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1st quarter moon is April 22

By in Moon Phases | 1 day ago

This 1st quarter moon will offer gorgeous telescopic views for those taking part in Astronomy Day. Then it’ll conveniently set, leaving the sky dark for this weekend’s Lyrid meteors.

New moon is April 15-16

By in Moon Phases | 6 days ago

New moon is April 16 at 01:57 UTC … the evening of April 15 for the Americas. Especially in North America, you might see an extremely young moon, below brilliant Venus, shortly after sunset April 16.

Last quarter moon on April 8

By in Moon Phases | 2 weeks ago

The April 2018 last quarter moon was near 2 planets, Mars and Saturn.

Where’s the moon? Waxing gibbous

By in Moon Phases | 3 weeks ago

It’s waxing toward the 1st of 2 full moons for the month of March.

Top 4 keys to mastering moon phases

By in Moon Phases | 2 months ago

The most important key is to think of the moon as a world in space, with a day and night side.

What’s the youngest moon you can see?

By in Astronomy Essentials | Moon Phases | Space | 10 months ago

In 2013, an astrophotographer in France captured an amazing photo of the moon at the precise instant of new moon.

Quarter moon or a half moon?

By in Moon Phases | 1 year ago

Half the moon always faces us. And half the moon is always lit by the sun. But, in the language of astronomers, there are no ‘half moons.’