A look at the phases of the moon, from new moon to full moon, including's tonight's lunar phase. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

The first one is the "New Moon". You can't see the Moon in this phase, because the sun is lighting up what we could consider the back of the Moon, so the dark side is facing Earth.

China's Chang'e lunar exploration program takes its name from a Chinese moon goddess. The program's first phase consisted of the successful Chang'e 1 and Chang'e 2 missions, which lifted off in ...