The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under sunlight.

Nov. 17: The Leonid Meteor Shower should be best from 1 a.m. to dawn. Under dark sky conditions, the Leonids exhibit a maximum of about 10 to 15 meteors per hour. Nov. 5: Full hunter supermoon — largest and brightest full moon for 2025.

The first full moon of the new year, known as the wolf moon, will shine in the night sky Thursday. January's full moon reached peak illumination at 12:54 p.m. ET, but it will appear full through Friday evening, according to NASA. Expect the bright orb to ...

Super moons occur when the moon passes close to the Earth during a full moon phase. While the moon orbits our planet, it does so in an oval fashion.

Comet Lemmon, which gave us a great show in October, is slowly fading and dropping lower in the southwestern sky. When the moon departs the scene about Nov. 8, the comet will still be visible in binoculars from a dark sky. I’ll provide an updated map for locating it on my Astro Bob Astronomy for Everyone Facebook page at facebook.com/astrobobking .

October’s full moon is a supermoon, treating Californians to a dazzling view in which the moon will appear especially large and bright. This month's moon is known as the Harvest moon (but this name doesn't always know October full moons). It's the first ...