Spica will be occulted by a First Quarter Moon (appearing half-lit as seen from Earth) between 21:40 EDT on Saturday, July 13 and 00:58 EDT on Sunday, July 14, according to In-The-Sky.org.

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

During the first quarter, the Moon is a fourth of the way through its monthly phases. About half of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun to viewers on Earth. It's best to view a first quarter Moon ...

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The Half Moon, also known as the first quarter or third quarter moon, represents a crucial transition in the lunar cycle. It marks the shift between the waxing phase (where the moon appears to ...

"The Half Moon is the turning point in the lunar cycle ... New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent.

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 ...

Fortunately, astrology can provide insight into the most auspicious days of the year, and one astrologer has listed the three luckiest days for career and job opportunities in the first quarter of ...

Image caption, When the Moon is one quarter of the way around its orbit, we see half of the visible surface of the Moon illuminated – a first quarter Moon. Image caption, As the Moon continues ...