Today, Dec. 14, 2025, the moon is 24 days old and is in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 23% illuminated.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Early risers on Sunday, June 22, are in for a pre-dawn treat ...

Looking up at the sky and wondering where the moon is? Today's lack of beautiful moonlight isn't a mystery; it's to do with where we are in the lunar cycle. What's that, you ask? Keep reading to find ...

You might want to start your Sunday extra early this weekend. That's because on June 22, a triangular arrangement of the waning crescent moon flanked by Venus and the Pleiades star cluster will be ...

Today, Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi, under the Waning Crescent Moon, calls for deep introspection and soul-level shedding of ...

June 26, 2022 - The conjunction of the waning crescent moon with Venus as they were rising low in the northeast dawn sky in southern Alberta, Canada. Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the moon ...

If you were up before dawn, then you were lucky enough to see a breathtaking celestial sight. Many early-morning stargazers captured striking images of an eye-catching conjunction of the moon with ...

An image of a full moon. - Photo by Omer Tarsuslu/Anadolu via Getty Images Looking up at the sky and wondering where the moon is? Today's lack of beautiful moonlight isn't a mystery; it's to do with ...

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