This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

This lunar phase sees the moon roughly between the Earth and the sun, making the moon invisible but the night skies free from moonlight ... In the coming evenings, a crescent moon will appear ...

(Image: Claire Tessier) The light from a Waxing Crescent Moon is a sliver of silver that ... find a dark location free from light pollution, and fill your eyesight with as much of the sky as ...

to an early-setting crescent moon on March 12 creates 12 nights free from moonlight that will be perfect for stargazing—clear skies allowing. That will make it a great time to see zodiacal light ...