The second full moon of the year—arriving on February 12—takes its name from the dusting of snowfall common at this time of ...

Something rare is happening in the skies in the next few days — a black moon. This rare celestial event is due to an unusual calendar alignment: two new moons in one month. The first occurred on ...

However, the delicate crescent moon grabbed the spotlight by ... The final day of 2024 saw our natural satellite as a rare black moon, the second of two new moons in the same month.

And be sure to get outside after sunset tonight (Feb. 1). For that evening a lovely crescent moon will appear to snuggle up close to Venus, particularly for skywatchers across the Western Hemisphere.

Californians watching the sky in February have the chance to view a parade of planets and a snow moon. The planetary alignment that began in January will continue into February, according to ...

Venus will be near its maximum brightness, while the moon is both in its waxing crescent phase and at its monthly 'perigee'—its closest approach to Earth—10,500 miles nearer than average at ...

The crescent moon will appear in the middle ... Other names for the full moon in February include the eagle moon, the black bear moon, the groundhog moon and the hungry moon, according to the ...