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Six-Planet Alignment Peaks Feb. 28 With Mercury Best Spotted This Weekend

Most viewers will catch bright Jupiter, as fainter planets typically require binoculars or a telescope.

Six-Planet Parade To Brighten Post-Sunset Skies Late February

Snow Moon Glows Over UK After Weekend Peak

Snow Moon Peaks as February Sky Show Gets Underway

Snow Moon Lights Up Germany, With Best Remaining Views Forecast Tonight in the Northeast

Snow Moon to Shine on Feb. 1, Reaching Peak at 22:09 GMT

Pakistan Sets Shaban for Jan. 21 as UAE Begins a Day Earlier

Pakistan Declares Dec. 22 as First of Rajab After Nationwide Crescent Sighting

Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Dec. 13–14 With Dark Skies and Up to 150 Meteors an Hour

Geminids to Peak This Weekend With Best Views Late Saturday Into Early Sunday

Cold Moon Supermoon Peaks on Dec. 4, Most Extreme Until 2042

Supermoon Leads December’s Sky Highlights on Dec. 4, Observatory Confirms

December Sky Watch: Supermoon on Dec. 5, Geminids Peak Dec. 13–14

Beaver Supermoon Will Light Up the Night on November 5

Total Lunar Eclipse to Turn Harvest Moon Red on September 7

8% Crescent Moon Meets Mars Low in the West Tonight

‘Black Moon’ New Moon Darkens the Night on August 23

Rare 'Black Moon' New Moon Occurs in Virgo Overnight Aug. 22–23

Seasonal ‘Black Moon’ Arrives Early Saturday, Bringing Prime Dark Skies for Stargazers

Black Moon on August 23 Will Darken Skies as Perseids Fade