241.

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 (3,036 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 (3,041 days ago) in Leo

243.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 23 Jan 2016 at 20:45 EDT (3,043 days ago) in Cancer

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, 16 Jan 2016 at 18:26 EDT (3,050 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 (3,052 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 (3,057 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 (3,057 days ago) in Sagittarius

248.

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 (3,064 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 (3,064 days ago) in Virgo

250.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 25 Dec 2015 at 06:11 EDT (3,072 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 (3,072 days ago) in Orion

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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 (3,076 days ago) in Cetus

253.

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, 18 Dec 2015 at 10:14 EDT (3,079 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 12 Dec 2015 at 01:10 EDT (3,085 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 11 Dec 2015 at 05:30 EDT (3,086 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 05 Dec 2015 at 09:56 EDT (3,092 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. Thu, 03 Dec 2015 at 02:41 EDT (3,094 days ago) in Sextans

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 25 Nov 2015 at 17:44 EDT (3,102 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Tue, 24 Nov 2015 at 08:49 EDT (3,103 days ago) in Aries

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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, 23 Nov 2015 at 15:06 EDT (3,104 days ago) in Pisces