The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is just by looking up.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

The 'full moon' phase is as close as we come to seeing the sun's illumination of the entire day side of the moon. In 2025, ...

An Aer Lingus passenger plane flies in front of the first full moon of the year known as the Wolf Moon, as it makes its ...

View Deal Waxing gibbous: The area of illumination continues to increase. More than half of the moon's face appears to be getting sunlight. Full moon: The moon is 180 degrees away from the sun and ...

The second full moon of the year − appropriately called the snow moon − will reach its peak Wednesday evening.

Looking at the Moon through binoculars or a telescope reveals a topography that hints of a violent history. Here’s a look at ...

Experts say that rings around the moon can pop up from time to time, but have you ever seen one in Denver? Last night, at ...

The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars in the night sky tonight. As the sun sets this evening (Feb. 9), the moon ...

The next full moon, known as the snow moon, will rise in mid-February. Stargazers can see it illuminate the skies in the ...

Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Friday, Feb. 7 will appear unusual. As it crosses the meridian shortly after 8 p.m. local standard time, it will climb so very high in the sky ...