A mirror to ourselves and a key to the power within, the moon and its phases reflect the waxing and waning of life cycles. If respected and integrated, these phases hold the power to ease, express ...

The very beginning of a lunar cycle, the new moon’s darkness and lack of visibility serve as a reminder to embrace the unknown as we embark on new journeys of growth and self-discovery.

During this event, the moon rises and sets at its most extreme northerly and southerly positions on the horizon, reaching its highest and lowest points in the 18.6-year lunar cycle.

Lunar phases are part of a 29.5-day lunar cycle, counting the number of days from the New Moon. This is a cycle, NASA tells us, caused by the angles between the sun, moon, and Earth.

According to the Chinese zodiac signs, each year in the lunar cycle is associated with a particular animal. This is a 12-year cycle that repeats itself.

The moon undergoes eight distinct phases in its approximate 29.5-day cycle: New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent.

The full moon falls in the midpoint of the lunar cycle when the Earth is positioned directly between the sun and the moon. The moon takes about 30 days to orbit the Earth, which is the full lunary ...

Rise of the Half Moon, today’s Google Doodle game, celebrates the halfway-point in the lunar cycle with a fun strategy card game.

Moon phases are part of a 29.5-day lunar cycle, NASA tells us, caused by the angles between the sun, moon, and Earth. Moon phases are how the moon looks from Earth as it goes around us.