The moon will still appear full the night before and after its peak to the casual stargazer. Want to see the moon up close? We recommend the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ as the best for ...

It is 99% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky. Some nights when we look up at the moon, it is full and bright; sometimes it is just a sliver of silvery light.

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 ...