Waning crescent: Less than half of the moon's ... It also depends on the height of the moon above the equator as a result of its inclined orbit. The sun also affects the tides, albeit less so ...

According to Earthsky.org, these are common names for full moons south of the equator ... of the visible face of the moon. Next, the moon moves into the waning crescent phase as less than half ...

A waning crescent moon will join it for a few successive mornings. It will be visible from the northern hemisphere, but at its best for those close to the equator. In the southwest before sunset ...

The autumn stars are moving in, and so is autumn itself. But September has only one big story this year: the moon. A warm-up to the show happens the morning of the 10th, when a waning crescent ...

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Jupiter and Saturn will be joined on one side by a rising Mercury and on the other approached by a waning crescent Moon, creating a momentary line-up of four celestial ...

As September turns summer into fall, our old friend Saturn sinks into the sun’s afterglow. Left behind – for now – in the evening sky, Mars manages to avoid the same fate. But ...