April's full moon, a micromoon, will be on April 12. The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak April 21-22 A crescent moon combines with Venus and Saturn for a "smiley face" in the sky on April 25.

When the moon is exactly on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun, you have a full moon. Lunar phases are determined by the moon's position relative to the Earth, which means they happen at ...

Most of the time, the full moon isn't perfectly full. We always see the same side of the moon, but part of it is in shadow, due to the moon's rotation. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are ...

(CNN) — Sky-gazers across the Western Hemisphere will be in for a celestial treat this week when the full moon appears ... and emerge on the other side. First, the moon will enter Earth ...