Astronomers measure distances in the sky in degrees, a complete circle being 360 degrees. The moon takes 27.3 days to complete its 360 degree trip around the sky, so moves 13.2 degrees in one night.

Look above the moon, and you'll see the Pleiades open star cluster of stars, which the moon occulted last night. Look again an hour after the moonrise, and you'll see the bright planet Jupiter ...

While this blue-white star sits 79 light-years distant from our sun, it shines brightly, giving Jupiter a little competition in the night sky. The dragon’s shower.

The crescent moon joins Mars, Venus and some of the brightest stars to kick off the summer 2024 skywatching season. Last month, we called attention to a celestial assembly involving the moon, two ...

Reaching its first quarter stage on April 9, the moon will appear prominent in the evening sky. It will be visible starting around 7:47 p.m. EDT (2347 GMT) and set in the middle of the night ...

Stars and “shooting stars” aside, this week also sees a gorgeous conjunction of a razor-thin crescent Moon and the bight Venus. That will be worth getting up early for. Tuesday, July 26, 2022 ...

The moon is seen through the open canopy of the Kryoneri Observatory, before the telescope tracks a green comet named Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), in Kryoneri, Greece, February 1, 2023.

What To See In The Night Sky This Week: November 21-27, 2022. This week features a New Moon, which means two things—it’s a great week for both stargazing and, slightly beforehand, crescent ...

Before heading out to photograph the night sky, check the Weather page in the Times or online for the phases of the moon. Look for when the moon will be full, when it rises and when it sets.

The crescent Moon forms a lovely sight with the Morning Star before dawn on 24 and 25 April. 5 April, 3.15am: First Quarter Moon near Mars 12 April: Moon near Spica ...