We're getting closer to the Full Moon.

The Moon is changing each night as it moves toward its next Full Moon. Here is what it will look like on September 16, 2026.

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This ...

The Moon is more than half illuminated now.

Happy Tuesday—and happy last day before the full moon! Today, the waxing gibbous phase will officially come to a close as we move into the full moon tomorrow. Right now, the moon is nearing its peak, ...

Happy Monday! Welcome to a new week, which will bring us a powerful full moon in just a few days. Today’s moon phase is the waxing gibbous moon. The moon currently has around 85% illumination from the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Look south an hour after sunset on Friday, July 24, to see ...

According to the NASA Daily Moon Guide, the Moon is supposed to be in its Waxing Crescent phase on September 14, with about ...

A waxing moon is when the illuminated portion of the moon that we see from Earth is growing larger each night. After the new moon, when the moon is invisible or nearly invisible in the night sky, the ...