The moon moves from west to east on its daily trek. It makes a complete circuit of the sky from new moon to new moon in about 29.5 days, an interval commonly known as a lunar month. As the moon moves ...

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On a specified date, the Moon will pass 0.8° north of Venus and 1.3° north of Regulus (magnitude 1.4), with Venus and Regulus separated by less than 0.5°. This celestial trio will rise around 4:30 A.M ...

The moon-planet-star trio are among the brightest objects in our solar system, meaning the impending conjunction should be incredibly easy to spot. A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at ...

Rare conjunction of moon, Venus, Regulus to light up sky will take place on September 19. This celestial event will bring together the crescent moon, the planet Venus, and the star Regulus in a close ...