The moon hits its first quarter phase at 11:41 p.m. EDT on June 2 (0341 GMT on June 3) for viewers in New York, who will find its semi-shadowed disk high above the southwestern horizon immediately ...

The best time to catch the moon in the night sky with close to half its surface lit will be in the pre-dawn hours of May 20, just before it hits the last quarter phase. The following night will ...