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Full Moon for July 2020

Forget the fireworks! This year, watch the full Buck Moon rise on the 4th of July instead! Find out...

Full Moon for June 2020

The full Strawberry Moon rises on Friday, June 5, 2020! Find out why June’s full Moon is called the...

Full Moon for April 2020

April’s full Moon rises on the night of Tuesday, April 7. Traditionally called the Pink Moon, this...

Full Moon for November 2020

November’s Full Beaver Moon rises on November 30! Learn when to spot it in your area and the...

Full Moon for December 2020

December’s full Moon rises on December 29, 2020. The original Old Farmer’s Almanac will reveal...

Full Moon for March 2020

March’s full Worm Moon will be a supermoon! Here’s all you need to know about the full Worm Moon—...

Full Moon for February 2020

Got your snow shovels ready? February’s Full Snow Moon rises on the night of February 8 and peaks...

Full Moon for September 2020

The full Moon for September 2020 is the Full Corn Moon. (This year the Harvest Moon does NOT fall...

Quarter Moon or a Half Moon? Clearing Up Confusion.

Only in astronomy does a Half Moon and a Quarter Moon mean the same thing!  And the Quarter Moon is...

Spectacle at Dawn

Can I convince you to wake up just before dawn?  What if I tell you it’s the greatest planetary...

Don't Miss! The Mega Harvest Total Lunar Eclipse

It’s the headline sky event of 2015: The total eclipse of the Harvest Moon. Also called the...

Mega-Harvest-Blood Moon Total Eclipse!

Get ready for the … Mega-Harvest-Blood Moon Total Eclipse! It’s coming up—one of the biggest sky...

The Flying Shuttle (& Other Titles)

Moon a night away from full. The coyotes on the ridgetop glimpse it rising a few moments before the...

Full Corn Moon: September

Each month, we will explain the traditional full Moon names along with some fascinating Moon...