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. Mon, 24 Apr 2017 at 00:09 EDT (2,568 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. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 at 05:57 EDT (2,573 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. Sat, 15 Apr 2017 at 06:04 EDT (2,577 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Fri, 14 Apr 2017 at 04:19 EDT (2,578 days ago) in Libra

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 11 Apr 2017 at 02:08 EDT (2,581 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 03 Apr 2017 at 14:39 EDT (2,589 days ago) in Gemini

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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, 30 Mar 2017 at 08:32 EDT (2,593 days ago) in Aries

248.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 27 Mar 2017 at 22:58 EDT (2,596 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 05:41 EDT (2,598 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 11:58 EDT (2,603 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 13:25 EDT (2,605 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 15 Mar 2017 at 09:33 EDT (2,608 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 10:53 EDT (2,611 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 06:32 EDT (2,618 days ago) in Taurus

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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, 03 Mar 2017 at 02:33 EDT (2,620 days ago) in Aries

256.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 26 Feb 2017 at 09:59 EDT (2,625 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. Fri, 24 Feb 2017 at 02:09 EDT (2,627 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 16:13 EDT (2,633 days ago) in Libra

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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. Sat, 18 Feb 2017 at 14:33 EDT (2,633 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 18:08 EDT (2,639 days ago) in Leo