Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. In the wake of the rise of the full harvest moon during dusk ...

Moongazers are in for a busy 2026, with 13 full moons lighting up the night sky instead of the usual 12. Beginning with a dramatic Wolf Supermoon in January and ending with the biggest supermoon for ...

The Earth orbited between the moon and sun, casting a shadow on the moon and causing the lunar eclipse.

In the late 20th century, when we still captured celestial images on film, the few days around New Moon were the only times we could image deep-sky objects. The grainy, low-sensitivity films we used ...

Friday, November 28 First Quarter Moon occurs at 1:59 A.M. EST. While Luna is not visible in the morning, our satellite will grace the evening sky, hanging near Saturn as the planet comes to a ...