Learn how the Moon’s phases form, why it changes shape in the sky each night, and what each stage — from new moon to full moon — actually means.

The moon, just hours past its last quarter phase, will rise above the east-northeastern horizon shortly before midnight local ...

An image of a full moon. - Photo by Omer Tarsuslu/Anadolu via Getty Images The Full Moon has passed, which means each night until the New Moon, we'll see less and less moon each night. This happens as ...

The moon is still big and bright in our skies following the full moon, but you'll notice that each night it's a little darker on the right-hand side (left if you're in the Southern Hemisphere). This ...

Join us on a guided tour of August's moon through all four major lunar phases. The ever-shifting phases of Earth's moon present a wealth of targets for amateur astronomers to explore, ranging from ...

September's full Moon peaks in the middle of the afternoon, while it's still well below the horizon. However, you don't have to be watching at the very moment of its peak to see the Moon completely ...

One of the lowest-hanging full moons of the year rises this week in the sign of Capricorn as the Mercury Retrograde nears. Here's everything to know about July's buck moon and what it means. A full ...

The Harvest Moon, a unique celestial event historically vital for farmers, will appear unusually late in October 2025, ...

The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox. The last October Harvest Moon was in 2020, and the next will occur in 2028.

As of Sunday, Sept. 28, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent, and according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation, 36% of its surface ...