Jesse Emspak

The Full Cold Moon of December 2024 rises on Dec. 15. Three days later, the moon will occult Mars.

The new moon of November 2024 occurs on Nov. 1, and three days later the moon will make a close pass to Venus in the evening sky.

November's full Beaver Moon will occur on Nov. 15 and will shine near the well-known Pleiades star cluster in the Taurus constellation.

October's new moon will occur today (Oct. 2) and create a dazzling annular solar eclipse.

The day after the new moon , the moon will be in conjunction with Venus, passing just under the planet low on the horizon in the night sky.

Reference Our August full moon guide tells you everything you need to know about the Sturgeon Moon, including where and when to see it.

The July full moon, also known as the Buck Moon, occurs on July 21. It will share the evening sky with Mercury, which will be at its greatest apparent distance from the sun that day.

The new moon of July 2024 occurs today as Earth reaches its farthest point from the sun, known as aphelion.

When June 2024's Strawberry Moon is almost full, it will occult the bright star Antares.

The dark skies of the new moon of June 2024 will allow some of the naked eye planets to stand out late in the night after midnight.

The new moon of May 2024 will see the bright constellations of summer begin to rise just as those of winter sink below the horizon.

The full moon of April 2024, called the Pink Moon, will occur during the evening hours of April 23. Later that night, Mars and Saturn will rise in the predawn hours.

This month's new moon, which occurs on April 8, is a special one: It will cause a total solar eclipse, the last such event to grace the contiguous United States for two decades.

The Full Snow Moon of February 2024, will occur on Feb. 24, about a day before reaching apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, creating the opposite of a supermoon: a "minimoon."

February's new moon coincides with lunar perigee, during which time the moon will reach its closest point to Earth in its orbit.

The first new moon of 2024 occurs on January 11, leaving the skies dark for stargazers to find Mercury at its most visible during its greatest separation from the sun.

The January full moon is often called the Wolf Moon, a name which may date back to when wolves would howl outside villages.