LRO: Seeing the Moon Lithograph

21 Ottobre: La notte internazionale dell’osservazione della Luna 2023

Share this animated GIF to celebrate and promote International Observe the Moon Night!

This false-color photograph is a composite of 15 images of the Moon.

Use this flyer to advertise International Observe the Moon Night!

A ‘Harvest Moon’ rising over the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains as seen from Pasadena, CA in September 2016.  A ‘Harvest Moon’ is the full moon nearest the start of Fall, or the autumnal eq...

The International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits the Moon at roughly five miles per second.

Make your own International Observe the Moon Night flyer or poster 

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landing of humans on the Moon, the Night Sky Network has new Moon handouts and activities. 

Decorative poster celebrating International Observe the Moon Night, held annually in September or October.

Here's how our community observed the Moon in 2021.

Official logos and style guide to use for promoting your International Observe the Moon Night event. 

Mark your calendars: a series of three supermoons will appear on the celestial stage on Dec. 3, 2017, Jan. 1, 2018, and Jan. 31, 2018.

Here's how our community observed the Moon in 2022.

Points of interest on the Moon for International Observe the Moon Night 2023. Find them with your binoculars or telescopes!

21 Octobre: La Nuit Internationale d'Observation de la Lune 2023

This image shows the locations of many spacecraft that have landed on the moon. 

The view of the July 27, 2018 total lunar eclipse from the desert in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The Moon is seen as it sets behind the National Capitol Columns at the US National Arboretum on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 in Washington.

This graphic highlights locations on the moon NASA considers "lunar heritage sites" and the path NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory spacecraft will take on their final flight. 

Spend the next month getting to know the Moon. Set aside some time each day to look at the Moon, and record your observations in the log.

October 21, 2023: Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night

2023年10月21日, 世界中で月を見上げて過ごす夜 

अंतर्राष्ट्रीय चांदनी रात अवलोकन 2023

Download this certificate and add your name to celebrate your participation in International Observe the Moon Night 2023! 

The Moon looks a little different every night—this chart shows why.