The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars in the night sky tonight. As the sun sets this evening (Feb. 9), the moon ...

the moon will be hugging the horizon. Mars disappears behind the moon there at 5:03 a.m. local time on Feb. 10; but at that point, the moon will be only about 2 degrees in altitude; the moon sets ...

Times for the moon passing in front of Mars will vary, so be sure to check your favorite sky-watching app. For those on the US East Coast, Mars will disappear behind the bottom of the moon around ...

Mars will appear to make an ultraclose approach to the moon on Sunday, after Jupiter had a turn earlier this week. Here's how to get the best view of the rare conjunction.

Mars will hide behind the wolf moon Monday night as a result of a phenomenon known as an occultation, a fancy word that ...

Jay caught the lunar occultation of Mars at several different points throughout the event, which lasted for just under an hour as the Red Planet passed behind the moon before reappearing again on ...

Tonight (Jan. 13), bright Mars will disappear behind the full Wolf Moon for several hours before reappearing on the other side. It's the only lunar occultation of Mars visible from the U.S. this year.

Cincinnati Observatory Astronomer Wes Ryle says it'll be easy to see Mars disappear behind the moon without a telescope. "The nice thing about this event is that right before and right after it ...

The Wolf Moon will reach its peak fullness at 5:27 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13. It will rise in the sky about an hour earlier, at 4:28 p.m. ET, and remain visible until 8:09 a.m. ET the next ...

In reality, the moon and Mars will be separated by around 68 million miles (109 million kilometers). Read more: February full moon 2025: See Mars disappear behind the Snow Moon ...