Find bright Jupiter and Mars before sunrise, the gibbous Moon after sunset, and Saturn through a telescope. Learn how ...

Investigations by NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope studies brown dwarfs, bodies heated from within, but do not revolve around a host star.

The waxing crescent moon returns to the evening sky and appears near Antares. Look for earthshine and photograph the pair after sunset.

Find Jupiter and Mars before sunrise, Saturn after sunset, and Uranus near the Pleiades. See the moon phase and observing ...

March 30, 2026: Venus shines low in the west after sunset while Jupiter stands high in the south-southwest. The moon nears full in front of Leo, with Regulus and Denebola marking the Lion’s outline.

October 26. 2025: At this season, Arcturus appears before sunrise and after sunset, while the moon shines near Sagittarius. Learn how bright stars like Arcturus, Vega, and Capella trace long paths ...

Mars continues to close the gap to Jupiter before sunrise while the waxing crescent moon appears near Antares after sunset.

Chicago, Illinois: Sunrise, 6:59 a.m. CDT; Sunset, 6:15 p.m. CDT. Times are calculated by the US Naval Observatory’s MICA computer program. Check local sources for sunrise and sunset times. Chart ...

Jupiter, noticeably dimmer than Venus, is the bright star high in the southeastern sky before sunrise. It slowly rambles eastward in front of Gemini near the Twins, Castor and Pollux. The Jovian Giant ...

Chicago, Illinois: Sunrise, 6:53 a.m. CDT; Sunset, 6:24 p.m. CDT. Times are calculated by the US Naval Observatory’s MICA computer program. Check local sources for sunrise and sunset times. This ...

Notice that a nearly “pure” Harvest Moon occurs when the full moon and the equinox occurs on the same date in 2029. Traditionally, the full moon’s light at this season aided the fall harvest that ...

Chicago, Illinois: Sunrise, 7:00 a.m. CDT; Sunset, 6:14 p.m. CDT. Times are calculated by the US Naval Observatory’s MICA computer program. Check local sources for sunrise and sunset times. NASA is ...