As the moon moves through its various stages, it experiences several phases of partial light. These range from a banana-shaped crescent moon, a D-shaped quarter moon and a nearly full gibbous moon.

February’s full moon will shine for days before Valentine's Day with an added bonus view of Venus — named after the Roman goddess of love — during February's rare planetary parade.

Venus, the planet of love, will put on a special show this Valentine's Day. After the sun sets on February 14, head outside ...

As it grows, it is known as a waxing moon, and gradually increases from a waxing "crescent" (for its shape into the first quarter moon. As it continues to brighten, it takes on an oblong ...

In a cosmic coincidence, Venus — the planet named for the Roman goddess of love — will be at its brightest and best on ...

This Month, Venus Shines At Her Brightest On February 16. Besides the moon, Venus will outshine everything else in the sky. How fitting that the planet named after the goddess of love will shine ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2025. The next full moon will be on Friday, March 14, 2025. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 2:55 a.m. EDT (0755 GMT) but local moonrise ...

The full moon will reach peak illumination on Wednesday, February 12, and shortly after, on February 16, Venus will shine the brightest this year right near the moon. Before Venus shines her ...

This week will be a flurry of activity in the lead up to the full moon in Leo on Wednesday. The few days surrounding the full moon are typically the busiest out of the entire month, and are often when ...