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

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

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 ...

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 ...

December is coming to an end with a "black moon" on Monday night, Dec. 30, but those hoping to see the phenomenon will be out of luck. That's because a black moon is the term for the second new ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2025. The next full moon will be on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 5:27 P.M. EST (2227 GMT) but local moonrise ...

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 ...

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 ...