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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. Sat, 18 Feb 2023 at 13:53 EDT (455 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 19 Feb 2023 at 04:05 EDT (454 days ago) in Capricornus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 20 Feb 2023 at 02:06 EDT (453 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. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 at 03:06 EDT (446 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 at 13:00 EDT (442 days ago) in Cancer

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 at 07:40 EDT (438 days ago) in Leo

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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. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 at 18:07 EDT (436 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 14 Mar 2023 at 22:08 EDT (431 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 19 Mar 2023 at 11:12 EDT (426 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 19 Mar 2023 at 11:42 EDT (426 days ago) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 at 13:24 EDT (424 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 28 Mar 2023 at 22:32 EDT (417 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 at 07:17 EDT (414 days ago) in Cancer

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 06 Apr 2023 at 00:34 EDT (408 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 08 Apr 2023 at 11:29 EDT (406 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. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 at 05:11 EDT (401 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 15 Apr 2023 at 22:23 EDT (399 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 at 20:44 EDT (397 days ago) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 at 00:13 EDT (394 days ago) in Aries

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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. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 at 17:20 EDT (387 days ago) in Cancer