As of Tuesday, Oct. 28, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent. There will be 39% of the moon lit up tonight, according to NASA's ...

Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky. Some nights when we look up at the moon, it is full and bright; sometimes it is just a sliver of silvery light. These changes in appearance are ...

March’s “worm moon” sets behind Rocca Calascio castle and village in L’Aquila, Italy. Photograph by Lorenzo Di Cola, NurPhoto/Getty Images Earth’s moon phases cycle from month to month, waning and ...

Ever wonder why the moon looks different every night? Well, that's because of a thing called the lunar cycle. This is a recurring series of eight unique phases of the moon's visibility. The whole ...

We're approaching the end of this lunar cycle, and the moon is nearly completely out of view. We're on day 27 of the lunar cycle, according to NASA, with it lasting 29.5 days in total. There are eight ...

When Earth is opposite Mars from the sun, it will appear full because you’re looking directly on the daylit side. But ...

Turn your telescope on the moon at sunset on Oct. 28 to see a colossal "X" and "V" form on the lunar surface as sunlight ...

As mankind was planning the first moon landing in the 1960s, an asteroid approached Earth—and still hasn’t left.

What is the moon phase today?Today, Oct. 23, 2025, the moon is 2 days old and is in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 4% illuminated.October 2025 moon phases and datesMoon ...