We're close to the New Moon, which means it's almost the beginning of a new lunar cycle. The lunar cycle is the roughly ...

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.

As of Friday, Nov. 28, the moon phase is First Quarter. This means 53% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation.

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight.

An unusual lunar event that happens only once every 33 months is occurring tonight — but you won’t be able to see it. A black moon will rise on Aug. 23 as the moon passes through its new moon phase at ...

The December new moon, which falls on December 20 in 2025, attracts the attention of both astronomers and representatives of ...

On the night of Aug. 22 into the midnight hours, something spectacular and rare will develop in the sky. An extraordinary lunar event dubbed 'Black Moon' will phase, but it won't be visible according ...

When I saw The Moon on my teaching schedule, I panicked. Despite seeing it nearly every night, I’d never paid attention to ...