Full moon

What happens

The Moon sits opposite the Sun in our sky, so the side facing us is fully lit. It rises around sunset and stays up all night.

How to watch

• Look east around sunset; the Moon is up the whole night.
• Its light drowns out faint stars, so this is a night for the Moon itself.
• Craters show best a few nights either side, when the shadows are long.

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