Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night ... As it grows, it is known as a waxing moon, and gradually increases from a waxing "crescent" (for its shape into the first quarter moon.
So why is it that when the moon is a crescent phase, we can also see its darkened portion faintly glowing? As seen from the moon, Earth would loom in the sky nearly 3.7 times larger than the moon ...
We have the full Snow Moon to look forward to in the week ahead. And thanks to fortuitous timing it will look equally "full" to the unaided eye two nights in a row, on Feb. 11 and 12. That's because ...