Find the Moon’s illumination, distance, and latitude for any time on any date. Check the best dates and timings to see shooting stars from your location.

Find the Moon’s illumination, distance, and latitude for any time on any date. Check the best dates and timings to see shooting stars from your location. What Is a Conjunction? Two astronomical bodies appear to meet in the sky—but it’s an illusion.

Explore the current phase of the moon, its rise and set times, nightly motion across the sky, and discover lunar features with our interactive map. Stay informed about the celestial movements above.

The map shows day and night on Earth and the positions of the Sun (subsolar point) and the Moon (sublunar point) right now.

Feb 6, 2013 · From the moon, the sky always looks black, even during the lunar day when the sun is shining in the moon’s sky. Here on Earth, our planet’s spin on its axis carries us from daylight to...

Moonrise and moonset are times when the upper limb of the Moon appears above the horizon and disappears below it, respectively. The exact times depend on the lunar phase and declination, as well as the observer's location.

Use this form to visualize the position of Solar System objects at given date and time on an interactive sky map. This observing guide helps you plan your Solar System observations. It's divided into three sections, detailing visible objects for …

MoonCalc shows the motion of the Moon and Moon phase for a particular day at a particular location. You can see the moon positions for moon rising , selected time and Moonset . The thin yellow-colored curve shows the trajectory of the moon.

Right now, from the selected location (Greenwich, UK), The Moon can be observed looking in the South-South-East direction at an altitude of 53.07 degrees above the horizon (view The Moon position on a interactive sky map).

Astronomy info from the Old Farmer's Almanac—including rise and set times for the Moon, Sun, and planets, full Moon names and dates, Moon phases, eclipse dates, meteor showers, and more.