During this time, it appears as though you can see the entire disk of the moon dimly illuminated with an almost bluish-gray glow, along with the brightly lit crescent. As such, the term Earthshine is sometimes referred to as "The old moon in the new moon's arms." The glow is produced...
The New Moon was sited in Jerusalem this evening, on Friday, October 4th, 2024! Therefore, The Feast Of Trumpets…. Yom Teruah is upon us! Location: Israel Time Sighted: Witnessed at 6:42pm Witnesses: The Zevulun Valley at 6:42pm by Yoel Halevi and his wife and by two other people...
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...
A full Moon is the phase when the Moon appears to be fully illuminated from Earth’s perspective. This occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are all in alignment, forming a straight line. The Moon and The Sun are on exact opposite sides of the Earth. From this position, the Sun’s l...
Next Blue Moon on August 30, 2023 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!
Moon Phase:Waning gibbous (84%) Monday, February 17 The early-morning sky is dominated by the bright gibbous Moon, which stands near the bright star Spica in Virgo. Around 3 A.M. this morning, the pair is high in the southern sky. By an hour before sunrise, the Moon appears to hang...
Supermoon is not an official astronomical term. It was first coined by an astrologer, Richard Nolle, in 1979. He defined it as ‘a New or a Full Moon that occurs when the Moon is at or near (within 90% of) its closest approach to Earth in its orbit’. It is not clear why he ...
What Is The Lunar New Year? The Lunar New Year marks the beginning of a new year according to the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Different than the Gregorian Calendar, which is based on the rising and setting of the Sun, a lunisolar Chinese calendar is based on the movement of the Moon (...
The first full moon night after the New Year falls on the Lantern Festival. A full moon symbolizes reunion and perfection. So this festival is used as the end of the Spring Festival. From the first day of the lunar New Year to the Lantern Festival, it is exactly fifteen days....