The Night Sky This Week: February 19-25, 2024 The highlight for sky-watchers this week is undoubtedly the rise of the full “Snow Moon,” which just happens to be the smallest full moon of the ...

Viewers in most of the continental United States, eastern Canada, and parts of Africa and Mexico can look for a celestial triangle in the sky when evening twilight ends at 6:11 p.m. ET. Mars will ...

It's been over two years since Jupiter and Mars appeared this close together in the night sky and we'll have to wait until 2033 to see such a close encounter unfold again. With Jupiter shining at ...

In contrast to 2018, Mars came no closer to Earth than 50.6 million miles (81.4 million km) in 2022, and next month it will get no closer than 59.7 million miles (96.0 million km) to Earth.

Venus Always brilliant and shining with a steady, silvery light, Venus will appear in the western sky at dusk from Jan. 1 to March 15, and in the eastern sky at dawn from April 1 through Nov. 6.

Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade. They'll be so close Wednesday, at least from our perspective, that just a sliver of moon could fit ...

Your guide to viewing the visible planets of the solar system in the night sky of 2025. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

And some sky-gazers will be able to glimpse a cosmic magic trick when the moon appears to pass in front of Mars. The full moon will be at peak illumination at 5:27 p.m. Monday but will appear full ...

Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see Venus, Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.