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

A crescent moon will be part of a planetary parade featuring six planets after sunset on Feb. 3: Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus ...

A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.

It has been a busy start to 2025 for astronomy lovers with plenty of planets spread across the sky, the moon passing between Mars and Earth in an eclipse-like event, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, ...

As it grows, it is known as a waxing moon, and gradually increases from a waxing "crescent" (for its shape into the first quarter moon. As it continues to brighten, it takes on an oblong ...

The crescent moon marking the start of the Islamic month of Shabaan has been sighted, confirming that the first of Shabaan ...

Ramadan 2025 is expected to begin on February 28, with Eid-ul-Fitr likely to be celebrated on March 31 in India. The start ...