Moon Phases

This year skywatchers will get to witness three supermoons in a row on Jan. 21, Feb. 19 and March 21.

The new moon occurs Feb. 4, at 4:04 p.m. EST (2104 GMT), two days after our satellite makes a close pass by Saturn and a day before it reaches apogee, the farthest point in its orbit from Earth.

Overnight from Jan. 20 to Jan. 21, 2019, millions of people in North and South America can enjoy a full hour of a total lunar eclipse.

Earth's Shadow Will Swallow Wolf Moon

Here is a list of all the full moon names, dates and times (for the Eastern time zone) in 2019, beginning with the 'wolf' moon in January, to the 'cold' moon in December.

The Full Cold Moon of Dec. 22, 2018, comes just after a conjunction with the bright star Aldebaran.

A beautiful crescent moon with visible earthshine forms a triangle with the Pleiades star cluster and the bright planet Venus just after sunset in this twilight scene.

A twilight scene shows a 96 percent illuminated moon peeking through the clouds behind the Roman Catholic Church of La Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona.

Uranus reached opposition on Oct. 23, and if you want to observe the frigid planet this week, look toward the full moon.

The full moon of October, called the Hunter's Moon, will grace the skies Oct. 24, making a close pass by Uranus.

The Harvest Moon rose into the evening sky on Monday (Sept. 24), providing some spectacular scenes for skywatchers and photographers around the globe.

The full moon of September, called the Harvest Moon, will grace the skies on Sept. 24, just two days after the autumn equinox.

One of the beautiful things about the full moon is that the days before and after are almost as stunning — so if you needed a little reminder to go enjoy yesterday's full moon, it's not too late.

The full moon of August will grace the skies the same day that Mercury is at its highest in the predawn sky and farthest from the sun, making it an ideal time to see the innermost planet.