The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

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

Skywatchers in central Florida and southern Texas can witness a rare lunar standstill on Feb. 7, as the waxing gibbous moon ...

The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars in the night sky tonight. As the sun sets this evening (Feb. 9), the moon ...

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

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

New Moon, waxing crescent, First Quarter, waxing gibbous, Full Moon, waning gibbous, Last Quarter, and waning crescent. A cycle starting from one Full Moon to its next counterpart, termed the ...

Watch a bright Moon dominate the sky, trace the Winter Hexagon, and continue enjoying the evening parade of planets in the ...

Mars will appear to make an ultraclose approach to the moon on Sunday, after Jupiter had a turn earlier this week. Here's how to get the best view of the rare conjunction.

Here's what I found. By the way, did I mention this was weird? We're looking at a waxing gibbous moon on Sunday night. That means the moon illuminated, but not all of it. Usually, it's that ...

Ancient astrologers believed syncing intentions with the Moon’s phases could enhance success. The New Moon marks a time for setting goals, while the W ...