A: The so called Luna, half moon, or sickle of the moon, also waning and waxing moon, is a sign of fertility, related to life and death, and thus a popular symbol in many religions ... half moon, ...

After the sun and the moon, the planet Venus is the brightest astronomical object in the night sky. The close conjunction of Venus and a crescent moon will be visible once more this year ...

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

The next new moon will occur on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:45 p.m. EDT (00:45 on Feb. 28). A new moon occurs when the moon is directly between Earth and the sun ... just a thin crescent is present ...

The inevitable consequence of that waning crescent Moon is that it’s getting closer to the Sun, and today it gets lost in its glare completely so will become invisible. Get outside stargazing ...