A new "supermoon" on Feb. 27, 2025, foreshadows the start of Ramadan, a total lunar eclipse on March 13-14 and a partial solar eclipse on March 29.

Before we delve into each phase individually, let's take a moment to orient ourselves in the moon phases diagram below ... The remaining phases – "waxing crescent," "waxing gibbous," "waning ...

In the diagram above, the moon is lined up on a node ... the moon will continue to travel across the sky to form another crescent. The eclipse ends when the moon ceases to cover the sun.

The first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Mecca will be Saturday, March 1, following the sighting of the crescent by the moon-sighting committee in Saudi Arabia. Other ...