Watch for the day-and-a-half old moon to appear low in the west shortly after sunset tonight. Binoculars will more clearly show the moon's complete outline. Direct sunlight illuminates the crescent.

For the next few nights, the moon will be a narrow crescentin the western sky after sunset. New moon, when the moon is between the Earth and the sun,was on Nov. 16, and the moon is now moving towards ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The 4-day-old waxing crescent Moon. (Photo by: Alan ...

There’s something mesmerizing about a slim crescent moon hanging low in the sky at dusk or dawn. It lacks the brilliancy of a full moon or the high altitude above the horizon where we find an evening ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A green circle pairs the crescent moon and venus in the night sky. An eye-catching pairing of the two brightest objects in the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Do you have a favorite phase of the moon? Romantics will almost certainly be drawn to the full ...