A blood moon is coming. The entirety of the lower 48 states, the greater Americas, and some regions beyond will witness — weather permitting — a total lunar eclipse the night of March 13 and into the ...

There's a variety of astronomical events in 2025 well worth planning a trip around this year—whether that means driving to ...

The Snow Moon rose on Feb. 12, 2025, marking the end of Chinese New Year and setting up both the beginning of Ramadan and a ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves directly between the sun and the full moon, casting its During totality — ...

The Arabic term Ramadan connotes intense heat. It seems that in pre-Islamic Arabia, Ramadan was the name of a scorching hot summer month. In the Islamic calendar, however, the timing of Ramadan varies ...

The Memphis Lunar New Year Fair is a daylong celebration of Asian food, culture and heritage. It will feature food, music, ...

The Chinese Lunar Calendar is a centuries-old system used to track time based on the moon’s cycles. Unlike the Gregorian calendar, which follows the solar year, the Chinese calendar is lunisolar ...

Rather than following the Western Gregorian Calendar with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a lunar calendar based on the moon's 12 phases. Each phase cycle spans approximately 29 days ...

It is also widely observed by diaspora communities around the world. It begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends 15 days later on the first full moon. Because the lunar ...

Lunar New Year is the start of a new year observed on lunar calendars and is celebrated by most East Asian countries, such as China, South Korea and Taiwan. This year, it was observed on Wednesday ...