January 31 1st of 2 Blue Moons in 2018

Partial Lunar Eclipse on the Beginning of Autumn (立秋)

2016 Nov 15 Closest Moonset Since 1948

2016 Nov 13-14 Super-rare Supermoon

The full moon of November 14, 2016 is not only the biggest, closest and brightest supermoon of this year. It is our satellite's closest approach to Earth in since January 1948, 68 years ago.

For us in the North Americas, the moon is closer to full on the night of November 13.

99% Illuminated

99.4% Illuminated

2016 June 19 The Strawberry Moon on Father's Day

The moon you’ll see during the night tonight is closer to full than tomorrow night’s solstice full moon.

First Full Moon on Christmas since 1977

The December 25, 2015 full moon is the Western Hemisphere’s first full moon on Christmas Day since 1977. We won’t have another full moon on a Christmas Day until 2034.

2015 August 28 First of 3 Full Supermoons

The full moon of August 29, 2015 will be the first of this year’s three full supermoons. It’s a full moon near its closest point to Earth for the month.

Blue Moon of July 2015

First of two July full moons falls on night of July 1, 2015, the second one is popularly called a Blue Moon and it will fall on July 31, 2015

2015 June 2 The Strawberry Moon

From North America, we can’t see the moon at the exact instant of full moon because it turns full during our daylight hours.

千年一遇！春分；超級月亮；日全食（ 多倫多看不到）

2015 March 20 is the Chinese Lunar New Year's "Equinox" (春分), while the West is the First Day of Spring. On this particular day, some residents in the northern hemisphere is expected to see the Super Moon and Solar Eclipse (日全食) occurs at the same time. But most Canadians can see the Full Moon, but can not see a Total Solar Eclipse, only Europe, North Africa and Asia, in some places people can see it.

2014 Sep 8 Super Harvest Moon

The Harvest Moon is the full moon that falls the closest to autumnal equinox. 

Most “super” supermoon of 2014 on Aug 9-10

Brightest supermoon 100% visible

The moon will not be so close again until the full moon of September 28, 2015. In other words, it’s not just a supermoon. It’s the closest supermoon of 2014.

In 2014, the August 10 full moon also gives us this year’s closest supermoon. According to NASA, this full moon will be 14% closer and 30% brighter than other full moons of the year.

In both the evening and morning sky, try watching for Earth’s shadow. It is a deep blue-grey, the pink band above the shadow is called the Belt of Venus.

Earth’s shadow can be seen any clear evening ascending in the eastern sky at the same rate that the sun sets below the western horizon.

The penumbral eclipse of the Hunter’s Moon on October 18

A penumbral eclipse is a very, very subtle kind of eclipse.

Harvest Moon 2013 中秋節快樂

The Harvest Moon is the full moon that falls the closest to autumnal equinox, which in 2013 comes on September 22

2013 August 21 A Seasonal Blue Moon

Most often, a season only has three full moons, so a Blue Moon by this definition only comes 7 times in 19 calendar years.   A season is defined as the period of time between a solstice (夏至) and an equinox (秋分), or vice versa. 

The moon is visible in orange color due to the light reflection from the evening sunset 

Legendary Harvest Moon On Night of September 29

Blue Moon on August 31, 2012

The First Full Moon of August

First of two August full moons falls on night of August 1, 2012, the second one is popularly called a Blue Moon and it will fall on August 31, 2012.



Full Moon shines from dusk till dawn on night of July 3

This July 2012 full moon presents the first full moon after the Summer Solstice. In North America, we often call this particular full moon the Buck Moon, Thunder Moon or Hay Moon.

How Special Is The May 5, 2012 Supermoon?

The full moon of May 5 , 2012 is the closest and largest full moon of this year.   Some will call it a supermoon. Astronomers call this sort of close full moon a perigee full moon.

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Perigee moon rises over Lake Ontario
at Humber Bay Park West, Toronto 20:28 Hrs.

April Full Moon on Easter Good Friday

For the Northern Hemisphere, this is the first full moon of springtime. We call it the Pink Moon or Easter Moon.

2011 Dec 11 Moonset Before Dawn

The Cold Moon, Toronto, Ontario

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D700 with 70-200mm VRII plus 2X TC-20EIII

Zoom at 200mm (400mm EFL)

ISO 200, 1/500sec, f/8, Hand-held

D200 with DX17-55mm f/2.8, Zoom at 24mm (36mm  EFL)

ISO 100, 1/2 sec, f/8, Tripod

2011 Dec 09 The Cold Moon

Winter takes a firm hold and temperatures plummet at this time. Sometimes this moon is also called the Long Night Moon as the winter nights lengthen and the moon spends more time above the horizon opposite a low sun.

The Harvest Moon in September, 2011

We see the Harvest Moon in 2011 tonight (September 11).  To astronomers, the Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox.



Full Moon presents average-size full moon on night of July 14

This July 2011 full moon is the first full moon after the June 21 solstice. In North America, we often call this particular full moon the Buck Moon or Hay Moon.

Very Long Total Lunar Eclipse on Night of June 15, 2011

During the night of June 15, 2011, Earth’s dark shadow will eclipse the full moon for a whopping 100 minutes, creating the one of the longest total lunar eclipses of the 21st century.

Closest full moon of 2011 on March 19

March 19, 2011 presents the moon’s closest encounter with Earth since December 12, 2008. The moon won’t come this close again until November 14, 2016. The extra-close moon in all of these years – 2008, 2011 and 2016



2010 Nov Full Moon (Blue Moon)

Today’s November full moon is a Blue Moon. It isn’t blue in color. It’s only blue in name A Blue Moon is not necessarily a second full moon in a month, but a third full moon in a quarter, of four full moons that quarter, creating 13 full moons within a year, which occurs seven times within 19 years.

Jupiter, The Hunter’s Full Moon Shines All Night October 22

For the world’s northern hemisphere, tonight is the night of the Full Hunter’s Moon. Like any full moon, the Hunter’s Moon will shine all night long. The bright “star” near the moon tonight is really a planet, Jupiter.