THE LUNAR PHASE GUIDE · 05 / 08

Full Moon

A moment in full light.

At full Moon, the Moon is opposite the Sun in our sky, bringing almost all of its sunlit near side into view. The exact full Moon is a moment in the cycle, although the disc can look round for more than one night.

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When can you see it?

Around sunset to sunrise

At many latitudes, a full Moon rises near sunset and sets near sunrise. It is an easy phase to recognise with the naked eye. Its bright light can make faint stars harder to see, so a darker part of the lunar cycle is often better for exploring a star-filled sky.

Why isn’t every full Moon a lunar eclipse?

Earth’s shadow usually misses the Moon because of the tilt of the lunar orbit. A lunar eclipse happens when a full Moon also passes through that shadow. A normal change of phase is not caused by Earth’s shadow.

Astronomy reference: NASA’s guide to Moon phases ↗

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