So, the moon had to travel that much more across the sky to catch up to Venus. Since the Moon appears to move across the sky at roughly 13-degrees per day, it needs three more days (13 x 3 = 39 ...

Friday's crescent moon brings the first night of Ramadan. But guess what? There will be a planetary alignment in the sky, too. Here's what to know.

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.

Stars like Gisele Bündchen swear by getting their haircut during the crescent moon. Here's how the lunar cycle affects your hair, according to astrologer Valerie Mesa.

The crescent moon will be the centerpiece of April's final astronomical event as it bunches up with Venus, Saturn and Mercury in the eastern sky on Friday morning.

The waning crescent moon is like your cosmic permission slip to take a deep breath and exhale whatever’s been bogging you down. Its energy is all about release, closure, and deep reflection.

On May 30, the moon is in the constellation Cancer, with the Beehive cluster close to its left and Mars shining just beyond. To the right, the bright stars Castor and Pollux also make an appearance.

By the time it's half-past sunset on the West Coast, the moon's age will be three hours older, the illuminated crescent will be 0.4 percent wider and will appear about one-degree higher in the sky.

You bet. Here’s what we’ll see, according to NASA: “Around April 24th and 25th, you’ll find Venus, Saturn, and the crescent moon gathered low in the east as dawn warms up the morning sky.

The crescent moon will shine close to the gas giant Jupiter in the morning sky on July 23, with its shadow-veiled disk softly lit by sunlight reflected off Earth's surface, a ghostly effect known ...