View Deal Waxing gibbous: The area of illumination continues to increase. More than half of the moon's face appears to be getting sunlight. Full moon: The moon is 180 degrees away from the sun and ...

Half of the moon's visible surface appears illuminated during the first quarter. Next comes the waxing gibbous moon, which is partway between a first quarter and a full moon. Halfway through the ...

Jan. 4: The waxing crescent moon and Saturn pair up high in the Southwestern sky at dusk Jan. 9: The waxing gibbous moon is in the Pleiades Star Cluster. Binoculars are recommended to see this one.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

The planet is 5.5° from a waxing gibbous Moon Jan. 10, and stands 5° north and slightly east of Aldebaran Jan. 31. Jupiter’s disk spans 47″ on Jan. 1 but drops to 43″ by month’s end.

Exciting January sky events include Quadrantid Meteor Shower, Moon occulting Pleiades, Venus at dichotomy, a full “Wolf Moon” ...

And sometimes — once in a blue moon — the moon is full twice in a month (or four times in a season, depending on which definition you prefer). If you want to know what you can see tonight ...

The light from a Waxing Crescent Moon is a sliver of silver that appears when the illuminated side of the moon faces away from earth. It occurs once a month during the second phase of the moon's cycle ...

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 ...

This type of black moon is rarer than the more common definition, occurring once every 33 months. The next black moon under this definition will be on Aug. 23. The term black moon can also be used ...

A rare Black Moon will rise at the end of the year, and it will give both professional and amateur astronomers a great opportunity to view some far-away celestial bodies. A Black Moon is the term used ...