Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is no matter where we are in the ...

As the moon orbits Earth, it cycles through eight distinct phases ... the lunar phases have been the basis of the lunisolar calendar. However, it was difficult to establish the exact moment ...

the Chinese New Year follows a lunar calendar based the moon's 12 phases. Each phase cycle spans approximately 29 days with the full calendar being about 354 days long. On the Gregorian calendar, ...

Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian communities. Every year is marked by a different animal and 2025 is ...

Much of the world, and people in Western New York, celebrates Lunar New Year, which is Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

Communities across the world begin celebrating Lunar New Year on Jan. 29 — and 2025 marks the Year of the Snake.

Lovers of la luna also know that each month brings a different type of moon, too — a snow moon in February, a worm moon in ...

Before the Gregorian calendar used today, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set about creating a way to sync the months with the lunar cycle. Doing that, writes Britannica, meant striking a ...

Celebrations vary from culture to culture, but typically on the first day of Lunar New Year people visit the senior members of their extended family. One of the most recognizable celebrations is lion ...

The lunar new year marks the first new moon of the lunar calendar, which this year rises on 29 January, kicking off ...

This year, Lunar New Year begins today, Wednesday, Jan. 29, and ends Feb. 12. Lunar New Year, also widely regarded as Chinese New Year since the late 19th century when it gained global recognition ...