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

As it grows, it is known as a waxing moon, and gradually increases from a waxing "crescent" (for its shape into the first quarter moon. As it continues to brighten, it takes on an oblong ...

The South Taurid and North Taurid meteor showers peak in early November. Here's everything you need to know about this month's doubleheader of shooting stars.

This means we see the Moon’s phases from Earth as different shapes. Waxing crescent Moon – less than half of the visible surface is illuminated (starts as a thin, curved sliver) and getting ...

November’s night sky offers Venus and a crescent moon shining together as five planets emerge after sunset and a “Super ...

Monday evening (Nov. 4), the night before Election Day, will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest ...

Following is a list of different lunar phases, moonrise and moonset timings for each day in the month of November. Date Phase Moon Rise Moon Set November 01 New Moon 7:35 am Nov 01, 5:42 pm November ...

Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory astronomer Eric McLaughlin shares a notable celestial event to check out this month.

Popularized in the 1940s, waxing is a floor-finishing technique in which clear or colored wax, made of a blend of solvents and synthetic and/or natural waxes like beeswax or carnauba, is applied ...

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 ...

SANDUSKY — A waxing crescent moon shone upon the westward drive for the Chagrin Falls girls side’s Division IV state semifinal against Ottawa-Glandorf at Sandusky Perkins. It was poetic for what the ...