Most of the time, the full moon isn't perfectly full. We always see the same side of the moon, but part of it is in shadow, due to themoon's rotation. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100% full. And sometimes — once in ablue moon— the...
The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under sunlight. Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surfa...
March’s full Moon is called the Worm Moon to celebrate the earthworms that spring to life as winter ends. These little crittersenrich the soil for your spring gardens! Strong winds are common as air temperatures rise, which is why this Moon is also known as the “Wind Moon” to the Cho...
Full moon:The moon is 180 degrees away from the sun and is as close as it can be to being fully illuminated by the sun from our perspective. The sun, Earth and the moon are aligned, but because the moon’s orbit is not exactly in the same plane as Earth’s orbit around the sun,...
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Flying 200 miles above Earth has given the crew members on the International Space Station the opportunity to document the changes and events on their home planet from the Station’s unique perspective. In August 2014, the ISS flew through a green aurora. An aurora is observed when charged ele...
Due to the moon taking around 354 days to complete a full 12 cycles, some years experience and additional full moon and 2023 is one of those years. Thirteen full moons will grace the skies this year, with the extra sighting scheduled to happen in late August. LINK: Get more on this sto...
The next Blue Moon will occur on Wednesday,August 30, 2023. This Blue Moon is also special because it’s the nearestsupermoonof 2023. This means that this year’s Blue Moon is also the closest and brightest Moon of the year! A Blue Moon and a Super Moon occuring on the same night ...
Why August's Moon Is Known as the Sturgeon Moon Explore More AdvertisementWorm, Harvest, Blue: Every Full Moon Has a Name By: Nathan Chandler | Updated: Jan 26, 2023 The full moon is seen behind a tree in the Turkish capital Ankara on Nov. 29, 2020. Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via ...
Maine Farmer’s Almanac states that the Algonquin tribes, who once lived in what is now the northeastern region of the United States, referred to the full moon in August as the sturgeon moon, named after the large fish caught more readily during this season. ...