The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky. Some nights when we look up at the moon, it is full and bright; sometimes it is just a sliver of silvery light. These changes in appearance are ...

Join us on a guided tour of August's moon through all four major lunar phases. The ever-shifting phases of Earth's moon present a wealth of targets for amateur astronomers to explore, ranging from ...

A rare lunar phase called a Black Moon is expected to be in the night sky later this week. Here's when it will happen.

The next full moon will be on Monday, Oct. 6. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 11:48 p.m. EDT (0348 GMT on Oct. 7), but local moonrise times vary depending on location. The moon will ...