Tonight and tomorrow night, let the moon show you the constellation Taurus the Bull on the great dome of sky. How to recognize the Bull’s 2 most prominent features, here.

Bruce McClure

February 22, 2018

Moon and Aries on February 21

Tonight - February 21, 2018 - watch the waxing crescent moon light up the evening sky as it dances along the southern boundary of the constellation Aries the Ram.

Bruce McClure

February 21, 2018

Peek at moon’s far side on February 20

Of course, the far side of the moon stays hidden from Earth, for the most part. But lunar libration brings a bit of the usually-hidden western limb of the moon into view tonight.

Bruce McClure

February 20, 2018

Moon and Uranus February 19 and 20

The waxing crescent moon and the planet Uranus are in front of the constellation Pisces the Fishes.

Bruce McClure

February 19, 2018

Young moon and Venus February 16 to 18

This weekend is a wonderful time to start looking for Venus after sunset. Seeing Venus is a challenge now, but the moon will point the way.

Bruce McClure

February 16, 2018

Partial solar eclipse on February 15

The new moon will take a bite out of the solar disk to stage a partial eclipse of the sun on February 15, 2018.

Bruce McClure

February 15, 2018

Moon closest to Saturn before sunup February 11

Saturn is the most distant and slowest-moving world that you can easily see with the unaided eye. Let the moon show it to you Sunday morning.

Bruce McClure

February 10, 2018

Bruce McClure

Bruce McClure served as lead writer for EarthSky's popular Tonight pages from 2004 to 2021, when he opted for a much-deserved retirement. You can still find many articles at EarthSky.org that were originally written by Bruce, and which the EarthSky editors still update regularly. Bruce is a sundial aficionado, whose love for the heavens has taken him to Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and sailing in the North Atlantic, where he earned his celestial navigation certificate through the School of Ocean Sailing and Navigation. He also wrote and hosted public astronomy programs and planetarium programs in and around his home in upstate New York. Bruce he loves cycles of all kinds! You can still find many articles at EarthSky with Bruce's name on them, exploring the various, intricate cycles of the sky.