The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

An Aer Lingus passenger plane flies in front of the first full moon of the year known as the Wolf Moon, as it makes its ...

Kolkata: For those who missed the planetary parade in January, here's an opportunity to catch up with the celestial lineup.

As the sun sets this evening (Feb. 9), the moon will be shining brightly in the east, 93% illuminated in its waxing gibbous phase, just three days before February's full Snow Moon. Just above the ...

first quarter moon, waxing gibbous moon, full moon, waning gibbous moon, last quarter moon, waning crescent moon. The 'full moon' phase is as close as we come to seeing the sun's illumination of ...

a D-shaped quarter moon and a nearly full gibbous moon. Each phase is named according to where it falls in the 29½-day cycle, whether it is waxing (increasing) or waning (shrinking). The eight ...

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.

There’s more to come in February, with Jupiter and the Moon "getting cosy" in the sky tonight. Between February 5-8, the gas giant planet will sit close to a waxing gibbous Moon – in its phase ...

New Moon, waxing crescent, First Quarter, waxing gibbous, Full Moon, waning gibbous, Last Quarter, and waning crescent. A cycle starting from one Full Moon to its next counterpart, termed the ...

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.

The moon will also occult Merope and Alcyone. Feb. 5-6 (p.m., a.m.) — Waxing gibbous moon passes directly in front of the Pleiades star overnight Feb. 5-6 and blocks (occults) several of its ...