And if you just want to see a sliver of the moon, that happens on New Year’s Day when the waxing crescent — a thin crescent moon — will be visible just after sunset.

A black moon is a rare occurrence. The next Black Moon will occur on Aug. 23, 2025. This is considered a Black Moon under the definition of the third new moon in a season of four new moons.

Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites more than 50 years later. The photos were ...

Basildon is in for a cosmic sight as a breathtaking seven-metre-wide moon art installation arrives at St Martin’s Church. Featuring astonishingly detailed NASA imagery, the illuminated sculpture ...

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.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. There isn’t a standard reaction to hearing your art is being sent to the moon. “It was so bizarre,” says wildlife artist ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Next year's first astral spectacle comes early, on Jan. 3, when the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks. Considered one of the most impressive annual meteor showers to witness, the event can produce ...

As the next full moon nears, a more rare new moon will grace tonight's sky, marking the end of 2024 — the black moon. Tonight's black moon is a rare celestial phenomena that happens roughly ...