Turn your eyes to the southeast sky late on Feb. 9, into the early hours of Feb. 10 to see the last quarter moon rise among the stars of the constellation Libra, as vast lunar craters and sweeping mountain ranges are thrown into relief on its ancient surface.
February's third quarter moon phase will occur at 10:48 a.m. EST (1548 GMT) — during the daylight hours for stargazers in North America — when the left side of the lunar disk will appear bathed in direct sunlight, while the right is hidden under a veil of impenetrable shadow.
