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.

July’s full moon is called "the Buck Moon” because in July, velvet antler growth, called antlerogenesis, makes an older ...

The moon's cycle takes 29.5 days. But, as Missouri State University professor of astrophysics Mike Reed notes, months can have 28, 29, 30 or 31 days.. The two cycles create odd mismatches ...

The buck moon will rise on Monday, July 3. It will be the first supermoon of the year, appearing brighter and slightly bigger than any other full moon in 2023 so far.

The moon returns to the evening sky this week to begin its ancient cycle anew. The day-and-a-half-old moon cuts a crisp figure against the diffuse, orange glow of evening twilight several years back.

A third quarter moon looks a lot like a first quarter moon—both appear as a half circle to our eye. But, again, you can tell the difference by which side of the moon is illuminated (the left for ...