The whole cycle takes about 29.5 days, according to NASA, and these different phases happen as the Sun lights up different ...

Today, July 26, 2025, the moon is 2 days old and is in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 4% illuminated.

The ever-shifting phases of Earth's moon present a wealth of targets for amateur astronomers to explore, ranging from ...

August's full moon is known as the Sturgeon Moon, according to NASA. The next full moon predicted to occur on Sept. 7, 2025, ...

Can the full moon affect your sleep or mood? Here’s what we know ahead of August’s sturgeon moon – and how to look after ...

As the month wraps up, August also offers a rare black moon on August 23, according to EarthSky . This black moon is the ...

On Sept 7, 2025, a dramatic "blood moon" will rise as Earth experiences its second total lunar eclipse of the year.

The Moon's phases are caused by changing amounts of sunlight reflecting off its surface as it orbits Earth. Lunar eclipses happen during a Full Moon when Earth is between the Sun and Moon. Solar ...

As of Friday, July 25, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent. There's still not much to see tonight, with only 1% of the surface visible to us on Earth (according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation).

What is today’s moon phase? As of Monday, June 23, the moon phase is Waning Crescent. In this phase, the moon is only very slightly lit.

In the new moon phase, this percentage is 0% and becomes 100% at Full moon, about 14 days later. Thanks to the regular repetition of these moments, since ancient times, the lunar phases have been ...