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

watch as it grows from a new moon to a first quarter moon. As it grows, it is known as a waxing moon, and gradually increases from a waxing "crescent" (for its shape into the first quarter moon.

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 ...

Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Feb. 7 will appear quite unusual, climbing so very high in the sky.

It’s a treat that occurs every month and for February, it’s the Full Snow Moon that lights up the night sky. The moon ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

Waxing crescent Moon – less than half of the visible surface is illuminated (starts as a thin, curved sliver) and getting larger. There are eight phases of the Moon beginning with the new Moon ...