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Last quarter moon 3rd of 4 this season

Usually there are only 3 last quarter moons in a season. The November 21, 2016 last quarter moon, though, counts as the 3rd of four.

Bruce McClure

November 21, 2016

5 keys to enjoying the closest supermoon

The closest full moon since 1948 is coming up this weekend. When should you watch? What should you watch for? Are supermoons hype? Here's all you need to know.

Deborah Byrd

November 12, 2016

Farthest moon of 2016

The October 31 moon is farthest for this year. In about 2 weeks, we'll have the closest moon since 1948. It'll be a full moon and a supermoon.

Bruce McClure

October 31, 2016

2016’s longest lunar month starts October 30

Lunar months vary in part because the moon's orbit around Earth isn't a perfect circle. Longest (and shortest) lunar months in 2016, here.

Bruce McClure

October 30, 2016

Minor lunar standstill and Hunter’s Moon

The moon's appearance in our sky follows a cycle. The cycle of minor lunar standstills diminishes some Hunter's Moon characteristics in 2016.

Bruce McClure

October 12, 2016

Sun enters Virgo on September 16

The sun will stay in front of the constellation Virgo until it passes in front of the constellation Libra on October 30.

Bruce McClure

September 15, 2016

Supermoons and the Saros cycle

Here's one you might not know ... the intriguing relationship between supermoons and the famous 18-year Saros cycle of eclipses.

Bruce McClure

September 13, 2016

Minor lunar standstill and Harvest Moon

A phenomenon known as a "minor lunar standstill" will cause a shift in characteristic moonrise times on the nights around this year's Harvest Moon.

Bruce McClure

September 10, 2016

Find the Lagoon and Trifid nebulae

Take a dip in the Lagoon and Trifid nebulae on these September evenings, especially if you're in a place where you can see the starlit band of the Milky Way.

Bruce McClure

September 3, 2016