See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025. Today, March 20, 2025, the moon is 20 days old and is in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar ...

"If the moon and a planet are near Castor and Pollux you have an impressive show." From our earthly perspective, the moon and Mars will appear closest to each other at around 8 p.

The remaining phases – "waxing crescent," "waxing gibbous," "waning gibbous," and "waxing gibbous" – mark the timeframes between the primary phases (don't worry, we'll define these terms soon).

There are eight phases of the Moon beginning with the new Moon, followed by waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and finally waning crescent.

The planet, at magnitude 5.6, is easy to spot in binoculars or any small scope, though the brighter background sky ... 5:26 A.M. Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous (96%) *Times for sunrise, sunset ...

The remaining phases – "waxing crescent," "waxing gibbous," "waning gibbous," and "waxing gibbous" – mark the timeframes between the primary phases (don't worry, we'll define these terms soon). Each ...