Each month's full Moon is given a nickname, and the Sturgeon Moon is the traditional name given to August's full Moon - if ...

The moon’s red hue will fade as it slowly leaves Earth’s inner shadow, receding from upper left to lower right, making it look like a bite has been taken out of the other side, until 4:48 a.m. ET.

All U.S. states will have some ability to see the total solar eclipse or "blood moon." Hawaii and parts of Alaska will miss the beginning of the initial penumbral phase but otherwise be able to ...

Our Sun is a 4.5 billion-year-old yellow dwarf star – a hot glowing ball of hydrogen and helium – at the center of our solar system.

May’s full moon, known by its popular nickname as the flower moon to signify the many blossoms of spring, will be bright in the sky on Sunday night — despite it being a “micromoon.” The ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned exactly between the moon and sun. The Earth casts a shadow on the surface of the moon, dimming it. The moon doesn't produce its own light.

The standstill, when the moon is at its northernmost or southernmost point, occurs because the moon’s orbit is slowly dragged around in an 18.6-year cycle by the gravitational pull of the sun.

The New Moon arrives at 11:02 PM on Monday, May 26th, 2025, at 6 degrees of Gemini. This lunation comes on the heels of the sun moving into Gemini, the sign of forked tongues and shape-shifting ...

It is 90% illuminated. ... Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky. Some nights when we look up at the moon, it is full and bright; sometimes it is just a sliver of silvery light.

The moon-iest new moon of the year is upon us, folks — and this lunation is getting a heavy, heady dose of amplification from gas giant Jupiter. The new moon always aligns with the zodiac sign ...