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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. Wed, 03 Jun 2015 at 13:12 EDT (3,273 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 02 Jun 2015 at 12:18 EDT (3,274 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. Tue, 26 May 2015 at 18:12 EDT (3,281 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, 25 May 2015 at 13:19 EDT (3,282 days ago) in Leo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 18 May 2015 at 00:14 EDT (3,289 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. Sat, 16 May 2015 at 10:38 EDT (3,291 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. Thu, 14 May 2015 at 20:18 EDT (3,293 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. Mon, 11 May 2015 at 06:36 EDT (3,296 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Wed, 06 May 2015 at 01:26 EDT (3,301 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 03 May 2015 at 23:42 EDT (3,304 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. Tue, 28 Apr 2015 at 23:55 EDT (3,309 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. Sat, 25 Apr 2015 at 19:55 EDT (3,312 days ago) in Cancer

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 18 Apr 2015 at 14:57 EDT (3,319 days ago) in Pisces

254.

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, 16 Apr 2015 at 23:47 EDT (3,321 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. Thu, 16 Apr 2015 at 12:17 EDT (3,321 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. Sat, 11 Apr 2015 at 23:45 EDT (3,326 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. Tue, 07 Apr 2015 at 02:02 EDT (3,330 days ago) in Libra

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 04 Apr 2015 at 08:05 EDT (3,333 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Wed, 01 Apr 2015 at 09:00 EDT (3,336 days ago) in Sextans

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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. Fri, 27 Mar 2015 at 03:43 EDT (3,341 days ago) in Gemini