221.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 20 Jan 2015 at 08:14 EDT (3,411 days ago) in Sagittarius

222.

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, 19 Jan 2015 at 14:42 EDT (3,412 days ago) in Sagittarius

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. Tue, 13 Jan 2015 at 04:47 EDT (3,418 days ago) in Virgo

224.

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, 09 Jan 2015 at 13:17 EDT (3,422 days ago) in Sextans

225.

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, 05 Jan 2015 at 06:06 EDT (3,426 days ago) in Gemini

226.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 04 Jan 2015 at 23:53 EDT (3,426 days ago) in Gemini

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. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 at 13:31 EDT (3,434 days ago) in Pisces

228.

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 (3,438 days ago) in Capricornus

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. Mon, 22 Dec 2014 at 04:22 EDT (3,440 days ago) in Sagittarius

230.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 21 Dec 2014 at 20:37 EDT (3,441 days ago) in Sagittarius

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. Sun, 14 Dec 2014 at 07:51 EDT (3,448 days ago) in Leo

232.

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 (3,450 days ago) in Leo

233.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 06 Dec 2014 at 07:26 EDT (3,456 days ago) in Taurus

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. Fri, 05 Dec 2014 at 05:22 EDT (3,457 days ago) in Taurus

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. Sat, 29 Nov 2014 at 05:06 EDT (3,463 days ago) in Aquarius

236.

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 (3,465 days ago) in Aquarius

237.

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 (3,469 days ago) in Ophiuchus

238.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 22 Nov 2014 at 07:33 EDT (3,470 days ago) in Libra

239.

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 (3,478 days ago) in Leo

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. Fri, 14 Nov 2014 at 10:16 EDT (3,478 days ago) in Leo