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. Fri, 13 Nov 2015 at 13:31 EDT (3,110 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 11 Nov 2015 at 12:48 EDT (3,112 days ago) in Libra

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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, 07 Nov 2015 at 16:49 EDT (3,116 days ago) in Virgo

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. Tue, 03 Nov 2015 at 07:24 EDT (3,120 days ago) in Cancer

225.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 27 Oct 2015 at 08:05 EDT (3,127 days ago) in Cetus

226.

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 Oct 2015 at 09:01 EDT (3,128 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. Sun, 25 Oct 2015 at 05:58 EDT (3,129 days ago) in Pisces

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. Tue, 20 Oct 2015 at 16:31 EDT (3,134 days ago) in Sagittarius

229.

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, 15 Oct 2015 at 16:12 EDT (3,139 days ago) in Libra

230.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 12 Oct 2015 at 20:07 EDT (3,142 days ago) in Virgo

231.

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, 11 Oct 2015 at 09:17 EDT (3,143 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 04 Oct 2015 at 17:06 EDT (3,150 days ago) in Gemini

233.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 27 Sep 2015 at 22:50 EDT (3,157 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 27 Sep 2015 at 21:45 EDT (3,157 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 25 Sep 2015 at 16:57 EDT (3,159 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. Mon, 21 Sep 2015 at 04:59 EDT (3,163 days ago) in Sagittarius

237.

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. Tue, 15 Sep 2015 at 23:24 EDT (3,169 days ago) in Virgo

238.

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, 14 Sep 2015 at 07:26 EDT (3,170 days ago) in Virgo

239.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 13 Sep 2015 at 02:42 EDT (3,171 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. Sat, 05 Sep 2015 at 05:54 EDT (3,179 days ago) in Taurus