The August full moon peaked at 12:18 a.m. ET Thursday night, Aug. 27, under a partial lunar eclipse. At the peak of the eclipse around 12:12 a.m. ET, a whopping 96% of the moon was eclipsed by the ...

Happy Monday, and welcome to a new week! I hope you had a great weekend and enjoyed a small break from the chaos. Today’s moon phase is the first quarter moon—when the moon reaches 50% illumination.

Each phase of the moon has its own illumination percentage, rising pattern, and even spiritual symbolism. Astrologers believe that working with the phases of the moon might actually benefit individual ...