241.

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. Sat, 02 Dec 2017 at 04:19 EDT (2,358 days ago) in Taurus

242.

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, 26 Nov 2017 at 12:03 EDT (2,364 days ago) in Aquarius

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. Tue, 21 Nov 2017 at 13:53 EDT (2,369 days ago) in Sagittarius

244.

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, 20 Nov 2017 at 11:40 EDT (2,370 days ago) in Ophiuchus

245.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 18 Nov 2017 at 06:43 EDT (2,372 days ago) in Libra

246.

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, 10 Nov 2017 at 15:36 EDT (2,380 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. Sun, 05 Nov 2017 at 19:09 EDT (2,385 days ago) in Taurus

248.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 04 Nov 2017 at 01:22 EDT (2,386 days ago) in Aries

249.

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, 01 Nov 2017 at 16:45 EDT (2,389 days ago) in Cetus

250.

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, 27 Oct 2017 at 18:22 EDT (2,394 days ago) in Capricornus

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. Tue, 24 Oct 2017 at 22:25 EDT (2,397 days ago) in Sagittarius

252.

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, 22 Oct 2017 at 15:24 EDT (2,399 days ago) in Scorpius

253.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 19 Oct 2017 at 15:13 EDT (2,402 days ago) in Virgo

254.

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. Thu, 12 Oct 2017 at 08:25 EDT (2,409 days ago) in Gemini

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. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 at 01:54 EDT (2,412 days ago) in Taurus

256.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 at 14:40 EDT (2,416 days ago) in Cetus

257.

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. Mon, 02 Oct 2017 at 17:17 EDT (2,419 days ago) in Aquarius

258.

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. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 at 22:54 EDT (2,424 days ago) in Sagittarius

259.

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. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 at 02:49 EDT (2,424 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 22 Sep 2017 at 23:36 EDT (2,429 days ago) in Virgo