241.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sat, 21 Jan 2023 at 00:14 EDT (1,275 days ago) in Sagittarius

242.

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, 14 Jan 2023 at 21:10 EDT (1,282 days ago) in Virgo

243.

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, 08 Jan 2023 at 04:19 EDT (1,288 days ago) in Cancer

244.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 at 22:55 EDT (1,290 days ago) in Gemini

245.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 at 18:07 EDT (1,290 days ago) in Gemini

246.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 20:21 EDT (1,298 days ago) in Cetus

247.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 at 03:26 EDT (1,303 days ago) in Sagittarius

248.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 at 13:15 EDT (1,304 days ago) in Sagittarius

249.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 at 05:17 EDT (1,304 days ago) in Sagittarius

250.

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, 16 Dec 2022 at 03:56 EDT (1,311 days ago) in Virgo

251.

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, 11 Dec 2022 at 19:28 EDT (1,316 days ago) in Cancer

252.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 at 23:08 EDT (1,319 days ago) in Taurus

253.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 at 18:35 EDT (1,321 days ago) in Taurus

254.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 at 09:37 EDT (1,327 days ago) in Aquarius

255.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Fri, 25 Nov 2022 at 20:31 EDT (1,332 days ago) in Sagittarius

256.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Fri, 25 Nov 2022 at 01:19 EDT (1,332 days ago) in Ophiuchus

257.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 17:58 EDT (1,334 days ago) in Scorpius

258.

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, 16 Nov 2022 at 08:27 EDT (1,341 days ago) in Leo

259.

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, 14 Nov 2022 at 01:39 EDT (1,343 days ago) in Gemini

260.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 at 06:02 EDT (1,349 days ago) in Aries