The crescent moon will be visible 20 degrees above the western horizon at sunset on July 28, with Mars appearing as a bright point of light roughly four degrees to its upper right. Both Mars and the stars of the nearby constellation Virgo will grow more prominent as the glow of the setting sun gives way to the coming night.

The waxing crescent moon will not affect the shower this year. The Southern Delta-Aquariids shower, produced by debris dropped from the periodic Comet 96P/Machholz, commonly generates 15-20 ...

Look west at sunset to find the razor-thin crescent moon hanging less than 10 degrees above the horizon. Regulus will appear as a blue-white point of light roughly 1 degree to the lower right of the moon 's glowing edge, becoming more prominent as the sun slips further below the horizon.

This thin waxing crescent is observed for a short period as the moon gets lower in the western skies after sunset. Related: When Is the Next Blood Moon? Go Ahead and Mark Those Calendars!

The moon will be joined by seven planets right after sunset on the night of Feb. 28. ... Uranus, Jupiter and Mars — will join the waxing crescent moon in the sky just after sunset.

As we await the waxing crescent moon sighting, Eid al-Fitr will be on Sunday, March 30, according to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia's pre-determined calendar per Middle East Eye.