Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is no matter where we are in the ...

The four primary phases of the moon (new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter) occur about a week apart, with the full moon its most dazzling stage. Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space ...

There are eight phases of the Moon beginning with the new Moon, followed by waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and finally waning crescent.

The third quarter diminishes to Waning Crescent (Balsamic Moon) as it approaches closer to the Sun and later conjuncts with the Sun to give the New Moon. The waning phase, which includes the waning ...

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

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

Google's latest Doodle celebrates the third quarter moon phase with a fun interactive card game. The Google Rise of the Half-moon Doodle highlights the different phases of the lunar cycle ...

According to NASA, this phase is best viewed in the evening when the sky becomes darker. During the first quarter, the Moon is a fourth of the way through its monthly phases. About half of the ...