Today marks the Lunar New Year, beginning the year of the snake. It's not the only lunar festival—Ramadan begins Feb. 28, Passover on April 12 and Easter on April 20.

The black moon is set to occur at 5:37 p.m. ET on Monday, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. New moons occur every four weeks. A monthly black moon, which is not an astronomical term used by ...

The small near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 has been creating a buzz among researchers. Discovered last year with the help of a ...

You can see more about the full moons of 2024, in Space.com's Full Moon Calendar. Our night sky guide has a list of events for skywatching this month.

This year’s Black Moon occurs on December 30, 2024, and is defined as the second new moon within a single calendar month. The first new moon of December happened on December 1. Don’t confuse ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2025. The next full moon will be on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:53 a.m. EDT (1353 GMT) but local moonrise ...

Astrophiles can look forward to a rare Black Moon on December 30-31, 2024. This event, marked by two new moons in one calendar month, will darken the sky, enhancing star visibility. Though the ...

The second new moon of Dec. 2024 occurs at 5:27 p.m. Eastern (22: ... That means the next black moon, signifying the second new moon in a calendar month, won't happen again until Aug. 31, 2027.

In December 2024, a rare celestial event known as the Black Moon will occur, marking the second new moon in a single month. This phenomenon, happening on December 30, 2024, will not be visible but ...