Tonight, October 23, 2025, stargazers are in for a rare treat as the waxing crescent moon lines up with Mars and Mercury just after sunset. This cosmic trio will put on a show in the southwestern sky, ...

The New Moon is typically invisible from Earth as its illuminated side faces away, with the shadowed side blending into the bright daytime sky when it is positioned between Earth and the Sun.

The crescent moon shines close to Mars above the western horizon at sunset on Sept. 24, but you'll need to be quick to spot the red planet before it slips swiftly from view alongside the twinkling ...

The crescent moon will shine close to the gas giant Jupiter in the morning sky on July 23, with its shadow-veiled disk softly lit by sunlight reflected off Earth's surface, a ghostly effect known as ...

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 ...

Stargazers are in for a spectacular treat this weekend as Venus—often called the “Evening Star”—will appear right next to a ...

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

As a Cancer Sun, Bündchen says she's 'ruled by the moon' and the lunar cycle plays a big role in when she gets her haircut Getty Gisele Bündchen is “all about the moon.” Born on July 20, the Brazilian ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The first crescent moon after the new moon is called the ...

Gaze up into the sky in the coming days, and you might catch a glimpse of the Da Vinci glow. It’s a phenomenon that can happen around sunset when a crescent moon is on the horizon, but the outline of ...