This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin crescent moon. This celestial phenomenon is called a ...

The Snow Moon rose on Feb. 12, 2025, marking the end of Chinese New Year and setting up both the beginning of Ramadan and a ...

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.

As the moon moves through its various stages, it experiences several phases of partial light. These range from a banana-shaped crescent moon, a D-shaped quarter moon and a nearly full gibbous moon.

Related: What you can see in the night sky tonight On the nights before and after a new moon, when just a thin crescent is present, it is sometimes possible to make out the stunning effect known ...

We have the full Snow Moon to look forward to in the week ahead. And thanks to fortuitous timing it will look equally "full" to the unaided eye two nights in a row, on Feb. 11 and 12. That's because ...

Saturday, Feb. 1's crescent moon will dazzle alongside Venus according to Joe Rao, New York meteorologist, astronomy expert, and local broadcasting legend. Look towards the west-southwest sky as ...

A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin crescent moon. This celestial phenomenon is called a conjunction, ...