As it travels, the Moon’s shape – or phase – alters as different amounts of its surface are lit up by the Sun’s rays, Nigel ...

Venus dominates the dawn sky. She reaches greatest western elongation, 46 degrees ahead of the rising sun, on June 1, and ...

The moon will appear to skip over Mars between the nights of May 31 and June 1, appearing to grow ever larger ahead of its ...

Mare Crisium, or the 'Sea of Crises', can be spotted on the night of May 30 as an oval-shaped dark patch on the moon's ...

In the coming days the moon will form a waxing crescent, which will grow steadily larger in the run-up to its first quarter phase, which will happen on Sunday, May 4. It may be possible at this ...

Astronomers expect the crescent moon marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Dhul Qadah to be visible in most parts of the world on Monday, April 28, 2025, according to calculations released ...

On the mornings of 24 April and 25 April, the Moon, Venus and Saturn will form a ‘smiley face’ in the sky (although you may have to bend your neck and squint a bit). NASA said: "Around April 24th and ...

The Shawwal Moon sighting committee in several countries declared Sunday, March 30, as the first day of Eid Al Fitr. Many in the Islamic world noticed the crescent Moon appearing larger than usual ...

However, this year was an exceptionally rare occasion when Muslims worldwide geared up to sight the Ramadan moon on the same night. This happened because Muslims in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh ...

The Islamic calendar follows the lunar cycle, meaning that months begin with the sighting of the crescent moon. As a result, the start of Ramadan varies each year according to the Gregorian calendar.

The Kingdom of Morocco officially announces that Sunday, March 2, is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, due to the lack of confirmation of the sighting of the crescent moon Friday evening.