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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. Mon, 21 May 2018 at 23:49 EDT (2,194 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. Thu, 17 May 2018 at 17:04 EDT (2,198 days ago) in Orion

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 15 May 2018 at 07:48 EDT (2,200 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Sun, 13 May 2018 at 06:25 EDT (2,202 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 07 May 2018 at 22:09 EDT (2,208 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sat, 05 May 2018 at 20:34 EDT (2,210 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Wed, 02 May 2018 at 13:53 EDT (2,213 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 29 Apr 2018 at 20:58 EDT (2,216 days ago) in Libra

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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, 22 Apr 2018 at 17:46 EDT (2,223 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Fri, 20 Apr 2018 at 10:41 EDT (2,225 days ago) in Orion

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 15 Apr 2018 at 21:58 EDT (2,230 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 at 00:19 EDT (2,232 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 08 Apr 2018 at 03:18 EDT (2,237 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, 08 Apr 2018 at 01:31 EDT (2,237 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 at 07:30 EDT (2,242 days ago) in Libra

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Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 31 Mar 2018 at 08:36 EDT (2,245 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 26 Mar 2018 at 13:16 EDT (2,250 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sat, 24 Mar 2018 at 11:35 EDT (2,252 days ago) in Orion

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March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Tue, 20 Mar 2018 at 12:10 EDT (2,256 days ago) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 17 Mar 2018 at 09:12 EDT (2,259 days ago) in Aquarius