Skywatchers in central Florida and southern Texas can witness a rare lunar standstill on Feb. 7, as the waxing gibbous moon reaches an unusually high altitude, passing near the zenith around 8 p.m.

An extraordinary celestial phenomenon that occurs every 18.6 years is due to be witnessed this summer at Calanais Standing ...

The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward around the ecliptic once in 18.61 years (6,798 days). This drift carries ...

which is currently reaching a phase known as the “major lunar standstill”—a phenomenon that occurs only once every 18.6 years. As a result, the Moon’s declination (its apparent height in ...

and then the “half-light was succeeded by a saffron glow and then the crescent of the sun sent its wan rays past the black pencil of the moon’s shadow,” before the eclipse reached its ...

The researchers emphasized the necessity of protecting the Moon like a global commons, similar to the high seas. Although the debates surrounding seabed mining are at a standstill, they believe ...

This, according to Space.com, is due to an astronomical event known as a major lunar standstill, which occurs once every 18.6 years. A lunar standstill happens when the Moon’s declination—the angle it ...