The waning crescent moon will be up at 2:44 a.m., while Venus rises around 3:11 a.m. 4 The moon and Venus will visibly “snuggle,” as Space.com puts it, in the night sky early Tuesday morning.

So, the moon had to travel that much more across the sky to catch up to Venus. Since the Moon appears to move across the sky at roughly 13-degrees per day, it needs three more days (13 x 3 = 39 ...

Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

Those who awoke early that morning could easily see Venus thanks to its great brilliance, but had a bit more difficulty seeing the smile created by the crescent moon, only 9 percent illuminated.

Moon Phase: New. Venus is a bright evening star this month. On the 5th, use its light to help you find the crescent Moon and Mercury in bright twilight. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly. Monday, August 5 ...

Friday, July 4 Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation from the Sun, standing 26° from our star at 1 A.M. EDT. We’ll ...

The moon, Venus and the Pleiades open star cluster will form an unusual celestial triangle on June 22. | Credit: Starry Night ...

The new moon occurs on Nov. 1, at 8:47 a.m. Eastern Time (1247 GMT). Three days later the moon will make a close pass to Mercury in the evening sky. A new moon happens when the moon is between the ...