THE term “harvest moon,” originating in England, where the brilliant moon-light of several consecutive evenings aided the ...
As of Saturday, Sept. 20, the moon phase is Waning Crescent, and it is only 2% lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation. Visibility is too low, so there's nothing to see on ...
Earth has a number of mini-moons and quasi-moons. Mini-moons are objects that orbit our planet. But they make for fickle fans: They tend to swing around Earth for only a matter of months. One example ...
After nearly three years, China will welcome the " Red Moon " again! From midnight on September 7 to the early morning of ...
The 'blood moon' part of a lunar eclipse is seen above Austin, Texas, on March 14, 2025. (Rick Kern/Getty Images) A lunar eclipse and a “blood moon” will occur on Sept. 7. Despite the dramatic name, a ...
On September 7, the moon will turn a coppery red during an 82-minute eclipse, one of the most widely seen celestial shows of the decade. A coppery moon glows above Waterton Lakes National Park in ...
An unusual lunar event that happens only once every 33 months is occurring tonight — but you won’t be able to see it. A black moon will rise on Aug. 23 as the moon passes through its new moon phase at ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Look up in the sky this weekend, and you'll see ... not much. A rare "Black Moon" is rising late Friday night. It may not be as dramatic as an eclipse or a meteor shower, but this ...
When the moon is nearly between Earth and the sun, one side of the moon faces the sun, and that side is illuminated, but the side the Earth sees is dark. This is called the new moon phase of the lunar ...
There are "blood," "super" and "blue" moons, and then there's the "black" moon. The "black moon," a rare phenomenon that occurs during a new moon phase of the lunar cycle, will occur this weekend. But ...
A rare astral phenomenon will occur later on Aug. 23 for the first time in over two years. A black moon will leave a moon-sized dark spot in the sky on the night of Saturday, Aug. 23. During a black ...