I read in a magazine 2 days ago that it is Venus.
Earth is the only known planet with a moon of the right size and distance to entirely block the light of the sun, producing a total solar eclipse. Partial solar eclipses (a moon passing between the sun and the planet it orbits) and lunar eclipses (a moon passing into the shadow of the planet it orbits) are commonplace and not limited to Earth.
You've got it back to front ! - Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune
The bright object you see directly above the moon tonight could likely be the planet Jupiter, as it is currently visible in the night sky and is one of the brightest celestial objects. Jupiter is known for its brightness and can often be seen near the moon in the night sky.
The bright spot near the moon tonight is likely a planet like Venus or Jupiter. Planets are often visible near the moon, appearing as bright points of light in the night sky.
From earth, as of 27-Feb-2012, the moons position in the sky is close to Jupiters. The planet venus is also in the same vicinity, further to the right and down a bit. This answer will be invalid in a few days time though, so if your looking at this from the future, then please ignore it.
Do you mean Eclipse? The term is most often used to describe either a solar eclipse, when the Moon's shadow crosses the Earth's surface, or a lunar eclipse, when the Moon moves into the shadow of Earth. However, it can also refer to such events beyond the Earth-Moon system: for example, a planet moving into the shadow cast by one of its moons, a moon passing into the shadow cast by its parent planet, or a moon passing into the shadow of another moon.
Yes, it is a new moon tonight.
When you see the moon directly in front of some star tonight, start your clock.You'll see the moon directly in front of that same star again after approximately [ 27days 7hours 41minutes ].
The planet that often appears close to the crescent moon is Venus, known as the "evening star." However, depending on the time of year and your location, other planets or stars may also be visible near the moon.
There's a Moon Out Tonight was created in 1961.
Earth is the closest planet the moon, as it is our planet's moon and orbits Earth.