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

On Wednesday, July 23, just before sunrise, a slender crescent moon will appear near brilliant Jupiter in the east-northeastern sky. Here's when, where and how to see it.

The phases of the Moon The phases of the Moon are: New Moon, waxing crescent, First Quarter, waxing gibbous, Full Moon, waning gibbous, Last Quarter, and waning crescent.