The moon is not capable of producing its own light, so what we see from Earth is a reflection of the sun's light shining on ...

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Friday's crescent moon brings the first night of Ramadan. But guess what? There will be a planetary alignment in the sky, too. Here's what to know.

Ramadan commences when a small sliver of the moon, known in astronomical terms as the “waxing crescent,” emerges and becomes visible. And that’s true across the Islamic world. But from there, things ...

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

About a half-hour after sunset look low toward the west-southwest horizon to see a lovely waxing crescent moon, with brilliant Venus situated above and to its right and Mercury below and to its right.

Ramadan is expected to begin at the end of February. What is Ramadan? Here's all you need to know about a special time of the year for Muslims.

The crescent moon has a famously lofty place in Arab and Islamic culture. A symbol of transformation, it signals the beginning and end of every month of the Hijri calendar.Even now, astronomers and ...