Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. March 19: Mercury stands still The Moon passes 5° north of Venus at 9 A.M. EDT, although neither is visible then. Instead, ...

That bright "star" in the west after sunset is Venus, often called the "Evening Star". It will shine brightly for most of the ...

Eid al-Fitr 2026: Mosques and Islamic centres across the US are making arrangements for prayers, parking and crowd management ...

Skywatchers are in for a treat this week as the crescent moon takes center stage, beginning as a delicate sliver and growing brighter each night. As well as being a beautiful sight in itself, it will ...

The Moon is now situated between magnitude 1.1 Saturn and magnitude –4.5 Venus in the east an hour before dawn. If you were outside yesterday morning, you’ll note that the Moon is now a thinner ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere). Check my main feed for more in-depth articles ...

The crescent moon is one of the most recognisable things in the night sky. At dusk or dawn, a lot of people have seen a thin, curved line of light in the sky. This shape is caused by the positions of ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, March 13Look north this evening a couple hours after sunset and you'll easily spot the large shape of the Big Dipper as it sits ...