And speaking of the break of dawn, that happens nowadays at around 5:15 a.m. local daylight time. And that's the time for ...

The crescent moon shines close to Mars above the western horizon at sunset on Sept. 24, but you'll need to be quick to spot ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this weekend, with the moon and a stunningly bright Venus set to appear very close to each other in the heavens. The event—known as a conjunction—will grace skies over ...

Stargazers in the U.S. will witness the razor-thin waning crescent moon rise close to Venus and the bright star Regulus in the predawn sky on Sept. 19, while others will see the lunar disk pass ...

On Saturday evening (Oct. 5) as darkness is falling, be sure to take a look low toward the west-southwest part of the sky for a beautiful celestial tableau formed by a lovely crescent moon and the ...

Jupiter will soon end its brilliant year-long showing on consecutive evenings with a rendezvous with an exceedingly thin and very young crescent moon. Indeed, for the first opportunity on Tuesday, May ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere), but be sure to check my main feed for more ...

For centuries the appearance of the new crescent moon has signified the commencement of Ramadan—but not everyone in the world spots it at the same time. The full moon rises behind the Suleymaniye ...