The bay sits at the base of a gorse and hawthorn-laden cliff valley, with a half-moon of white sand looking out over the water.

BBC: Mini guide to Cornwall��s beaches

Half an hour south of San Francisco is Miramar Beach, one of the many beaches on Half Moon Bay.

BBC: The Real San Francisco

Outside Windhoek, Namibia--just after sunset, the full moon rises through a half-dozen bands of purple and magenta.

FORBES: Notes From A Distant Node

In all of its two and a half minutes, "Silver Moon" finds singer Eric Earley guiding the band through a hooky chorus, backed by the infectious sounds of a harmonica.

NPR: Blitzen Trapper Finds a Down-Home Vibe

For a second, it seemed as if the moon had crumbled like a meringue, but instead it rested there, half in and half out of the jaws of the bucket.

NEWYORKER: The Daughters of the Moon