Tonight, the skies will offer some fascinating celestial events, featuring a special rendezvous between the crescent Moon and the planet Mercury. If you’re lucky enough to catch the show, you’ll see the Moon gliding by the tiny planet in the early evening sky,

On Wednesday, clear skies over most of the region allowed for good viewing of the Mercury conjunction with the moon.

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. February 18: The Moon meets Mercury Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation (18°) at 1 P.M. EST. You can catch the solar system's smallest planet in the evening sky,

When Muslims arriving in the UK tried to sight the new crescent Moon, they would often struggle – in part due to a very British problem: the cloudy weather.

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Today has been confirmed as the first day of Ramadan by Saudi Arabia. But for Muslims in the UK, the start of the holiest month of the Islamic year can differ.

A slender crescent moon will appear close to Saturn just after sunset tonight, Jan. 22, creating a brief but striking celestial pairing low in the western sky The best viewing window is about 30 to 60 minutes after sunset, with the moon setting before ...

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 AccuWeather. Earth's celestial neighbor appeared at the top of ...