Currently shining at its greatest brilliance for this current apparition, this dazzling evening "star" currently appears as a ...

The sun's light is now shining on the other half of the visible face of the moon. Waning crescent: Less than half of the moon's face appears to be getting sunlight, and the amount is decreasing.

Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.

A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin crescent moon.

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.

A waxing crescent is the fingernail shape of brightness ... Next comes the triumphant full moon when the entire face is lit up thanks to the sun's location opposite the moon with Earth in the ...

Look to the southwest, and you should be able to see the slim crescent moon sitting ... the dark part of the moon. The strange phenomenon makes the dark face of the moon appear slightly ...