Look west after sunset for a 21% lit waxing crescent moon. Its dark limb will display “Earthshine”—sunlight reflected from our planet’s oceans and ice caps onto the lunar surface. It’s just strong ...

Watch for the day-and-a-half old moon to appear low in the west shortly after sunset tonight. Binoculars will more clearly show the moon's complete outline. Direct sunlight illuminates the crescent.

The Moon is constantly shifting and changing. When we become attuned to the various phases of the Moon, we can unlock her hidden powers that will allow us to flow in the same cyclical patterns for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO — The waning crescent moon ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The dark side of the moon is real — but it’s probably not ...

“There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it’s all dark.” —Pink Floyd With my apologies to Roger Waters, who wrote those lyrics, there is a dark side of the moon. And sometimes it’s ...