The Last Quarter Moon floats in the predawn sky, preparing to occult the Pleiades from some parts of the world.

The waning Moon passes Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury before dawn, while Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in the sky this week.

In the early morning hours of August 16-17, 2025, the moon will sweep close to the Pleiades open star cluster. This celestial event also features Uranus lurking unseen nearby.

When the moon completes the first quarter of its journey around Earth this morning at 5:41 a.m. Its 90-degree angle between ...

The moon's crescent limb will cloak and uncover stars from the iconic cluster before sunrise.

The moon will sweep close to the Pleiades open star cluster in the early morning hours of Aug. 16-17, with the ice giant ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this week as the moon aligns with one of the most beautiful star clusters in the sky. According ...

The glorious August sky continues to deliver beauty. Not only has this week seen the peak of the Perseids meteor shower, two planetary conjunctions, and a planetary alignment, but if you wake up early ...

Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night During the overnight hours of Feb. 5-6, the moon will pass through the famous Pleiades star cluster while one day past its half-lit first quarter phase.

During the morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 22, skywatchers across much of the western US will be able to watch as a waning gibbous moon — 75 percent illuminated by the sun — crosses in front of ...

The moon and the Pleiades will disappear from view when they set at around 1:31 a.m. EST (0631 GMT) on Saturday morning (Feb. 17). Related: Night sky, February 2024: What you can see tonight [maps] ...

Cynthia Lapp of Duluth photographed this scene on March 31st that includes the moon (top) along with Orion (left, below), the Hyades star cluster and the Pleiades and Venus. Simply beautiful ...