The moon's orbit is elliptical, or oval-shaped, meaning as its distance from our planet changes, its apparent size changes, ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Feb. 13, 2025, the moon is 15 days old and is in the Full Moon phase of its lunar cycle. It is 99% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

NASA explains that a full Moon becomes visible from Earth when we can see “the Sun’s illumination of the entire day side of the Moon.” The cycle from New Moon to Waning Crescent takes around ...

the cycles of the lunar phases were just as important a method of timekeeping as the longer solar cycle of the year. Tonight's full moon will be enhanced by 'Regulus', which is one of the ...

Skywatchers in the UK will be treated to a dazzling spectacle tonight ... Moon will rise in the east-northeast at around 5.07pm UK time. It will have already reached its peak full Moon phase ...

The moon makes ... in the night sky tonight. As the sun sets this evening (Feb. 9), the moon will be shining brightly in the east, 93% illuminated in its waxing gibbous phase, just three days ...

This lunar phase sees the moon roughly between the Earth and the sun, making the moon invisible but the night skies free from moonlight. That makes tonight the very best of the month for ...

The Moon passes 0.3° south of the bright red giant star Antares at 7 P.M. EST. However, the pair isn’t visible this evening, as they’ll rise in the early-morning sky, so we’ll feature them ...

The night sky offers fascinating events at different times of the year, and February is no exception. Tonight we will experience the majesty of the Snow Moon, the second full moon of the year and a ...

The exact settings will vary depending on your camera and the brightness of the Moon, which depends on its exact phase, but these base settings will get you started. Taking a landscape photograph that ...