Skip Navigation
menu close modal
MORE

Ways to Participate

Register

Register

more

Moon Map

Moon Map

more

Ways to Observe

Ways to Observe

more

Host an Event

Host an Event

more

Live Streams

Live Streams

more

Register

more

Moon Map

more

Ways to Observe

more

Host an Event

more

Live Streams

more

Photo credits, clockwise from upper left: Todd Diemer/Unsplash, Amorpha Youth Group, Xialong Wong/Unsplash, NASA, Jim Hendrickson, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Amorpha Youth Group, Amorpha Youth Group.

Illustration of an open envelope and shapes

Stay Up to Date

Sign up for our quarterly newsletter for updates on International Observe the Moon Night and NASA lunar science and exploration.

Lunar Photography Guide

Capture the moment like a pro! Check out our Moon photography tips for cell phones, professional cameras, and more.

You Might Also Like

Like Earth, the Moon has a day side and a night side, which change as the Moon rotates.
More
Diagram of the Moon's phases
Moon Phases
When the full moon is a little bit closer to us than usual, it appears especially large and bright in the sky.
More
A supermoon partially obscured by treeline in the foreground.
Supermoons
Between four and seven times a year, Earth, Moon and Sun line up just right to create the cosmic-scale shadow show known as an eclipse.
More
Composite of lunar eclipse phases over night sky
Eclipses