Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What is a “blue moon”? Tonight’s full moon, which happens ...

The Moon follows a cycle of eight phases, spanning a month − more precisely 29.5 days. Beyond its sheer size and glow, the full moon can hold deep spiritual significance, depending on the season or ...

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A rare super blue moon will light up the sky on Monday, Aug. 19. It's a rarity of sorts, according to NASA, since the celestial event will showcase a supermoon and a blue moon. Other names reported ...

The rare super blue moon will reach peak fullness on Monday, Aug. 19. On the heels of the Perseid meteor shower earlier this month, August is offering another great astronomical sight -- the rare ...

Blue moon is either the second full moon in a calendar month or the third in an astronomical season with four full moons. The ...

Tonight is a super blue moon. If you're looking for fun ways to celebrate this rare astronomical phenomenon we've got a list for you. The 1934 song "Blue Moon" has famously been sung by Frank Sinatra, ...

There is magic in the sky each month when the full moon rises, marking the alignment of the sun, Earth and our planet's only natural satellite. It's an ancient indicator of time, and one that Native ...

August's full moon, which is coming Monday, August 19, has several names. It's a supermoon, a blue moon and the sturgeon moon. So what do they all mean? The "super" part refers to the moon's orbit, ...

The sturgeon supermoon over Vanderbilt University's West End Tower in Nashville, Tenn., in August 2023. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) On Monday night, serious moon viewers may notice ...