Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Feb. 7 will appear quite unusual, climbing so very high in the sky.

Skywatchers in central Florida and southern Texas can witness a rare lunar standstill on Feb. 7, as the waxing gibbous moon ...

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

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

Jupiter and Mars will appear to make ultraclose approaches to the moon on two nights this week. Here's how to get the best ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Feb. 3, 2025, the moon is 5 days old, in the waxing crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 32% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

The Moon and Jupiter will meet in the southwest sky at around 9.00pm GMT, where Jupiter will be shining bright to the left of ...

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