I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...
The moon enters its new phase for February 2025 tonight, leaving the skies nice and dark for observing many bright planets ...
This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.
For that evening a lovely crescent moon will appear to snuggle up close to Venus, particularly for skywatchers across the Western Hemisphere. It will make for an eye-catching scene as the two ...
A new "supermoon" on Feb. 27, 2025, foreshadows the start of Ramadan, a total lunar eclipse on March 13-14 and a partial ...
Friday's crescent moon brings the first night of Ramadan. But guess what? There will be a planetary alignment in the sky, too ...
“When it’s brightest, Venus appears as an eerily eye-catching beacon,“ EarthSky wrote. ”Many mistake it for a UFO. It’s ...
The best time to observe the phase of Venus is shortly after sunset ... in the south around 5:30 A.M. local time, with the crescent Moon to Antares’ lower left. From most U.S. locations except ...
Venus pairs with the very slender crescent moon on March 1 and 2. Mercury returns to the evening sky and joins Venus and the crescent moon on March 1 in the western sky, one hour after sunset.