The clouds forecasted in patches over southern Michigan are going to be high, thin clouds. When cloud cover gets up to 60 percent or more it will be tough to see any moonlight.

The last full moon of 2024 shone bright above central Colorado before sinking into clouds in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 15. This timelapse video was filmed by Barry Stevenson, who ...

A blue moon is when there’s an extra full moon in a month, said Nicole Moore, chair of the physics department at Gonzaga University. Because a moon phase cycle is 29.5 days, and most months are ...

It is caused when the moon light refracts off ice crystals in a thin veil of cirrus clouds. Those crystals create a giant lens 20,000 feet above us. They're positioned perfectly, with respect to our ...

There’s a total lunar eclipse tonight. Will clouds block your view? For 65 minutes, the moon will be fully immersed in the darkest part of the Earth’s shadow.

The lunar eclipse begins at 8:57 p.m. California time, and will take more than two hours to achieve totality, which will begin at 11:26 p.m. and will be completely over at 3 a.m.

This striking and often beautiful halo around the moon is caused by the refraction of moonlight from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.” Scientists refer to this phenomenon as a 22-degree halo.

Very experienced moon watchers may notice a slight difference in the size of the moon. The full pink micromoon rises at 8:22 p.m. in the east-southeast and will have a noticeable companion.

Weather Will Michigan be able to see this week’s Blood Moon lunar eclipse, or will clouds get in the way? Published: Mar. 12, 2025, 11:32 a.m.