During the lunar phase known as the waxing crescent, just a thin curve of the Moon is visible. As the lunar orbit continues casting more sunlight on the Moon, the crescent grows with sunlight on ...

How does a moon phase watch work? Behind the dial of a typical moon phase watch is a disc with two identical moons on it. This disc rotates one complete cycle every twenty-nine and a half days, with ...

Also notice that the edge of Earth's shadow projected on the moon is curved — visible evidence that Earth is a sphere (or, more precisely, an oblate spheroid), as deduced by Aristotle from lunar ...

Learn about what causes the phases of the Moon it orbits the Earth and what a lunar month is with this KS3 Physics guide for BBC Bitesize.

Our moon goes through phases, sometimes turning red or disappearing into shadows. Here's what you need to know about the full moon. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets ...

Stages of the Jan. 31, 2018 "super blue blood moon" are depicted in Pacific Time with "moonset" times for major cities across the U.S., which affect how much of the event viewers will see.

For millennia, humanity has observed the changing phases of the Moon. The rise and fall of sunlight reflected off the Moon, as it presents its different faces to us, is known as a "phase curve." ...

Half of the moon will be illuminated as it reaches its first quarter phase on Monday, June 2. The first quarter phase marks the quarter point on the moon's monthly journey, according to NASA .