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.
A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin crescent moon. This celestial phenomenon is called a ...
What is the moon phase today? Today, Feb. 4, 2025, the moon is 6 days old, in the waxing crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 43% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...
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 ...