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

The 'full moon' phase is as close as we come to seeing the sun's illumination of the entire day side of the moon. In 2025, ...

Here's what I found. By the way, did I mention this was weird? We're looking at a waxing gibbous moon on Sunday night. That means the moon illuminated, but not all of it. Usually, it's that ...

a D-shaped quarter moon and a nearly full gibbous moon. Each phase is named according to where it falls in the 29½-day cycle, whether it is waxing (increasing) or waning (shrinking). The eight ...

New Moon, waxing crescent, First Quarter, waxing gibbous, Full Moon, waning gibbous, Last Quarter, and waning crescent. A cycle starting from one Full Moon to its next counterpart, termed the ...

Just east of Betelgeuse is the fine binocular cluster NGC 2244. But the much fainter Rosette Nebula that lies around the ...

On the evening of Friday, February 7, skywatchers across central Florida and southern Texas will be treated to a rare celestial sight as the waxing gibbous moon rises unusually high in the sky.

Ancient astrologers believed syncing intentions with the Moon’s phases could enhance success. The New Moon marks a time for setting goals, while the Waxing Crescent emphasizes visualization. Action is ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

scraping a waxing gibbous and a waning crescent out of Oreo frosting in a science unit on the phases of the moon. He peppered his beloved bus driver, Mr. Mike, with questions on their daily commute.