The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward around the ecliptic once in 18.61 years (6,798 days). This drift carries ...

A full moon will rise in the sky this week but will it still be that way by the time Valentine's Day rolls around? No, but it ...

If you're an avid moon-watcher, you might notice that our moon appears just a tiny bit smaller in the night sky tonight. On Monday (Feb. 17), the moon reaches what's known as apogee — its ...

February's full moon, nicknamed the "snow moon," will be visible in the night sky, coinciding with snowy conditions in New ...

February is a close second with average snowfall of 4.1 inches. The full moon comes amid a "planet parade" in the sky. NASA defines those as being able to see multiple planets at once. In total, six ...

The total lunar eclipse will start late on the night of March 13 and will end in the early hours of March 14, according to ...

The Moon passes 0.3° south of the bright red giant star Antares at 7 P.M. EST. However, the pair isn’t visible this evening, as they’ll rise in the early-morning sky, so we’ll feature them ...

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

Californians watching the sky in February have the chance to view a parade of planets and a snow moon. The planetary alignment that began in January will continue into February, according to ...