241.

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, 23 Apr 2017 at 21:09 PDT (2,561 days ago) in Pisces

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. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 at 02:57 PDT (2,565 days ago) in Sagittarius

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. Sat, 15 Apr 2017 at 03:04 PDT (2,569 days ago) in Ophiuchus

244.

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. Fri, 14 Apr 2017 at 01:19 PDT (2,570 days ago) in Libra

245.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 10 Apr 2017 at 23:08 PDT (2,574 days ago) in Virgo

246.

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, 03 Apr 2017 at 11:39 PDT (2,581 days ago) in Gemini

247.

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, 30 Mar 2017 at 05:32 PDT (2,585 days ago) in Aries

248.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 27 Mar 2017 at 19:58 PDT (2,588 days ago) in Cetus

249.

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, 25 Mar 2017 at 02:41 PDT (2,590 days ago) in Aquarius

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. Mon, 20 Mar 2017 at 08:58 PDT (2,595 days ago) in Sagittarius

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. Sat, 18 Mar 2017 at 10:25 PDT (2,597 days ago) in Ophiuchus

252.

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, 15 Mar 2017 at 06:33 PDT (2,600 days ago) in Virgo

253.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 12 Mar 2017 at 07:53 PDT (2,603 days ago) in Leo

254.

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, 05 Mar 2017 at 03:32 PDT (2,610 days ago) in Taurus

255.

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, 02 Mar 2017 at 23:33 PDT (2,612 days ago) in Aries

256.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 26 Feb 2017 at 06:59 PDT (2,617 days ago) in Aquarius

257.

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. Thu, 23 Feb 2017 at 23:09 PDT (2,619 days ago) in Capricornus

258.

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, 18 Feb 2017 at 13:13 PDT (2,625 days ago) in Libra

259.

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, 18 Feb 2017 at 11:33 PDT (2,625 days ago) in Libra

260.

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. Sun, 12 Feb 2017 at 15:08 PDT (2,631 days ago) in Leo