The micromoon refers to a full moon that rises when the celestial body is the farthest from Earth, which NASA states is about a 251,000-mile distance.

Today, May 9, 2025, the moon is 12 day old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 90% illuminated. Moon phase Date First Quarter April 4 Full Moon April 12 Third/Last Quarter ...

Modest binoculars or a small telescope are all you need to see the Beehive Star Cluster. Appearing as a circular patch of ...

May’s full moon is called a Flower Moon because of all the blooming flowers in spring, but observers may have to contend with ...

A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the ...

A micromoon is set to occur Saturday as the full moon for April is set rise when the celestial body is at its farthest point from Earth.