As the lunar cycle draws closer to its conclusion, skywatchers tonight will witness one of the moon’s quietest phases, the Waning Crescent. On Thursday, September 19, the moon will appear only 5 per ...

The delicate waning crescent Moon stands directly to the left of the bright planet Venus before dawn. An hour before sunrise, the pair is some 10° high in the east, easily visible together in Pisces ...

The Moon is now situated between magnitude 1.1 Saturn and magnitude –4.5 Venus in the east an hour before dawn. If you were outside yesterday morning, you’ll note that the Moon is now a thinner ...