Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Skywatchers looking east a couple of hours after dark this ...

Visibility and timing depend on your exact location, with the event unfolding between roughly 8:40 and 10:05 p.m. EST for those in the viewing zone On Monday, Feb. 2, a rare celestial alignment will ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What is the bright white star in the east right now?

If you've never seen the moon occult a bright star, tonight (Feb. 2, 2026) could be a night to remember — if geography is kind to you. Skywatchers in parts of North America and northwest Africa will ...

On the night of Feb. 2, skywatchers in eastern North America can see the moon occult Regulus — a rare event visible to the naked eye. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Skywatchers across parts of North America are getting front-row seats to a lunar occultation, where Luna makes one of the brightest stars in the night sky vanish Regulus, one of the brightest stars in ...

Regulus, one of the brightest stars in the sky, will briefly disappear behind the moon in a rare lunar occultation on Monday night The star will seem to “switch off” and reappear minutes later as the ...