Across the United States, the moon will rise in the late morning and be visible until it sets around midnight some 13 or 14 hours later, depending on your specific location.

(Remember: Your fist held out at arm's length equals roughly 10 degrees in the sky.)

(Image credit: Celestron)The first quarter phase is one of four in the moon's cycle as it orbits Earth, which lasts 29.5 days.

Next up for lunar observers will be the full Snow Moon on Feb. 5, but before then, you'll have a chance to see a comet.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is now visible in the night sky, and it will reach perigee, or its closest point to Earth during its orbit, on Feb. 1.

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