Although many lunar phenomena are one-night-only events, a ring around the moon is much less elusive. Also known as a lunar halo, a bright white ring of light around the moon can appear anytime ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Sept. 28, 2024, the moon is 25 days old and is in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 14% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2024. The next full moon will be on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 GMT. The moon will still appear full the night before and after its peak to ...

Astronomers have discovered that Earth's large, ever-looming moon is about to get company. Beginning on Sunday, the planet will capture an asteroid sailing nearby, drawing it in for one loop ...

Moon watchers will get a special treat this month: September's full "harvest" moon is also a supermoon, meaning it's slightly bigger and brighter than an average moon. The full moon will be ...

Despite the Moon’s bright light, you might still be able to spot the stars of Pisces’ Circlet asterism, with the Moon standing some 5° to the left of Lambda (λ) Piscium, the southeasternmost ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth's moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.” The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Earth is getting a second moon! But it's only for about two months, and you won't be able to see it with the naked eye. The mini-moon, named "2024 PT5", was discovered back in ...

Neptune reaches opposition today at 8 P.M. EDT in the constellation Pisces. Opposition is generally the best time to view ...

Neptune is slightly closer to Saturn, in the Circlet of Pisces above the western ... look low to the west and you may spot it near a waxing crescent moon just after the sun sets.

You can check out a super harvest blood moon, and a partial lunar eclipse. "Super harvest blood moon" almost sounds like a horror-movie title. It's not frightening, though, and it could make for ...

The Moon passes 0.5° north of Spica at 1 P.M ... The ringed planet floats in northeastern Aquarius, south of the Circlet of Pisces. At magnitude 0.5, Saturn outshines all the stars nearby ...