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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. Thu, 26 Jul 2018 at 15:41 EDT (2,128 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 19 Jul 2018 at 15:52 EDT (2,135 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 13 Jul 2018 at 05:22 EDT (2,141 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. Fri, 13 Jul 2018 at 04:24 EDT (2,141 days ago) in Gemini

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Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Macquarie Island, Tasmania and south-western New Zealand amongst others. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 23:01 EDT (2,142 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 22:48 EDT (2,142 days ago) in Gemini

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 06 Jul 2018 at 12:46 EDT (2,148 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. Fri, 06 Jul 2018 at 03:51 EDT (2,148 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Fri, 29 Jun 2018 at 22:43 EDT (2,155 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 28 Jun 2018 at 10:55 EDT (2,156 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 28 Jun 2018 at 00:52 EDT (2,156 days ago) in Sagittarius

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2018 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 21 Jun 2018 at 06:01 EDT (2,163 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Wed, 20 Jun 2018 at 06:51 EDT (2,164 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 14 Jun 2018 at 19:52 EDT (2,170 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 13 Jun 2018 at 15:44 EDT (2,171 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Tue, 12 Jun 2018 at 18:16 EDT (2,172 days ago) in Taurus

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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, 06 Jun 2018 at 14:32 EDT (2,178 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 02 Jun 2018 at 12:34 EDT (2,182 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 31 May 2018 at 04:24 EDT (2,184 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 29 May 2018 at 10:19 EDT (2,186 days ago) in Ophiuchus