The Moon will be New on April 5th and Full on April 19th. On the evening of April 13th the Moon passes through the cluster Praesepe, in Cancer, ending at 11 p.m. (BST) well before moonset.
The Sky Above You – April 2019
The Sky Above You – March 2019
The Moon will be New on March 6th and Full on March 21st, the day after the Spring Equinox. It will be the third successive ‘Supermoon’ when the Moon is Full at its closest to Earth.
The Sky Above You – February 2019
The Moon will be New on February 4th and Full on February 19th, another ‘Supermoon’ when the Moon is Full at its closest to Earth.
Red Moon Over Orkney
a bit misty at 5.30am this morning
The Sky Above You – January 2019
The Moon will be New on January 6th and Full on January 21st, a ‘Supermoon’ when the Moon is Full at its closest to Earth.
The Sky Above You – December 2018
The Moon will be New on December 7th, and Full on December 22nd
The Sky Above You – November 2018
The Moon will be New on November 7th, and Full on November 23rd, when it rises within the Hyades cluster in Taurus.
The Sky Above You: October
The Moon will be New on October 9th, and Full on October 24th.
Poetry Corner: The Way Home
“Look, the Bears are back!”
Astronomy:The Sky Above You – September 2018
After more than 40 years of planning, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was launched in August 2018.
