As it orbits Earth, the moon will show different illuminated parts based on the angle to the sun and hence the phases of a lunation. Although these lighting variations are gradual, traditionally ...

Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being reflected back to our planet changes. That creates different lunar phases. The next Full Moon ...

This means we see the Moon’s phases from Earth as different shapes. Waxing crescent Moon – less than half of the visible surface is illuminated (starts as a thin, curved sliver) and getting ...

Like star gazing, many of us like to view the different moon phases, eclipses, or special moon types like the super moons, blood moons, blue moons or harvest moons. However, if you are hoping to ...

John Wheeler is Chief Meteorologist for WDAY, a position he has had since May of 1985. Wheeler grew up in the South, in ...

The Moon's phases offer unique energies for manifesting dreams. Each phase supports different steps, from setting intentions ...

Google's latest Doodle celebrates the third quarter moon phase with a fun interactive card game. The Google Rise of the Half-moon Doodle highlights the different phases of the lunar cycle, as a ...

Google's latest Doodle celebrates the third quarter moon phase with a fun interactive card game. The Google Rise of the Half-moon Doodle highlights the different phases of the lunar cycle, as a ...

Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and many other ...

Celebrations vary from culture to culture, but typically on the first day of Lunar New Year people visit the senior members ...

The doodle is titled 'Rise of the Half Moon'. Its description page says the doodle has been crested as a recurring card game.