As of Wednesday, Oct. 29, the moon phase is First Quarter. There will be 49% of the moon lit up tonight, according to NASA's ...

Today, Oct. 31, 2025, the moon is 10 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 70% illuminated.

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 ...

The glow of the moon will even cast faint shadows on the ground, a rare effect visible only during the most intense ...

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 ...

During such a busy stretch for stargazing, it can be hard to keep track of all that’s happening in the solar system, including what we can see from our backyards. On Monday night, Aug. 11, the moon ...

Here's what to know about the beaver moon, the next full moon and penultimate supermoon of 2025, which will illuminate skies ...

Ever wondered why the moon looks slightly different every night? This is to do with the lunar cycle. The lunar cycle is a series of eight unique phases of the moon's visibility. The whole cycle takes ...

Look south of the moon's equator on Oct. 4 to find Mare Nubium (Latin for "the Sea of Clouds") darkening a vast swathe of the ...

November’s Beaver Moon will be the biggest and brightest full moon of the year, looking larger than usual as it reaches its ...

When the moon is nearly between Earth and the sun, one side of the moon faces the sun, and that side is illuminated, but the side the Earth sees is dark. This is called the new moon phase of the lunar ...

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