Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is just by looking up.

Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ... As it grows, it is known as a waxing moon, and gradually increases from a waxing "crescent" (for its shape into the first quarter moon.

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

Date Phase Moon Rise Moon Set February 01 Waxing Crescent 8:55 am Feb 01, 9:08 pm February 02 Waxing Crescent 9:18 am Feb 02, 10:22 pm February 03 Waxing Crescent 9:42 am Feb 03, 11:37 pm February 04 ...

The second full moon of the year − appropriately called the snow moon − will reach its peak Wednesday evening.

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

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

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

The term for this is called "complementary phases." TOP TELESCOPE PICK ... its entire globe can be glimpsed; the waxing crescent moon appearing as a thin arc of yellowish-white light enclosing ...