May 28-31, 2025: The evening crescent moon waxes each evening, passing bright stars in the western sky after sunset.
Category: Sky Watching
2025, May 27: Thin Lunar Crescent After Sunset
May 27, 2025: Look for a thin lunar crescent in the western sky after nightfall near Jupiter.
2025, May 26: Blaze Star, Where are You?
May 26, 2025: The Blaze Star, known as T Coronae Borealis, is expected to erupt. Where is it in the sky?
2025, May 24-25: Venus, Saturn, Moon in Predawn East
May 24-25, 2025: Brilliant Venus, Saturn, and the moon are lined up across the eastern horizon before daybreak. Jupiter and Mars are in the evening sky.
2025, May 23: Morning Venus-Moon Conjunction
May 23, 2025: Do not miss this pretty Venus-Moon conjunction before sunrise in the eastern sky. Saturn is nearby.
2025, May 22: Predawn Saturn-Moon Conjunction
May 22, 2025: Before sunrise, a Saturn-Moon conjunction occurs in the eastern sky. Brilliant Venus is nearby.
2025, May 21-24: Venus, Saturn, Morning Moon
May 21-24: The morning crescent moon passes brilliant Venus and Saturn before sunrise in the eastern sky before daybreak.
2025, May 20: Fomalhaut’s Heliacal Rising
May 20, 2025: The Last Quarter moon appears above Fomalhaut as it makes its first morning appearance, known as the heliacal rising.
2025, May 19: Morning Moon, Bright Planets
May 19, 2025: The bright morning moon is in the southern sky, while Venus and Saturn are visible before sunrise. Jupiter and Mars shine after sundown.
2025, May 16-18: Morning Moon, Teapot
May 16-18, 2028: The morning gibbous moon is with the Teapot in the southern sky before sunrise.