"If the moon and a planet are near Castor and Pollux you have an impressive show." From our earthly perspective, the moon and Mars will appear closest to each other at around 8 p.

Of all the phases that the moon goes through over 29.5 days, a waxing gibbous is probably the most frequently observed. The word gibbous is derived from the Latin gibbus, which literally means "hump." ...

This tendency to “wander” relative to the stars is where the word “planet” comes from (based on the ... April 5 – 6 Saturday night into Sunday morning, April 5 to 6, the waxing gibbous moon, Mars, and ...

New Moon, waxing crescent, First Quarter, waxing gibbous, Full Moon, waning gibbous, Last Quarter, and waning crescent. A cycle starting from one Full Moon to its next counterpart, termed the ...

3. First Quarter The Moon is now a quarter of the way through its monthly journey and you see half of its illuminated side. 4. Waxing Gibbous Now most of the Moon's dayside has come into view ...

first quarter moon, waxing gibbous moon, full moon, waning gibbous moon, last quarter moon, waning crescent moon. The 'full moon' phase is as close as we come to seeing the sun's illumination of ...

The Moon, in its waxing crescent phase where only 16 per cent of its surface is illuminated, will cruise past the cluster, also known as M45, and cover some of its brightest stars. Its dim ...

This week's full moon will come with a special treat – a total lunar eclipse, which will turn the moon a spooky blood red color. While the eclipse will last from 1:47 a.m. EDT to 4:10 a.m. EDT ...

Kiichiro Sato/Associated Press Supported by By Aimee Ortiz From Thursday night into Friday morning, the Earth’s shadow gradually overtook the moon’s typically bright white face, which took on ...