241.

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. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 at 13:31 EDT (3,440 days ago) in Pisces

242.

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, 24 Dec 2014 at 11:41 EDT (3,444 days ago) in Capricornus

243.

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. Mon, 22 Dec 2014 at 04:22 EDT (3,446 days ago) in Sagittarius

244.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 21 Dec 2014 at 20:37 EDT (3,447 days ago) in Sagittarius

245.

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, 14 Dec 2014 at 07:51 EDT (3,454 days ago) in Leo

246.

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, 12 Dec 2014 at 18:02 EDT (3,456 days ago) in Leo

247.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 06 Dec 2014 at 07:26 EDT (3,462 days ago) in Taurus

248.

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, 05 Dec 2014 at 05:22 EDT (3,463 days ago) in Taurus

249.

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, 29 Nov 2014 at 05:06 EDT (3,469 days ago) in Aquarius

250.

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, 27 Nov 2014 at 18:12 EDT (3,471 days ago) in Aquarius

251.

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, 23 Nov 2014 at 17:19 EDT (3,475 days ago) in Ophiuchus

252.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 22 Nov 2014 at 07:33 EDT (3,476 days ago) in Libra

253.

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, 14 Nov 2014 at 20:55 EDT (3,484 days ago) in Leo

254.

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, 14 Nov 2014 at 10:16 EDT (3,484 days ago) in Leo

255.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 06 Nov 2014 at 17:22 EDT (3,492 days ago) in Aries

256.

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, 04 Nov 2014 at 19:04 EDT (3,494 days ago) in Pisces

257.

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 Nov 2014 at 19:28 EDT (3,496 days ago) in Pisces

258.

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, 30 Oct 2014 at 22:48 EDT (3,499 days ago) in Capricornus

259.

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, 26 Oct 2014 at 00:51 EDT (3,503 days ago) in Libra

260.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 23 Oct 2014 at 17:58 EDT (3,506 days ago) in Virgo