Supermoons in the lunar calendar are slightly closer to Earth than the average full moon, which makes them appear larger and brighter from Earth's perspective. When a full moon takes place, the ...

There are may challenges in reconstructing a lunar calendar system. One of the principal issues is that a lunar calendar year does not sync with a solar calendar year. There is approximately 11 days ...

Every year, the Lunar New Year marks the transition from one animal to another. The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake.

A lunar month is the period of time from one new moon to the next — about 29.5 days — so the lunar calendar doesn't precisely align with the common one where most months span 30 or 31 days.

The first lunar eclipse of 2024, which will also be a full moon, is set to happen on Monday, March 25 at 3:12 a.m. CDT. There are three types of lunar eclipses: Total, partial, and penumbral.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. March’s blood moon lunar eclipse was a celestial masterpiece. All across the U.S. and ...