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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 22 Feb 2016 at 13:19 EDT (3,009 days ago) in Leo

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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, 15 Feb 2016 at 02:47 EDT (3,016 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. Wed, 10 Feb 2016 at 21:40 EDT (3,021 days ago) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 08 Feb 2016 at 09:40 EDT (3,023 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sat, 06 Feb 2016 at 20:51 EDT (3,025 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 31 Jan 2016 at 22:28 EDT (3,031 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, 30 Jan 2016 at 04:09 EDT (3,032 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Mon, 25 Jan 2016 at 02:14 EDT (3,037 days ago) in Leo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 23 Jan 2016 at 20:45 EDT (3,039 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sat, 16 Jan 2016 at 18:26 EDT (3,046 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. Thu, 14 Jan 2016 at 21:13 EDT (3,048 days ago) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 09 Jan 2016 at 20:31 EDT (3,053 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 09 Jan 2016 at 09:46 EDT (3,053 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 17:48 EDT (3,060 days ago) in Pisces

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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 Jan 2016 at 06:52 EDT (3,060 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. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 00:31 EDT (3,060 days ago) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 25 Dec 2015 at 06:11 EDT (3,068 days ago) in Orion

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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 Dec 2015 at 01:12 EDT (3,068 days ago) in Orion

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December solstice 22 December will be the shortest day of 2015 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 21 Dec 2015 at 23:47 EDT (3,071 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 21 Dec 2015 at 04:00 EDT (3,072 days ago) in Cetus