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The February 2026 full moon, known as the Snow Moon, will peak on February 1st and is visible worldwide, offering a great opportunity for skywatchers to observe lunar details and related celestial events, with tips for optimal viewing and photography.
A Black Moon, which occurs when a season has four new moons instead of three, is happening on August 23. It is an invisible lunar event that offers a great opportunity for stargazing, as the absence of moonlight enhances visibility of faint celestial objects like the Milky Way. There are different types of Black Moons, including those that occur seasonally or within a calendar month, but all are primarily notable for their impact on night sky observation rather than any visible lunar phenomena.
The full buck moon will be visible on July 10, 2025, with the best viewing at moonrise during dusk, especially in North America, where it appears low in the sky due to its position opposite the sun. It is the seventh of 12 full moons in 2025, occurring shortly after the solstice, and is notable for its timing and visibility.
Skywatchers around the world captured stunning images of February's full Snow Moon, the smallest full moon of 2024, as it rose over various landmarks and landscapes. Despite its smaller appearance, astrophotographers managed to capture the moon's beauty from locations such as New York City, California, New Jersey, the U.K., Pakistan, India, and Italy. The next full moon, the Worm Moon, is set to rise on March 25, and enthusiasts can prepare for it with guides on telescopes, binoculars, and astrophotography.
Both Phobos and Deimos, the two moons of Mars, can be seen from the surface of the planet. Phobos is larger and closer to Mars, appearing as bright as magnitude -9, while Deimos is smaller and farther away, peaking at magnitude -5. Phobos undergoes noticeable waxing and waning during a single appearance, while Deimos takes over 30 hours to orbit and goes through a full set of phases roughly twice from moonrise to moonset. Both moons exhibit lunar phases like Earth's Moon.