"If the moon and a planet are near Castor and Pollux you have an impressive show." From our earthly perspective, the moon and Mars will appear closest to each other at around 8 p.

Our vast expanse of outer space provides endless star, moon, and planet gazing ... Even farmers are guided by the changing shape of the moon with a waxing crescent believed to be a good time ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern ... Near Capella are four other stars that with it form a pentagonal shape; the "bottom" star nearest Orion is Elnath, which was once "shared ...