The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

A stunning Blood Moon March 13/14 caps off plenty of planetary action and sparkling stars in the sky this week.

The moon enters its new phase for February 2025 tonight, leaving the skies nice and dark for observing many bright planets currently visible in the night sky.

The Red Planet sets at 3:47 a.m. local time on Feb ... By 8:00 p.m. Jupiter is the north-northwest, 31 degrees above the horizon with Aldebaran above it, rather than below. In Buenos Aires ...

The noon Sun stands directly over Earth’s equator at 5:01 a.m. EDT on March 20. This point is the vernal equinox, or simply ...

One of this month's skywatching highlights is a total lunar eclipse on the night of March 13 — or more precisely, on the morning of the 14th when the Earth gets between the moon and the sun, and we ...

In March the bright winter constellations of Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Gemini, Taurus and Auriga fill the southern sky stretching all the way to zenith — the point directly overhead. Directly ...

Lunar and solar eclipses often chase each other. On March 29, New Yorkers can enjoy their morning coffee with a partial solar ...

Currently gliding through Gemini’s stars, Mars has fascinated humanity for millennia—from ancient cultures who named it for ...