Stargazers in the U.S. will find the slender form of the crescent moon roughly 20 degrees above the western horizon right at ...

Mercury hovers above the horizon near a four-percent-illuminated Moon, whose darkened face may be lit by earthshine.

Ramadan commences when a small sliver of the moon, known in astronomical terms as the “waxing crescent,” emerges and becomes visible. And that’s true across the Islamic world.

Look to the east before sunrise on June 22 to catch the delicate form of the crescent moon shining with Venus alongside the Pleiades star cluster.

A 13%-lit slim waxing crescent moon will be visible in the southwestern sky just after sunset, slightly higher than last night and in the sky for somewhat longer.

Between 30 to 40 minutes before sunrise on Friday, April 25, a slender waning crescent moon will appear left of a bright planet Venus and the much fainter Saturn to create a tilted happy face, ...

That’s the case with this week’s rare “Smiley Face Moon” that’s been creating a buzz. People have been looking forward to April 25, when two bright “stars” are supposed to form the ...

See the crescent moon rise close to Saturn and Neptune early on May 22. See Saturn and Venus flank ghostly Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on May 2. Latest in Stargazing.

The Da Vinci glow isn’t in a museum. It’s in the sky. Here is what to look for and how to see the crescent moon lit up by Earthshine.

On the mornings of 24 April and 25 April, the Moon, Venus and Saturn will form a ‘smiley face’ in the sky (although you may have to bend your neck and squint a bit). NASA said: "Around April 24th and ...

The exact start date of Islam’s holiest month depends on when local Islamic authorities declare the sighting of the new moon. By Mike Ives Ramadan, the holiest month of the Muslim calendar ...