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

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

View Deal Waxing gibbous: The area of illumination continues ... The production of the phases depends on the Earth-moon-sun geometry and on the revolution motion of the moon around the Earth.

Skywatchers in central Florida and southern Texas can witness a rare lunar standstill on Feb. 7, as the waxing gibbous moon ...

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

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 ...

When the moon is between Earth and the Sun, the illuminated part of the ... less of the illuminated part of the Moon is visible – this is a waxing gibbous Moon. Image caption, When the Moon ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched ... 2:14 A.M. Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous (66%) Friday, February 7 Sunrise: 7:02 A.M. Sunset: 5:27 P.M. Moonrise ...

the first quarter and waxing gibbous is the time to focus on the completion of things or the time to work on things previously started. The Moon exerts a stronger influence as it moves away from the ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched ... New Moon, waxing crescent, First Quarter, waxing gibbous, Full Moon, waning gibbous, Last Quarter, and ...