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

As Venus approaches its inferior conjunction, astrophotographers have snapped some striking shots of the crescent planet ...

The crescent moon will complete a celestial smiley face ... He writes about culture, politics, science and everything in between. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, Rolling ...

Today, March 23, 2025, the moon is 23 days old and is in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 37% illuminated. Moon phase Date First Quarter March 6 Full Moon March 14 Third/Last ...

Muslims worldwide will see the waxing crescent moon in the sky on Friday night, the first night of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. But guess what? When you search the skies for ...

But what unites all Muslims is the observance of the new crescent moon in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. For instance, in Saudi Arabia, where Islam was first established by the prophet ...

There are many people who declare themselves to be faithful followers of all the astronomical phenomena that are visible from our own planet. For all of them, it is important to co ...