After the Moon reached its first quarter phase on February 5, about three quarters of the waxing gibbous Moon's surface will be visible tonight as it transitions towards its full Moon phase.

On the evening of Friday, February 7, skywatchers across central Florida and southern Texas will be treated to a rare celestial sight as the waxing gibbous moon rises unusually high in the sky.

Sunrise: 7:02 A.M. Sunset: 5:27 P.M. Moonrise: 12:18 P.M. Moonset: 3:27 A.M. Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous (76%) *Times for ...

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Friday, Jan. 31: Crescent Moon And Saturn In Conjunction Now, at 7%-lit, the waxing crescent moon will be more easily visible in the west sky after sunset tonight and shine just a degree from Saturn.

It is a Japanese-led commercial mission. Astronauts won't be walking on the moon until 2027, but you’ll see a lot of rockets heading there this year, part of an ambitious series of uncrewed ...

(Firefly Aerospace via AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, Firefly ...

This photo provided by Firefly Aerospace shows Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander captures the Blue Marble while in Earth orbit on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Firefly Aerospace via AP) ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth while preparing to make its way towards lunar orbit. Blue Ghost launched on the "Ghost Riders in the Sky" mission on Jan ...

A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. It carries experiments for NASA, part of the space agency's effort to return astronauts ...

This event will not be observable from the Americas. Lunar eclipses happen when Earth is between the sun and a full moon. During the event, the moon moves through Earth's umbra, the dark center of ...