In the hours following sunset on Saturday (June 28), the waxing crescent moon will line up with Mars and the bright star Regulus above the western horizon — before swiftly slipping out of view ...

On Sunday evening, June 29, a waxing crescent moon, 24% illuminated by the sun, will pass very close to Mars and make for a rather attractive sight, low in the western sky at dusk.

On Sunday evening, June 29, a waxing crescent moon, 24% illuminated by the sun, will pass very close to Mars and make for a rather attractive sight, low in the western sky at dusk.

(Image credit: Starry Night.) The following night, Sunday (June 29), will see the waxing moon jump to the lower right of Mars, with its crescent form appearing to sweep underneath the Red Planet.

According to a chart published by the International Occultation Timing Association, Mars will disappear behind the moon on Monday at 6:21 p.m. in Seattle, 9:16 p.m. in Washington, D.C., and 9:21 p ...

June 11– Full Strawberry Moon This month, the moon will reach peak illumination in the early hours of June 11. If you’re on EDT, the full moon will be at 3:44 a.m.

Mercury will be hovering just above the horizon—and a little further to the left, roughly between the two planets. The crescent moon will complete a celestial smiley face for the ages.