The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:45 ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2025. The next full moon will be on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:53 a.m. EDT (1353 GMT) but local moonrise ...

What Are the Different Full Moons Called? Not every February has a full moon, as a result of February being the only month in the calendar that is shorter than a lunar moon. This phenomena is ...

often refers to the second new moon in a calendar month. Because a lunar cycle lasts 29.5 days, having two new moons in one month is rare but inevitable if the first new moon falls on the first or ...

Stargazers don’t have long to wait until the first full Moon of the year lights up our skies. A full Moon occurs when the side of the Moon facing the Earth is fully illuminated by the Sun.

The Full Moon this month is Wednesday, Feb. 12. Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to the distance from Earth and are shown at 0h Universal Time. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly The ...