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

The last supermoon of 2024 — the Beaver Moon — is the last blast of lunar largesse until October of next year. Wait, it's the last of four consecutive months ... to help your fishing exploits ...

“The New Year typically begins with the first new moon that occurs between the end of January and spans the first 15 days of the first month of the lunar calendar — until the full moon arrives.

Because the lunar calendar is based on the phases of the moon, the beginning of the year happens on a different day each year. Each month begins with a new moon, and the new year begins on the new ...