The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

Mighty Jupiter stands high in the east at sunset, dominating the stars of Taurus the Bull as they begin to appear in the ...

According to NASA, a lunar occultation occurs when the moon passes in front of an object ... a solar eclipse — when the moon obscures the sun — but much less grand. Lunar occultations can ...

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

Usually, the moon passes above or below the sun from our vantage point, but occasionally it passes right in front of the sun, and we get a solar eclipse. Giuseppe Donatiello is an Italian amateur ...

and the "Red Planet" also will be remarkably bright thanks to an alignment opposite the sun. Here's what Hoosiers should know about January's full moon and other astronomical happenings.

"The first full moon of 2025 will pass in front of Mars, creating an event that will be visible from the continental United States, Mexico, Canada and western Africa," according to Space.com.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share The Wolf moon, the first full moon of the year, was expected to shine bright in the sky Monday night. The name “Wolf moon” refers to the first full ...

Times for the moon passing in front of Mars will vary ... meaning it’s directly opposite the sun from the vantage point of Earth. As the two planets travel along their orbital paths, Earth ...

While a solar eclipse involves the moon passing between the sun and the Earth ... 00:31 a.m. The entire event of the Earth passing in front of the moon—with the moon entering the Earth's ...

Travis Heying The Wichita Eagle A full moon that will pass in front of Mars can be seen from ... villages during the cold winter weather. The sun sets at 5:32 p.m. in Wichita on Jan. 13.