241.

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. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 at 23:44 PDT (655 days ago) in Aquarius

242.

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, 27 Sep 2023 at 17:58 PDT (654 days ago) in Aquarius

243.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 at 02:57 PDT (652 days ago) in Pisces

244.

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, 06 Oct 2023 at 06:48 PDT (645 days ago) in Gemini

245.

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, 09 Oct 2023 at 20:41 PDT (642 days ago) in Leo

246.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 at 10:56 PDT (637 days ago) in Virgo

247.

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, 16 Oct 2023 at 23:44 PDT (635 days ago) in Libra

248.

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, 21 Oct 2023 at 20:29 PDT (630 days ago) in Sagittarius

249.

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, 25 Oct 2023 at 20:01 PDT (626 days ago) in Aquarius

250.

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, 26 Oct 2023 at 12:01 PDT (625 days ago) in Pisces

251.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 28 Oct 2023 at 13:23 PDT (623 days ago) in Aries

252.

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, 05 Nov 2023 at 01:37 PDT (615 days ago) in Cancer

253.

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, 06 Nov 2023 at 13:48 PDT (614 days ago) in Leo

254.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 at 01:28 PDT (607 days ago) in Libra

255.

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, 14 Nov 2023 at 19:37 PDT (606 days ago) in Scorpius

256.

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, 20 Nov 2023 at 02:50 PDT (600 days ago) in Aquarius

257.

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, 21 Nov 2023 at 13:01 PDT (599 days ago) in Aquarius

258.

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, 25 Nov 2023 at 15:49 PDT (595 days ago) in Aries

259.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 at 01:16 PDT (593 days ago) in Taurus

260.

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, 04 Dec 2023 at 10:42 PDT (586 days ago) in Leo