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 ...

You might already know that roughly a quarter of the world’s population is expected to head into Ramadan this weekend, the Islamic holy month perhaps best known for its followers’ dawn-to-sunset ...

Look to the east in the hours preceding sunrise on Aug. 20 to see a thin crescent moon rendezvous with Venus and Jupiter to form a celestial triangle in the predawn sky. Want to see the planets of the ...

Earthshine lights the “dark side of the Moon” on the waxing crescent Moon of February 27, 2020. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Each Monday I pick out the ...

The 6%-lit waxing crescent moon will be visible roughly 5 degrees above the horizon as the sun sets on Oct. 23, with Mercury ...

One of the best naked-eye stargazing sights of the year is on offer to skywatchers this week — if you can rise before the sun Friday (Sept. 19). Just before sunrise, the crescent moon, the brilliant ...