221.

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, 02 Nov 2016 at 06:16 EDT (2,729 days ago) in Ophiuchus

222.

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, 31 Oct 2016 at 15:28 EDT (2,731 days ago) in Libra

223.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 30 Oct 2016 at 13:39 EDT (2,732 days ago) in Libra

224.

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, 22 Oct 2016 at 15:14 EDT (2,740 days ago) in Cancer

225.

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. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 19:33 EDT (2,746 days ago) in Cetus

226.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 00:23 EDT (2,746 days ago) in Pisces

227.

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. Thu, 13 Oct 2016 at 13:39 EDT (2,749 days ago) in Aquarius

228.

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, 09 Oct 2016 at 00:33 EDT (2,753 days ago) in Sagittarius

229.

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, 04 Oct 2016 at 07:03 EDT (2,758 days ago) in Libra

230.

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, 03 Oct 2016 at 23:43 EDT (2,759 days ago) in Libra

231.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 30 Sep 2016 at 20:12 EDT (2,762 days ago) in Virgo

232.

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, 23 Sep 2016 at 05:56 EDT (2,769 days ago) in Orion

233.

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. Sun, 18 Sep 2016 at 13:00 EDT (2,774 days ago) in Pisces

234.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 16 Sep 2016 at 15:05 EDT (2,776 days ago) in Aquarius

235.

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, 14 Sep 2016 at 03:53 EDT (2,778 days ago) in Aquarius

236.

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. Fri, 09 Sep 2016 at 07:49 EDT (2,783 days ago) in Ophiuchus

237.

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, 06 Sep 2016 at 14:44 EDT (2,786 days ago) in Libra

238.

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. Sat, 03 Sep 2016 at 20:51 EDT (2,789 days ago) in Virgo

239.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 01 Sep 2016 at 05:04 EDT (2,791 days ago) in Leo

240.

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, 24 Aug 2016 at 23:41 EDT (2,799 days ago) in Taurus