Looking downward again towards the southwestern horizon, another bright star, Achernar, the end of Eridanus the River, 20 degrees high. The Old Farmer's Almanac calls the April full moon the Pink ...

This Full Moon rises close to sunset and sets near sunrise, providing extended hours of bright moonlight. Historically, this was invaluable to farmers gathering their produce. What is the ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2025. The next full moon will be on Saturday, April 12. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:22 p.m. EDT (0022 GMT April 13), but local ...

The full moon has been a source of fascination, from precipitating werewolf transformations to controlling the tides. Across the globe, it has been an important part of cultural and spiritual ...

The sight of a Full Moon peeking above the horizon and turning from deep orange to pale yellow to bright white during twilight is a spectacular sight. It also presents an opportunity to get the Moon ...

Earlier this month, when I learned that a blood moon might be at its best in the middle of the night, I didn’t have to set my alarm clock for the viewing. As a man of a certain age, I usually ...

Astronomy fans are in for a treat this March as the full moon will appear to turn red during a total lunar eclipse. March's full moon, known as the Worm Moon, will pass into Earth's shadow on the ...

The moon will also appear bright and full on Friday (March 14). A fully eclipsed moon is sometimes called a blood moon for the reddish hue it takes on when passing into the darkest part of Earth's ...

The next full moon will prove to be an exquisite and special one, with the rare appearance of a blood moon — during a total lunar eclipse — followed by The Ides of March and leading into the ...

In another visual spectacle, sometimes the full moon can have a lunar halo, which is an "optical illusion" that causes a ...