This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

A brightening 14%-lit waxing crescent moon will be visible in the west sky just after sunset, and shining just a couple of degrees from bright Venus. You can watch them sink together in darkness ...

And be sure to get outside after sunset tonight (Feb. 1). For that evening a lovely crescent moon will appear to snuggle up close to Venus, particularly for skywatchers across the Western Hemisphere.

Face southwest about an hour before sunset and locate the crescent Moon. ・Look just off to the right of the Moon—Venus will appear as a tiny white speck against the blue sky. ・Use binoculars ...

Around the time of your romantic dinner, head outside and look to the southwest to spot the super brilliant planet in the night sky ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this month, besides the snow moon, the planet Venus will shine at its brightest for the year after sunset, according to NASA. Then Mars and Jupiter will rule the ...

December opens with Jupiter dropping into the sunset. On the 3rd, Saturn, Venus and Jupiter form a diagonal line with Jupiter in the sun’s afterglow and brilliant Venus almost exactly midway ...

Venus, the brightest planet we see from Earth, will reach its maximum brightness in the evening on the western horizon after ...

There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, ...