2017 at 13:53 EDT (2,341 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 20 Nov 2017 at 11:40 EDT (2,342 days ago) in Ophiuchus