While the "Buck Moon" will be at its fullest on Thursday in the Louisville area, it may look a little different due to a "major lunar standstill." ...

A rare lunar event will light up the sky, offering stargazers a low-hanging, amber-tinted view of June's full moon overnight. Known as the Strawberry Moon, this celestial sight will reach peak ...

We are currently in the midst of a phenomenon called a major lunar standstill, which occurs because of the inclination and motion of the Moon’s orbit around Earth.

This full moon will be low in the sky due to the lunar standstill. Since the moon will be closer to the horizon, it will have an orange or red hue due to how light scatters through the atmosphere.

This year will be particularly special due to a phenomenon known as a “Major Lunar Standstill,” according to space.com.

The moon will look even lower than normal because of a phenomenon known as a ‘Major Lunar Standstill,’ when the sun’s gravity drags the moon’s tilted orbit into its most extreme ...

This is a “Major Lunar Standstill” occurring only every 18.6 years. This phenonomeon happens when the sun’s gravity takes the Moon’s already tilted orbit into its most extreme incline ...

It also coincides with a period of major lunar standstill, meaning the Moon’s path is unusually low in the sky, which can amplify the so-called “Moon illusion” – an optical effect that ...

Here's why July's full moon is going to appear lower on the horizon. The reason is that the Earth is in the midst of "a major lunar standstill," which has to do with the moon's orbit around the Earth.

Here's why July's full moon is going to appear lower on the horizon. The reason is that the Earth is in the midst of "a major lunar standstill," which has to do with the moon's orbit around the Earth.

Here's why July's full moon is going to appear lower on the horizon. The reason is that the Earth is in the midst of "a major lunar standstill," which has to do with the moon's orbit around the Earth.