On Friday, July 17, 2026, a 17%-lit waxing crescent moon will shine just to the left of Venus in the west after dark.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The arrival of a New Supermoon makes this weekend ideal for ...

Tonight the sky is staging a compact, graceful performance: a slender crescent moon sliding in beside Saturn, with distant Neptune completing a rare triple alignment. For a few hours after sunset and ...

Tonight, Tuesday, February 17, 2026, marks a pivotal moment for Muslims in Saudi Arabia and across much of the Islamic world with the official crescent moon sighting that will determine the start of ...