Those planets will serve as the “eyes” of the smiley face, while the waxing crescent moon will ... outshine the sliver of the moon that will be visible over the horizon. The two “eyes ...

Mars will be at its closest point to the waxing crescent Moon of Shawwal. People in Qatar will be able to view both Mars and the Moon with the bare eye towards the southern horizon, from after ...

April 1: Highlight of the Month — Young Earthshine moon and Pleiades Star Cluster The four-day old waxing ... eastern horizon, brilliant Venus will be above Saturn and the waning Crescent ...

The Moon, in its waxing crescent phase where only 16 per cent ... about 30 degrees above the western horizon, according to In The Sky. From London, the pair will become visible at 9.24pm.

Among the highlights is a rare alignment featuring a trio of heavenly bodies: Venus, Saturn, and a delicate waxing crescent ... The Moon will rise near the eastern horizon shortly before dawn ...

(Scott Sutherland, moon graphics from NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio, planet conjunctions courtesy Stellarium) The Waxing ... a Waning Crescent Moon will appear above the horizon around ...

Eyes to the sky for the month of April, for a chance to spot debris from two different comets streaking through our night skies, and the smallest Full Moon ... eastern horizon before dawn April 21-22 ...

blazing in the western sky in close proximity to the waxing crescent moon. Both will be visible in the same region as the constellation Taurus, around 30º from the horizon. On April 1 ...

At this time, you'll also see a waxing or waning Crescent Moon close to the horizon, and it comes with the bonus of Earthshine. Although 50% of the Moon is constantly being illuminated by the Sun, ...

Second, during the waxing phases, the angle the moon makes to the sun opens up wider and wider, exposing more of the moon to ...

Skywatchers can enjoy a celestial alignment of the crescent moon, Venus, and Saturn on April 25, with Mercury visible near ...