Guides

Practical articles and references for planning moon viewing and dark-sky nights. Times default to America/New_York.

• Methodology

  How we compute moon phases, rise/set times, and calendars.

• Full moon names

  Traditional monthly full moon names and their origins.

• Sky events

  Meteor showers and notable night-sky events with moon interference notes.

• Dark-sky score

  How we rank moonlit nights for stargazing by city.

• Next full moon

  Live countdown and yearly full moon schedule.