The now-6-percent-illuminated crescent Moon lies to Venus’ lower left in the evening sky as the two slowly sink in the west after sunset. Below them, Mercury is fainter than Venus but still ...

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.

The crescent that appears after the February new moon on March 1 will mark the beginning ... respectively, to the left and right of Mars. The Red Planet sets at 3:47 a.m. local time on Feb ...

But what unites all Muslims is the observance of the new crescent moon in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. For instance, in Saudi Arabia, where Islam was first established by the prophet ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, February 28 Venus is a prominent fixture in the evening sky, still hanging on at magnitude –4.8 and setting nearly three hours after ...