AstronomyJanuary Full Moon Kicks Off Longest Moon Phase of 2024The Moon will take 8 days, 5 hours, and 24 minutes to go from Full on January 25, to Third Quarter on February 2. That’s the longest time between two primary Moon phases this year.Published: Jan 18, 2024
AstronomyJupiter and Moon Close Approach 2024Over the course of the next four months, the Moon will pair up with Jupiter in a string of close approaches during the Moon’s monthly orbit around Earth.Published: Jan 12, 2024
AstronomyJanuary 2024 New Moon Will Be an Ultra-Thin Crescent MoonThe New Moon on January 11 will also produce the biggest solar eclipse ‘miss’ of 2024.Published: Jan 4, 2024
CalendarWhere to Celebrate New Year’s Twice (or Thrice!)There are places on Earth where simply taking a short trip can give you the chance to ring in the New Year more than once.Published: Dec 19, 2023
AstronomyGeminid Meteor Shower 2023: Where and When to See ItThe Geminid Meteor Shower 2023 peaks just after a New Moon, making the skies perfectly dark for a shooting star show.Published: Dec 4, 2023
Calendar25 Interesting Facts About ChristmasWe’ll help you pass the time while waiting for Christmas. Here’s our list of what you did and didn’t know about the holidays.Published: Nov 30, 2023
AstronomyWhy Is the Dec 5 Half Moon Special?Find out why this ‘Half Moon’ is more than 50% illuminated. Plus, we share some lesser-known Moon dates for 2024, from the closest Moon, to the shortest lunar month.Published: Nov 27, 2023
TimeTime Zone Clarity in GreenlandMost of Greenland did not put the clocks back by one hour on October 29, 2023; however, two locations did make the seasonal time change.Published: Nov 2, 2023
CalendarKarwa Chauth 2023This Indian festival has millions of people search for moonrise times each year.Published: Oct 26, 2023
AstronomyLunar Eclipse over Rugby FinalOn October 28, rugby fans in Paris may find the action on the field upstaged by a partial lunar eclipse overhead.Published: Oct 17, 2023
AstronomySolar Eclipse 2023 HighlightsSee our footage of the famous “ring of fire” forming in the sky as the 2023 annular solar eclipse reaches its peak.Published: Oct 14, 2023
TimeDST Ends in USA & Canada 2023: Still No Law for Permanent DSTEven though 19 states want to make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent, most of the US will fall back to standard time as planned on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Canada is also switching the clocks at the same date.Published: Oct 9, 2023, Updated: Nov 28, 2023