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. Sun, 16 Aug 2015 at 16:39 BST (3,199 days ago) in Leo

222.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 14 Aug 2015 at 15:54 BST (3,201 days ago) in Leo

223.

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, 07 Aug 2015 at 03:03 BST (3,208 days ago) in Aries

224.

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 11:03 BST (3,213 days ago) in Aquarius

225.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 31 Jul 2015 at 11:42 BST (3,215 days ago) in Capricornus

226.

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 10:03 BST (3,216 days ago) in Sagittarius

227.

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 05:04 BST (3,222 days ago) in Virgo

228.

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 12:02 BST (3,225 days ago) in Virgo

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, 16 Jul 2015 at 19:44 BST (3,230 days ago) in Cancer

230.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 16 Jul 2015 at 02:25 BST (3,230 days ago) in Gemini

231.

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 21:24 BST (3,238 days ago) in Pisces

232.

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 19:52 BST (3,241 days ago) in Aquarius

233.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 02 Jul 2015 at 03:19 BST (3,244 days ago) in Sagittarius

234.

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, 02 Jul 2015 at 01:45 BST (3,244 days ago) in Sagittarius

235.

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 12:03 BST (3,252 days ago) in Virgo

236.

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, 23 Jun 2015 at 18:00 BST (3,253 days ago) in Leo

237.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 16 Jun 2015 at 15:06 BST (3,260 days ago) in Taurus

238.

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, 16 Jun 2015 at 01:18 BST (3,260 days ago) in Taurus

239.

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 Jun 2015 at 05:44 BST (3,266 days ago) in Pisces

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. Tue, 09 Jun 2015 at 16:42 BST (3,267 days ago) in Pisces