More than half of the moon's face appears to be getting sunlight. This phase is called a waxing gibbous moon. When the moon has moved 180 degrees from its new moon position, the sun, Earth and the ...

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.

Waning gibbous: More than half of the moon's face ... You can see more about the full moons of 2024, in Space.com's Full Moon Calendar. Our night sky guide has a list of events for skywatching ...

The second full moon of the year − appropriately called the snow moon − will reach its peak Wednesday evening.

The first quarter further proceeds to expose more of the Moon in what is known as the Waxing Gibbous (Gibbous Moon) phase. This period leads to the Full Moon in a steadily growing light. The waxing ...

There's something special about spotting a full moon in the night sky. While some will associate it with mythical legends of ...

Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to the distance ... First Quarter, waxing gibbous, Full Moon, waning gibbous, Last Quarter, and waning crescent. A cycle starting from one ...

Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to the distance ... that astrophotographers won’t want to miss, with the gibbous Moon hanging to the upper left of bright Jupiter.