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Buck Moon Supermoons Snow Moon Harvest Moon Wolf Moon Sturgeon Moon Strawberry Moon Beaver Moon Blue Moon Flower Moon

September Skywatching: Harvest Moon, Venus at Peak Brightness and Neptune at Opposition

A month of steady celestial events gives casual observers clear dates to plan dark-sky nights and community telescope outings.

Blue Micromoon to Peak on May 31

February 'Snow Moon' Peaks Tonight at 7:09 p.m.

Snow Moon Peaks Sunday at 5:09 p.m. EST, With Rare Regulus Occultation to Follow

Wolf Supermoon Will Light Up the Sky on January 3, 2026

Cold Supermoon Peaks Thursday Evening, Highest Full Moon of 2025

Cold Moon to Cap 2025 With Final Supermoon on Dec. 4

July’s Buck Moon Peaks July 10 at 4:37 PM EDT

Strawberry Moon Sinks to Two-Decade Low and Sets Stage for July Buck Moon

Strawberry Moon to Rise June 11 as Lowest Full Moon Since 2006

Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Set to Peak May 6

January 2025 Offers Rare Astronomical Events and Planetary Highlights

December 2024's Full Cold Moon Illuminates Night Sky Near Jupiter

July's Full Buck Moon Coincides with Apollo 11 Anniversary

NASA Highlights July's Celestial Events: Planetary Alignments and Star Clusters

Strawberry Moon Illuminates the First Night of Summer

May's Full 'Flower Moon' to Illuminate Night Skies This Week