Extra long lunar year The start of what is considered the Lunar New Year holidays or the official Spring Festival, the name of the 15 day celebration, begins on Jan. 22, 2023.

In what’s known as a penumbral lunar eclipse, the full moon passed within the outer part of Earth’s shadow, causing the moon to dim only slightly.

September's night sky is a trifecta: a full moon, harvest moon and total lunar eclipse, also called a blood moon. Here's what ...

Lunar New Year is a celebration recognizing the first new moon of the lunar calendar that is honored in many Asian countries including China, Korea and Vietnam.

(Thumbnail image depicts the Full Corn Moon in the sky on the night of September 7, 2025, with the planet Saturn nearby ...

October 2023's Full Hunter’s Moon will also see the lunar disk slip into the shadow of Earth for a partial lunar eclipse on Saturday, Oct. 28 ...

The full Hunter's Moon is seen during a partial lunar eclipse above Kuwait City in Kuwait on Oct. 28, 2023 in this photo by AFP photographer Yasser Al-Zayyat released by Getty Images.

What is a Black Moon? A Black Moon is not an official term in astronomy but rather a colloquial expression used to describe specific occurrences in the lunar calendar. Specifically, this event refers ...

A series of big, bright supermoons — including a rare blue moon — will light up our skies for the next four lunar cycles. These include the July full moon, two full moons in August, and the ...