281.

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, 24 Feb 2017 at 02:09 EDT (2,641 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 18 Feb 2017 at 16:13 EDT (2,647 days ago) in Libra

283.

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, 18 Feb 2017 at 14:33 EDT (2,647 days ago) in Libra

284.

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, 12 Feb 2017 at 18:08 EDT (2,653 days ago) in Leo

285.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 10 Feb 2017 at 19:32 EDT (2,655 days ago) in Leo

286.

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. Mon, 06 Feb 2017 at 09:02 EDT (2,659 days ago) in Taurus

287.

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, 03 Feb 2017 at 23:19 EDT (2,661 days ago) in Aries

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 27 Jan 2017 at 19:08 EDT (2,669 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 26 Jan 2017 at 12:06 EDT (2,670 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 21 Jan 2017 at 19:13 EDT (2,675 days ago) in Libra

291.

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, 19 Jan 2017 at 17:14 EDT (2,677 days ago) in Virgo

292.

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, 12 Jan 2017 at 20:49 EDT (2,684 days ago) in Cancer

293.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 12 Jan 2017 at 06:33 EDT (2,684 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Tue, 10 Jan 2017 at 01:00 EDT (2,686 days ago) in Taurus

295.

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, 05 Jan 2017 at 14:47 EDT (2,691 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, 29 Dec 2016 at 04:07 EDT (2,698 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 at 01:54 EDT (2,698 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 25 Dec 2016 at 00:54 EDT (2,702 days ago) in Libra

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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. Tue, 20 Dec 2016 at 20:56 EDT (2,707 days ago) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 13 Dec 2016 at 19:05 EDT (2,714 days ago) in Taurus