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 ...

When is the next full moon? 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 times vary depending ...

The second full moon of the year—arriving on February 12—takes its name from the dusting of snowfall common at this time of ...

Unsurprisingly, the name of February's full moon became known as the snow moon since it rises in one of the snowiest months, on average, in the United States. Because bad weather and heavy snows made ...

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 ...

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 ...