Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. February 18: The Moon meets Mercury Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation (18°) at 1 P.M. EST. You can catch the solar ...

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When Muslims arriving in the UK tried to sight the new crescent Moon, they would often struggle – in part due to a very British problem: the cloudy weather.

Ramadan 2026 likely begins February 18 in Gulf countries and February 19 in India; Muslims await moon sighting, Sehri, Iftar, and prayers.

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Earth's shadow has two main regions: the outer shadow, called the penumbra, and the inner shadow, known as the umbra. The ...

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The second full moon of 2026 is just days away. February's Full Snow Moon is set to rise on Sunday evening, Feb. 1, turning the wintry chaos into a celestial encore. Don't miss any of our unbiased ...

February’s full moon—also known as the “Snow Moon”, for how the month is typically the snowiest in the U.S.—is set to grace the skies on February 1. In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver, who visited ...

Adding to the sky show is Regulus, one of the brightest stars visible from Earth, and a beacon steeped in myth and prestige February’s Snow Moon reaches its peak of fullness at dusk on Feb. 1, rising ...