281.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sat, 28 May 2022 at 18:24 EDT (1,534 days ago) in Aries

282.

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, 22 May 2022 at 14:43 EDT (1,540 days ago) in Aquarius

283.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Tue, 17 May 2022 at 12:21 EDT (1,545 days ago) in Ophiuchus

284.

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. Tue, 17 May 2022 at 11:26 EDT (1,545 days ago) in Ophiuchus

285.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 16 May 2022 at 00:14 EDT (1,546 days ago) in Libra

286.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Sun, 08 May 2022 at 20:22 EDT (1,554 days ago) in Leo

287.

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. Thu, 05 May 2022 at 08:46 EDT (1,557 days ago) in Gemini

288.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 30 Apr 2022 at 16:29 EDT (1,562 days ago) in Aries

289.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 at 09:50 EDT (1,564 days ago) in Cetus

290.

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, 23 Apr 2022 at 07:56 EDT (1,569 days ago) in Capricornus

291.

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. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 at 11:13 EDT (1,573 days ago) in Scorpius

292.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 at 17:49 EDT (1,574 days ago) in Libra

293.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 16 Apr 2022 at 14:54 EDT (1,576 days ago) in Virgo

294.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Sat, 09 Apr 2022 at 02:48 EDT (1,583 days ago) in Gemini

295.

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. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 at 15:10 EDT (1,585 days ago) in Gemini

296.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 at 02:25 EDT (1,591 days ago) in Cetus

297.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 at 18:06 EDT (1,594 days ago) in Aquarius

298.

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, 25 Mar 2022 at 01:37 EDT (1,598 days ago) in Sagittarius

299.

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. Wed, 23 Mar 2022 at 19:37 EDT (1,600 days ago) in Ophiuchus

300.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Sun, 20 Mar 2022 at 09:24 EDT (1,603 days ago) in Virgo