Waning gibbous: More than half of the moon's face appears to be getting ... the lunar month with the appearance of the first crescent after sunset. However, this is a very simplified description ...

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 ...

A 10 percent waning crescent moon illuminated with earthshine rises ... 2%-lit crescent in the southwestern sky a few minutes after sunset. You’ll need binoculars (be careful not to use them ...

The Moon passes 0.4° south of the bright red giant Antares in Scorpius this morning at 4 A.M. EST. The pair is visible in the ...

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

A waning crescent Moon—now 29%-lit—will this morning be ... from mid-north latitudes as it becomes visible right after sunset. The further south you travel on our planet the more of our ...

It’s no accident that holidays featuring lights are celebrated in December. This month Venus and Jupiter – and possibly one comet – crank up the wattage for us.

August opens with the spectacle of a waning moon dropping past three planets over three mornings. First up is Jupiter, a ...

11 and 13 as well, because the moon will still appear full, according to EarthSky.org. The moon will rise above the eastern horizon around sunset and ... a banana-shaped crescent moon, a D-shaped ...