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 ...

As the moon orbits Earth, it cycles through eight distinct phases ... the lunar phases have been the basis of the lunisolar calendar. However, it was difficult to establish the exact moment ...

the Chinese New Year follows a lunar calendar based the moon's 12 phases. Each phase cycle spans approximately 29 days with ...

Celebrations vary from culture to culture, but typically on the first day of Lunar New Year people visit the senior members ...

Lovers of la luna also know that each month brings a different type of moon, too — a snow moon in February, a worm moon in ...

Before the Gregorian calendar used today, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set about creating a way to sync the months with the lunar cycle. Doing that, writes Britannica, meant striking a ...

Jan. 28 marks the Lunar New Year, beginning the Year of the Snake. It's not the only lunar festival — Ramadan begins Feb. 28, ...

Chinese communities will begin celebrating Lunar New Year on Jan. 29. Why is Lunar New Year celebrated? What are the traditions? What to know.

Each year in the lunar cycle is associated with a particular ... according to the Chinese Language Institute. The lunar calendar, unlike the Gregorian calendar, uses the phases of the moon to ...

The lunar new year marks the first new moon of the lunar calendar, which this year rises on 29 January, kicking off ...

This year, Lunar New Year begins today, Wednesday, Jan. 29, and ends Feb. 12. Lunar New Year, also widely regarded as Chinese New Year since the late 19th century when it gained global recognition ...