A 10 percent waning crescent moon illuminated with earthshine ... then it's worth putting them on the moon. You'll see shadows thrown across the moon's craters and mountains close to the line ...

The Snow Moon rose on Feb. 12, 2025, marking the end of Chinese New Year and setting up both the beginning of Ramadan and a ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, ...

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

Waxing crescent: As the moon moves around Earth ... When they do, we have a lunar eclipse as Earth's shadow crosses the moon's face. Waning gibbous: More than half of the moon's face appears ...

And be sure to get outside after sunset tonight (Feb. 1). For that evening a lovely crescent moon will appear to snuggle up close to Venus, particularly for skywatchers across the Western Hemisphere.

When you're ready to pause and relax, the Crescent Moon Picnic Area, nestled in the shadows of towering Cathedral Rock, ...

We have the full Snow Moon to look forward to in the week ahead. And thanks to fortuitous timing it will look equally "full" to the unaided eye two nights in a row, on Feb. 11 and 12. That's because ...