Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is no matter where we are in the lunar cycle. Here's how.

Think of the phases labeled "new moon," "first quarter," "full moon," and "third quarter" as the numbers 12, 9, 6, and 3 on a clock, respectively. (For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the ...

This week in Starwatch I want to go back to basics when it comes to the moon. So why does the moon change shape? Why is it a ...

Tonight, Dec. 22, 2023, the moon is at the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle, and is 80% illuminated. The moon is 10 days old — meaning it is that many days into its roughly 30-day cycle.

You won’t actually see it, but a rare black moon – this one, the second new moon in an astronomical season – will appear on ...

When the antithesis of the full moon occurs twice in a month, or is the third of four seasonal new moons, it earns the ...

This diagram easily breaks down what's going on with the sun, moon, and Earth during the August 21 total solar eclipse.

Think of the phases labeled "new moon," "first quarter," "full moon," and "third quarter" as the numbers 12, 9, 6, and 3 on a clock, respectively. (For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the moon ...