221.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 at 14:33 EDT (286 days ago) in Gemini

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. Tue, 18 Jul 2023 at 07:24 EDT (285 days ago) in Cancer

223.

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. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 at 02:56 EDT (283 days ago) in Leo

224.

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, 25 Jul 2023 at 18:07 EDT (278 days ago) in Virgo

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, 31 Jul 2023 at 15:26 EDT (272 days ago) in Sagittarius

226.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 at 14:31 EDT (271 days ago) in Capricornus

227.

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, 02 Aug 2023 at 01:52 EDT (270 days ago) in Capricornus

228.

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, 08 Aug 2023 at 06:28 EDT (264 days ago) in Aries

229.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 at 05:39 EDT (256 days ago) in Leo

230.

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. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 at 07:54 EDT (256 days ago) in Leo

231.

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, 18 Aug 2023 at 04:41 EDT (254 days ago) in Leo

232.

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, 24 Aug 2023 at 05:57 EDT (248 days ago) in Scorpius

233.

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, 29 Aug 2023 at 04:36 EDT (243 days ago) in Capricornus

234.

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, 30 Aug 2023 at 11:54 EDT (242 days ago) in Aquarius

235.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 at 21:35 EDT (242 days ago) in Aquarius

236.

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. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 at 18:21 EDT (235 days ago) in Taurus

237.

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. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 at 11:42 EDT (229 days ago) in Leo

238.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 at 21:41 EDT (227 days ago) in Leo

239.

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, 17 Sep 2023 at 13:19 EDT (224 days ago) in Virgo

240.

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, 22 Sep 2023 at 15:32 EDT (219 days ago) in Sagittarius