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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, 06 Oct 2014 at 02:46 EDT (3,512 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Wed, 01 Oct 2014 at 15:33 EDT (3,517 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. Fri, 26 Sep 2014 at 17:29 EDT (3,522 days ago) in Virgo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 24 Sep 2014 at 02:15 EDT (3,524 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. Sat, 20 Sep 2014 at 10:21 EDT (3,528 days ago) in Cancer

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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, 15 Sep 2014 at 22:05 EDT (3,533 days ago) in Taurus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 08 Sep 2014 at 21:38 EDT (3,540 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. Sun, 07 Sep 2014 at 23:31 EDT (3,541 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. Sun, 07 Sep 2014 at 00:51 EDT (3,541 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Tue, 02 Sep 2014 at 07:11 EDT (3,546 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Wed, 27 Aug 2014 at 15:22 EDT (3,552 days ago) in Virgo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 25 Aug 2014 at 10:14 EDT (3,554 days ago) in Leo

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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. Sun, 24 Aug 2014 at 02:09 EDT (3,555 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sun, 17 Aug 2014 at 08:26 EDT (3,562 days ago) in Taurus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 10 Aug 2014 at 14:09 EDT (3,569 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 10 Aug 2014 at 13:42 EDT (3,569 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. Sat, 09 Aug 2014 at 09:28 EDT (3,570 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 03 Aug 2014 at 20:50 EDT (3,576 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. Sun, 27 Jul 2014 at 23:27 EDT (3,583 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sun, 27 Jul 2014 at 21:37 EDT (3,583 days ago) in Cancer