161.

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, 15 Oct 2015 at 16:12 EDT (3,127 days ago) in Libra

162.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 12 Oct 2015 at 20:07 EDT (3,130 days ago) in Virgo

163.

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. Sun, 11 Oct 2015 at 09:17 EDT (3,131 days ago) in Virgo

164.

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, 04 Oct 2015 at 17:06 EDT (3,138 days ago) in Gemini

165.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 27 Sep 2015 at 22:50 EDT (3,145 days ago) in Pisces

166.

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, 27 Sep 2015 at 21:45 EDT (3,145 days ago) in Pisces

167.

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 Sep 2015 at 16:57 EDT (3,147 days ago) in Aquarius

168.

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, 21 Sep 2015 at 04:59 EDT (3,151 days ago) in Sagittarius

169.

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, 15 Sep 2015 at 23:24 EDT (3,157 days ago) in Virgo

170.

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. Mon, 14 Sep 2015 at 07:26 EDT (3,158 days ago) in Virgo

171.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 13 Sep 2015 at 02:42 EDT (3,159 days ago) in Leo

172.

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, 05 Sep 2015 at 05:54 EDT (3,167 days ago) in Taurus

173.

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, 30 Aug 2015 at 11:21 EDT (3,173 days ago) in Aquarius

174.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 29 Aug 2015 at 14:35 EDT (3,174 days ago) in Aquarius

175.

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, 27 Aug 2015 at 18:09 EDT (3,176 days ago) in Capricornus

176.

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, 22 Aug 2015 at 15:31 EDT (3,181 days ago) in Libra

177.

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. Mon, 17 Aug 2015 at 22:32 EDT (3,186 days ago) in Virgo

178.

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 11:39 EDT (3,187 days ago) in Leo

179.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 14 Aug 2015 at 10:54 EDT (3,189 days ago) in Leo

180.

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, 06 Aug 2015 at 22:03 EDT (3,197 days ago) in Aries