and it is always half-illuminated by the sun. As the moon travels around Earth, we see more or less of the illuminated half. Moon phases describe how much of the moon's disk is illuminated from ...

In this article, I'll delve into the Moon's phases, including why they occur and how they impact life on Earth. The Sun always lights up one half of our Moon. However, that's not always the half we ...

Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due ... During both Full and New Moons, the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in alignment, generating “spring tides.” These tides can swing exceptionally ...

27 at 7:45 p.m. EDT (00:45 on Feb. 28). A new moon occurs when the moon is directly between Earth and the sun, with its shadowed side pointing towards us. You can see a new moon when it crosses ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

January's Wolf Moon was the highest hanging moon of 2025 in the Northern Hemisphere and stays in the sky longer than other ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

Our moon goes through phases, sometimes turning red or disappearing ... The full moon happens when the moon is opposite the sun with Earth in the middle. A new moon happens when the moon is ...

Water, one of the essential ingredients for life on Earth, did not appear on the planet until after the moon-forming event, a new study claims ...

However, the totality phase—when the moon is fully within ... The umbra is where the Sun is completely hidden behind Earth. The real action begins when the Moon starts to disappear as it enters ...