With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

As it grows, it is known as a waxing moon, and gradually increases from a waxing "crescent" (for its shape into the first quarter moon. As it continues to brighten, it takes on an oblong ...

Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is just by looking up.

Ramadan is expected to begin at the end of February. What is Ramadan? Here's all you need to know about a special time of the year for Muslims.

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

The 'full moon' phase is as close as we come to seeing the sun's illumination of the entire day side of the moon. In 2025, ...

The second full moon of the year − appropriately called the snow moon − will reach its peak Wednesday evening.

The waxing crescent moon along with Venus provided an interesting evening view Saturday alongside the clock tower of the ...

the waxing crescent moon appearing as a thin arc of yellowish-white light enclosing a ghostly bluish-gray ball. Sunlight is responsible for the crescent, yet the remainder of the moon appears to ...