The half-lit lunar disk will rise alongside the ringed giant Saturn and dimmer Neptune in the early morning hours of June 19, ...

If you're wondering how bright the night sky will be, how much of the moon will be visible, here's what you need to know ...

This June, the Milky Way’s brilliant heart lights up the night as planets align and the solstice sun marks Earth’s celestial ...

Google's latest Doodle celebrates the third quarter moon phase with a fun interactive card game. The Google "Rise of the Half-moon Doodle" highlights the different phases of the lunar cycle in the ...

In about another week’s time, it's the third quarter moon. The third quarter moon resembles a half-moon; however, the opposite side of the moon is illuminated. Finally, the moon enters the ...

Half of the moon will be illuminated as it reaches its first quarter phase on Monday, June 2. The first quarter phase marks ...

Think of the phases labeled "new moon," "first quarter," "full moon," and "third quarter" as the numbers 12, 9, 6, and 3 on a clock, respectively. (For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere ...

The portion of the illuminated half changes as the moon travels through its orbit. First quarter is the third phase of the moon's eight lunar phases. The cycle repeats about every 29.5 days ...