Around midnight tonight in the east, a 55%-lit waning gibbous moon ... night sky. Look south anytime after dark, and you'll see the red planet Mars just a couple of degrees from bright star ...

The moon will be only 61% illuminated and not quite so dazzling, making this upcoming occultation easy to see and enjoy.

The Moon and Spica rise early this morning (shortly after midnight on the 20th ... appearing to the star’s lower right in the post-sunset sky. This region is visible roughly all night long ...

Here's everything you need to know about stargazing and the night sky ... midnight for the arrival on the horizon of an 81%-lit waning gibbous moon. Look below the moon, and you'll see a bright ...

Mars has now risen to the rank of the fifth brightest object in the pre-midnight evening sky, rivaled only by the moon, Venus, Jupiter and the brightest of all stars, Sirius. In contrast ...

Wednesday, February 5 First Quarter Moon occurs at 3:02 A.M. EST. Nearly half a day later, the Moon passes 5° north of Uranus ...

With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial events, ...

Mars will appear to make an ultraclose approach to the moon on Sunday, after Jupiter had a turn earlier this week. Here's how to get the best view of the rare conjunction.

Californians watching the sky in February have the chance to view a parade of planets and a snow moon. The planetary ...

Californians watching the sky in February ... The full moon is set to move above the horizon in the east around sunset and reach its apex around midnight. A nearly full pre-Halloween moon rises ...