The zodiacal light shines in the evening as the Moon reaches Last Quarter and skims past Spica and Antares in the sky this ...

The brightest planets in the night sky will shine as the 'planet parade' continues throughout February, plus be on the lookout for the Moon to join the line-up, and for Saturn to 'tag' Mercury in ...

Venus, Earth's sister planet ... the moon is referred to as being in a "waxing gibbous" phase. Until now, since the new moon, it's been a "waxing crescent." Tonight, a 57%-lit waxing gibbous ...

Read on to find out what's up in the night sky tonight (planets visible now, moon phases, observing highlights this month) plus other resources (skywatching terms, night sky observing tips and ...

CLICK TO ENLARGE: Brilliant Venus and Saturn — to the upper left — in the triangular shape of the zodiacal light. (WTOP/Greg Redfern) Feb. 17: The waning gibbous moon is very close to the ...

Venus is moving between Earth and the sun and will show a crescent phase like a miniature moon ... Feb. 17 (a.m.) — Waning gibbous moon in close conjunction with Spica, Virgo’s brightest ...

As far as space events go, February offers a glimpse of Venus at its brightest point of ... Known as the snow moon, it will hit its full phase at 7:53 a.m. CT. Constellation Orion the Hunter ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:45 ...

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Also, the moon was in its waning gibbous phase, when it is between a full moon ... took to Facebook to share an image of Mars. Mars, which is the fourth planet from the Sun, is known as the ...

This also means it will be in its slimmest crescent phase. That's something seen only on Venus and Mercury from ... First, the moon will be a waning gibbous rising over an hour after sunset ...