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 ...

The moon phase on November 3, 2025, is Waxing Gibbous. NASA's Daily Moon Observation reports 94 per cent of the moon's surface will be illuminated. Observable features on the moon's surface vary by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Look to the southeast after dark on Friday, Saturday and ...

First Quarter Moon occurs at 1:59 A.M. EST. While Luna is not visible in the morning, our satellite will grace the evening sky, hanging near Saturn as the planet comes to a stationary point at 8 P.M.

The moon rises Jan. 2 about a mile from photographer Will Stenberg's home in a waxing gibbous phase, visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise, according to ...

The article details an observational target on the Moon's northwestern nearside, specifically the craters J. Herschel and Philolaus, to observe the effects of an advancing sunrise. J. Herschel is ...

This week, there are a few things that are essential for each zodiac sign to know about June 30 - July 6, 2025, as we enter the First Quarter phase with the waxing crescent Moon in Virgo. Later, the ...

The moon will be closest to the Pleiades in the hours following sunset.