When to see the beautiful sight of a crescent moon and Venus this weekend as the “Evening Star” returns to shine all summer.

The equinox, occurring on March 20 this year, marks the point when day and night are nearly equal worldwide. Astronomically, ...

Look west after sunset on March 19 to try spotting a razor-thin crescent moon less than 24 hours old with brilliant Venus ...

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan will come to an end this week with Eid-ul-Fitr 2026 and a beautiful conjunction of a ...

After sunset on 20 March, look up to catch the earthshine, when the unlit face of the moon will be faintly visible ...

One of the best naked-eye stargazing sights of the year is on offer to skywatchers this week — if you can rise before the sun Friday (Sept. 19). Just before sunrise, the crescent moon, the brilliant ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Ask any stargazer for their top five sights and you’ll ...

A brilliant “star” blazing after sunset isn’t a star at all — it’s Venus, now the Evening Star and heading toward its ...

Observe the waxing crescent moon near the Pleiades tonight, March 23. Learn when and where to see the cluster, including ...

A trio of planets accompanied the moon in the sky on Friday, Dec. 10. Jupiter, Saturn and Venus fell in line with the crescent moon in the southwestern sky shortly after nightfall, according to ...