Tag: Full Moon

Full “Buck” Moon on the Fourth of July

7/3/2020 - July’s full Moon will rise after sunset in the evening of Saturday, July 4, before reaching peak illumination at 12:44 A.M. Eastern Time on Sunday, July 5. Look towards the southeast to watch it rise above the horizon. How fun for our bright satellite to join Independence Day fireworks in the night sky! Consult the Farmer's Almanac Moonrise… SEE MORE

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Catch This Week’s Supermoon, Biggest and Brightest of Year

4/6/2020 - By Marcia Dunn. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A supermoon rises in the sky this week, looking to be the biggest and brightest of the year. Not only will the moon be closer to Earth than usual, it will also be a full moon. Scientists call this cosmic combo a… SEE MORE

High Tide Bulletin: Spring 2020

3/11/2020 - The rising and falling of the sea is a phenomenon upon which we can always depend. Tides are the regular rise and fall of the sea surface caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun and their position relative to the earth. There are some factors that cause… SEE MORE

Wolf Moon Eclipse Kicks Off 2020

1/10/2020 - By Ashley Strickland. This year started off with a meteor shower and the first month of 2020 continues with a penumbral lunar eclipse during the full moon, on Friday. Lunar eclipses can only occur during a full moon. But a penumbral lunar eclipse is different from a total lunar eclipse.… SEE MORE

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13 Full Moons, 2 Supermoons and a Blue Moon Expected in 2020

1/3/2020 - By Nathalie Kirby. Let's get one thing straight—sky lovers were totally spoiled in 2019. The year started out with three (yes, THREE) supermoons, and with a recent solar eclipse among other celestial events, 2020 has a lot to live up to. While we might not see another lunar trifecta this year, experts do… SEE MORE

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Tonight’s Full Moon Is the Cold Moon

12/11/2019 - By Gordon Johnston. The next full Moon is the Cold Moon, Oak Moon, Moon before Yule, Long Night Moon, Uduvapa Poya, the Karthikai Deepam Moon and the Chang'e Moon. The Moon will be full just after midnight on Thursday morning, Dec.12, 2019, appearing "opposite" the Sun (in Earth based longitude)… SEE MORE