When the night sky is draped in darkness and the moon appears as just a sliver of light, you’re looking at the waning crescent moon. This phase is a fascinating period just before the new moon ...

The second full moon of the year − appropriately called the snow moon − will reach its peak Wednesday evening.

On the night of Feb. 5, a waxing gibbous moon will once again cover up the "Seven Sisters" of the famous Pleiades star ...

The sun's light is now shining on the other half of the visible face of the moon. Waning crescent: Less than half of the moon's face appears to be getting sunlight, and the amount is decreasing.

Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is just by looking up.

Snow Moon tomorrow. ❄️ This time lapse video shows the Lunar Occultation of Mars visible from New Orleans, Louisiana, on Jan.

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

The 'full moon' phase is as close as we come to seeing the sun's illumination of the entire day side of the moon. In 2025, ...

And be sure to get outside after sunset tonight (Feb. 1). For that evening a lovely crescent moon will appear to snuggle up close to Venus, particularly for skywatchers across the Western Hemisphere.

The Moon passes 0.3° south of the bright red giant star Antares at 7 P.M. EST. However, the pair isn’t visible this evening, as they’ll rise in the early-morning sky, so we’ll feature them ...

followed by waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and finally waning crescent. This cycle repeats once every 29.5 days. Earth's only natural ...

These range from a banana-shaped crescent moon ... whether it is waxing (increasing) or waning (shrinking). The eight phases of the moon, in order, are: Throughout history, different cultures ...