The next full moon is Saturday, Aug. 9, and is sometimes called the Sturgeon Moon. It gets that name from when "The Great Lakes and Lake Champlain sturgeon were said to be most readily caught," per ...

Today, July 6, 2025, the moon is 11 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 83% illuminated.

A breakdown of how to get the most out of the different moon phases, from the new moon through waxing, full, and waning cycles.

The phases of the Moon The phases of the Moon are: New Moon, waxing crescent, First Quarter, waxing gibbous, Full Moon, waning gibbous, Last Quarter, and waning crescent.

The Moon Phase Calendar 2025 briefs about Moon phases, lunar aspects, Moon signs, eclipses and Moonrise and Moonset timings.

During that time, the moon goes through eight phases: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent.

Spot overlapping meteor showers this month, along with the Moon sharing the sky with some of the brightest planets.

Waxing Crescent: May 1–3 and May 28–31 First Quarter: May 4 Waxing Gibbous: May 5–11 Full Flower Moon: May 12–13 Waning Gibbous: May 14–19 Last Quarter: May 20 Waning Crescent: May 21 ...

The moon on Friday, April 11, is in a waxing gibbous phase. It's 97% illuminated and almost at it's full moon phase, according to space.com. Waxing gibbous means the moon is more than half ...

Favorable moon conditions — a waxing crescent moon that sets early — could make this another good year for this show.

Discover when the next full moon will rise in July 2025, why it's called the Hungry Ghost Moon, and what celestial events to watch for.