Sky Guides
Clocks Go Back November 1: What Changes in the Night Sky
At 2 AM on Sunday, November 1, 2026, clocks in most of the United States and Canada go back to 1 AM, and the sky does not care…
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Sky Guides
Why the Moon Rises Later Each Night and Sometimes Not at All
The Moon rises about 50 minutes later each day on average, because it moves eastward around its orbit by roughly 13 degrees a day and the Earth has…
Planets
Moon, Mars and Jupiter Gather at Dawn on November 2, 2026
Before dawn on Monday, November 2, 2026, the waning crescent Moon sits about one degree from Mars, with Jupiter six degrees further along the same line and the…
Sky Guides
Moon Covers the Pleiades on October 27, 2026: How to Watch
On the evening of Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the Moon passes in front of the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters star cluster, and from much of North America you…
This Week's Sky
Night Sky This Week: October 19 to 25, 2026
The Moon grows from a half to the Hunter’s Moon this week, which makes it a week for bright targets: Saturn beside the Moon on Friday and Saturday,…
Full Moon
What Is a Supermoon? Dates, Definitions and the Facts
A supermoon is a full moon that happens when the Moon is near the closest point of its orbit to Earth, so it looks a little larger and…
Gardening by the Moon
Autumn Gardening by the Moon: Bulbs, Garlic and Clean-Up
Autumn is the waning-Moon gardener’s season. The jobs that matter now, planting garlic and spring bulbs, putting in trees and perennials, pruning, clearing beds and turning compost, are…
Sky Guides
Why Do We Always See the Same Side of the Moon?
Look at the Moon tonight, then look again next month, next year or in fifty years: the same dark patches, the same bright rays, the same face. The…
Planets
Venus Disappears: Inferior Conjunction on October 24, 2026
Venus is about to vanish. For months it has been the Evening Star low in the west after sunset, but it has been sinking lower every week, and…