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September full moon 2024 guide: The Super Harvest Moon gets eclipsed

By Jesse Emspak last updated 6 September 24

The full moon of September, called the Harvest Moon, will be on Sept. 17 and undergo a partial lunar eclipse visible from anywhere on the night side of Earth.

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A swath of dark starry sky is bisected from the lower left by a thin green line. In the center, on the line, a small bright circle is labeled Sun. Above, a dark circle is labeled Moon. Blue lines connect stars to form a pair of constellations, which are all labeled.

New moon of August 2024: Venus in conjunction

By Jesse Emspak published 4 August 24

The day after the new moon , the moon will be in conjunction with Venus, passing just under the planet low on the horizon in the night sky.

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A full moon rises over silhouetted conifers, against a dark sky smeared with blurry wisps of clouds.

August full moon guide 2024: Full Sturgeon Moon occults Saturn

By Jesse Emspak last updated 1 August 24

Reference Our August full moon guide tells you everything you need to know about the Sturgeon Moon, including where and when to see it.

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buck moon shines behind a buck deer silhouette.

July full moon 2024: See the Buck Moon share the sky with Mercury

By Jesse Emspak last updated 17 July 24

The July full moon, also known as the Buck Moon, occurs on July 21. It will share the evening sky with Mercury, which will be at its greatest apparent distance from the sun that day.

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A horizontal green line bisects through the middle. At its center, a bright yellow circled labeled Sun. Blue lines that for a long downward slanted C connect stars to show a constellation.

New moon of July 2024: Dark skies tonight as Earth is farthest from the sun today

By Jesse Emspak published 5 July 24

The new moon of July 2024 occurs today as Earth reaches its farthest point from the sun, known as aphelion.

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The moon known as 'Strawberry Moon' rises over the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion in Athens, Greece on June 21, 2024

Sweet Strawberry Moon, first full moon of summer, thrills stargazers around the world (photos)

By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik published 22 June 24

June's Strawberry Full Moon of 2024 delighted skywatcher from across the globe, and was captured in some amazing photos.

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New moon of June 2024 tonight lets Saturn, Mars and Jupiter shine

By Jesse Emspak published 6 June 24

The dark skies of the new moon of June 2024 will allow some of the naked eye planets to stand out late in the night after midnight.

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a transparent ram is angled head-down on the right, with the transparent limbs of an unidentifiable beast splashing out of a layer of transparent water on the left half. Stars within the transparencies are connected with blue lines to indicate constellation shapes. A bright yelllow/white star in the center is neighbored to the immediate upper right by the black circle of a new moon, and bisected diagonally from the upper left.

New moon of May 2024 tonight welcomes the stars of summer

By Jesse Emspak published 7 May 24

The new moon of May 2024 will see the bright constellations of summer begin to rise just as those of winter sink below the horizon.

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New moon phase on April 8 will bring on the 2024 total solar eclipse

By Jesse Emspak published 3 April 24

This month's new moon, which occurs on April 8, is a special one: It will cause a total solar eclipse, the last such event to grace the contiguous United States for two decades.

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