Celestial Bodies

Planets Moon Stars Comets Moons Asteroids Sun Natural Satellites Jupiter Dwarf Planets

Beaver Supermoon Will Light Up the Night on November 5

The full phase falls hours from perigee, yielding a subtle increase in apparent size and brightness.

Last Quarter Moon Draws Close to Jupiter Overnight in Easy Sky Show

October Night Sky: Saturn Takes the Evening Stage as Ceres, Comets and Orionids Highlight the Month

Moon Brushes Past Saturn as Pre-Dawn Five-Planet Parade Continues

Total Lunar Eclipse on September 7 to Produce a Red Moon, Briefly Visible From France

8% Crescent Moon Meets Mars Low in the West Tonight

Last Chance Today to See Crescent Moon Join Six-Planet Pre-Dawn Lineup

Crescent Moon Joins Ongoing Six-Planet Pre-Dawn Parade

Moon Remains 88% Lit as Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks

Moon Passes Within Half-Degree of Antares in Tonight’s Sky

Earth’s Aphelion and Mercury’s Greatest Elongation Usher in July’s Night Sky Highlights

June’s Night Sky Brings Mars-Regulus Encounter, ‘Strawberry Moon’ and Peak Daylight

May Sky Guide: Southern Hemisphere Highlights Planetary Alignments and Constellations

Rare 'Smiley Face' Planetary Alignment to Light Up the Sky on April 25

February 2025 Sky Highlights: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Rare Lunar Occultations

January’s Planetary Parade Offers Stunning Night Sky Views

2024's Final Full Moon, the Cold Moon, to Light Up Skies on December 15

Leonid Meteor Shower to Light Up November Skies

October 2024 Skywatching: Supermoon, Meteor Showers, and a Rare Comet

Stunning Lunar Occultation of Saturn Captured in Astrophotography