Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is just by looking up.

Have you ever noticed that the duration of the lunar cycle (28 days) corresponds with a woman’s menstrual cycle? It is also ...

The moon has an 18.6-year cycle during which the exact places it rises and sets on the horizon waxes and wanes. At each end of that cycle is a major lunar standstill, also called a lunistice ...

The Lunar New Year usually starts sometime between late January and mid-February. This year, the festivities begin on ...

The cycle continues with the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig, each representing a different year in the repeating 12-year sequence. Lunar New Year ...

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 ...

But these dates are different each year, because the Chinese calendar is based on the moon's 12 phases. Each phase cycle is approximately 29 days, and the full calendar is about 354 days long.