Today, Nov. 10, 2024, the moon is 9 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 66% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky. Some nights when ...

The best time to view the Taurid meteor shower is around midnight when the shower's radiant (the spot in the sky from which ...

This evening, astronomy enthusiasts have an exciting opportunity to witness a beautiful phenomenon in the sky as the moon and ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern latitudes).

Back in the 2000s, Wells and her colleagues at Colorado State University analyzed the cases of nearly 12,000 dogs and cats treated at the school’s veterinary-medicine center; their study found that ...

The ‘half-Moon’ thus perceived in the west rises around noon, and sets about midnight. The first quarter further proceeds to expose more of the Moon in what is known as the Waxing Gibbous (Gibbous ...

The Moon's phases influence human emotions and actions, aligning with zodiac signs. Each lunar phase prompts specific ...

Sunrise: 6:41 A.M. Sunset: 4:46 P.M. Moonrise: 2:25 P.M. Moonset: 1:23 A.M. The bright waxing gibbous Moon is already well above the eastern horizon as darkness falls after sunset this evening.

The Royal Museum Greenwich describes the Taurids as "a slow and long-lasting meteor shower", taking place annually from late ...

November’s major meteor shower ramps up as the Moon reaches perigee shortly before its Full phase in the sky this week.

If you are interested in Hindu mythology, there is a fascinating story behind the fading phase of the moon, known as Chandra's waxing and waning. In the Mahabharata, specifically in the Shalya ...