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

Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Feb. 7 will appear quite unusual, climbing so very high in the sky.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched ... New Moon, waxing crescent, First Quarter, waxing gibbous, Full Moon, waning gibbous, Last Quarter, and ...

When the moon is between Earth and the Sun, the illuminated part of the ... less of the illuminated part of the Moon is visible – this is a waxing gibbous Moon. Image caption, When the Moon ...

The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars in the night sky tonight. As the sun sets this evening (Feb. 9), the moon ...

Skywatchers in central Florida and southern Texas can witness a rare lunar standstill on Feb. 7, as the waxing gibbous moon ...

the first quarter and waxing gibbous is the time to focus on the completion of things or the time to work on things previously started. The Moon exerts a stronger influence as it moves away from the ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...