As the moon orbits Earth, it cycles through eight distinct phases. The four primary phases of the moon (new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter) occur about a week apart, with the full ...

Look up this week for February’s full snow moon and to catch the last glimpse of a visible parade of planets in the night sky ...

It will officially reach its full moon phase at 2:55 a.m. EDT (0755 GMT ... in a blue moon — the moon is full twice in a month (or four times in a season, depending on which definition you ...

Five of the brightest planets will be visible to the naked eye. With help, you may even spot Uranus and Neptune.

Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to ... the red giant “heart” of Scorpius. The Moon passes 0.4° south of this star at 4 A.M. EST. You can catch the pair about 20° high ...