Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night ... changes in sea level known since ancient times. The phenomenon was explained satisfactorily by Isaac Newton, attributing it to the ...

Currently shining at its greatest brilliance for this current apparition, this dazzling evening "star" currently appears as a ...

Our moon goes through phases, sometimes turning red or disappearing ... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offers a simplified explanation of what's happening with the moon ...

That day, the full Moon rises at 4:26 p.m. EST (2:26 p.m. Pacific), and reaches peak illumination one hour later. Here are the phases of the Moon for this lunar cycle: 🌑 New Moon: Dec. 30 ...

Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being reflected back to our planet changes. That creates different lunar phases. The next Full Moon ...

Because the lunar phase cycle is 29.5 days long, it's nigh unto impossible to have a Blue Moon (two full Moons in the same month) during February. Likewise, when there is a full Moon at the very ...

This means we see the Moon’s phases from Earth as different shapes. Waxing crescent Moon – less than half of the visible surface is illuminated (starts as a thin, curved sliver) and getting ...

That means the moon's path through the sky intersects the sun twice in each orbit—each month—but it must be at its new or full phase to cause a solar or a lunar eclipse. This scenario happens ...

This week’s new moon, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, will signal the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which this year is ...

This year, IU Late Nite teamed up with the Asian American Association to host Lunar New Year Formal on Friday. Beginning at 9 ...