Think of the phases labeled "new moon," "first quarter," "full moon," and "third quarter" as the numbers 12, 9, 6, and 3 on a clock, respectively. (For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the ...

Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is no matter where we are in the lunar cycle. Here's how.

Tonight, Dec. 22, 2023, the moon is at the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle, and is 80% illuminated. The moon is 10 days old — meaning it is that many days into its roughly 30-day cycle.

Suppose the moon was replaced with a similarly sized cube (instead of a sphere). Describe the phases of the cubical moon that you would see from the surface of the Earth. In this cubical moon ...

But the moon also has a more practical influence on our daily life. Farmers, for instance, have long relied on lunar phases to guide their harvesting schedules, and fishermen track how the moon ...

This diagram easily breaks down what's going on with the sun, moon, and Earth during the August 21 total solar eclipse.

Think of the phases labeled "new moon," "first quarter," "full moon," and "third quarter" as the numbers 12, 9, 6, and 3 on a clock, respectively. (For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the moon ...

Think of the phases labeled "new moon," "first quarter," "full moon," and "third quarter" as the numbers 12, 9, 6, and 3 on a clock, respectively. (For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the moon ...