241.

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, 30 Aug 2015 at 11:21 EDT (3,185 days ago) in Aquarius

242.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 29 Aug 2015 at 14:35 EDT (3,186 days ago) in Aquarius

243.

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, 27 Aug 2015 at 18:09 EDT (3,188 days ago) in Capricornus

244.

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. Sat, 22 Aug 2015 at 15:31 EDT (3,193 days ago) in Libra

245.

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, 17 Aug 2015 at 22:32 EDT (3,198 days ago) in Virgo

246.

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, 16 Aug 2015 at 11:39 EDT (3,199 days ago) in Leo

247.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 14 Aug 2015 at 10:54 EDT (3,201 days ago) in Leo

248.

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, 06 Aug 2015 at 22:03 EDT (3,209 days ago) in Aries

249.

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, 02 Aug 2015 at 06:03 EDT (3,213 days ago) in Aquarius

250.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 31 Jul 2015 at 06:42 EDT (3,215 days ago) in Capricornus

251.

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, 30 Jul 2015 at 05:03 EDT (3,216 days ago) in Sagittarius

252.

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, 24 Jul 2015 at 00:04 EDT (3,222 days ago) in Virgo

253.

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 Jul 2015 at 07:02 EDT (3,225 days ago) in Virgo

254.

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, 16 Jul 2015 at 14:44 EDT (3,230 days ago) in Cancer

255.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 15 Jul 2015 at 21:25 EDT (3,231 days ago) in Gemini

256.

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, 08 Jul 2015 at 16:24 EDT (3,238 days ago) in Pisces

257.

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 Jul 2015 at 14:52 EDT (3,241 days ago) in Aquarius

258.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 01 Jul 2015 at 22:19 EDT (3,245 days ago) in Sagittarius

259.

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 Jul 2015 at 20:45 EDT (3,245 days ago) in Sagittarius

260.

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, 24 Jun 2015 at 07:03 EDT (3,252 days ago) in Virgo