On Dec. 9-10, skywatchers across parts of Canada, the U.S. and Europe will witness a very rare occultation of the bright star ...

As of Sunday, Dec. 7, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous. This means 90% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's ...

Witness the celestial spectacle of Jupiter shining brightly near the waning gibbous moon in the Gemini constellation on ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

Jupiter and the moon will reach their highest point in the early morning hours of Dec. 8, when they will appear almost ...

Find Jupiter near the Waning Gibbous Moon on the nights of December 6-7 and 7-8. Both nights, the pair will rise in the ...

This week in Skywatch, I want to go back to basics when it comes to the moon. So why does the moon change shape? Why is it a crescent on one night, a half-moon another night, and a full moon on yet ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can be very ...

On the evening of Oct. 9, a waning gibbous moon visits the famous Pleiades Star Cluster — the Seven Sisters — in Taurus. Binoculars should bring out the cluster of stars from the brilliant light of ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in December 2025: ...

At around 10:00 p.m. local time on Sunday (Nov. 9), if you look low toward the east-northeast sky, you will see a waning gibbous moon, 72 percent illuminated, and shining prominently below it will be ...