Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. On the night of Aug. 27-28, the full Sturgeon Moon will pass ...

Calling all skywatchers: Texans have a rare opportunity to catch a full moon coinciding with another celestial event on the night of Thursday, August 27. Here's what to know about the best time to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. August's partial lunar eclipse will begin on Thursday, Aug. 27, at around 9:23 p.m. ET and last over five hours, according to Time ...

August’s full moon rose worldwide on Aug. 28, 2026, and was almost totally eclipsed by Earth’s shadow in space, turning the lunar surface reddish.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, Earth and full moon line up closely enough for Earth’s shadow to fall across the moon. Earth is positioned between the sun and moon during the event. Because the ...

Eclipses frequently come in pairs, and this month is no exception. Following the stunning total solar eclipse on August 12, it’s the Moon’s turn to line up for some time in — or, rather, out of — the ...

Skywatchers across much of the U.S. got a look at a near-total lunar eclipse overnight Thursday into Friday, as the Earth's shadow covered almost all of the moon's surface. About 96% of the lunar ...

Backyard astronomers will have to stay up past their bedtime tonight to catch a glimpse of the partial lunar eclipse, but is it worth staying up for? "Yes, it is," Nico Cappelluti, an associate ...

Last night’s near-total lunar eclipse did not disappoint. In the second and final lunar eclipse of the year, our natural satellite transformed into a stunning red-orange “blood moon” as almost all of ...