The moon, our closest celestial neighbor, has been a source of wonder, inspiration, and mystery for centuries. Its ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 23, 2025, the moon is 24 days old, in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 31% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

Our moon goes through phases, sometimes turning red or disappearing into shadows. Here's what you need to know about the full moon. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets ...

This means we see the Moon’s phases from Earth as different shapes. Waxing crescent Moon – less than half of the visible surface is illuminated (starts as a thin, curved sliver) and getting ...

Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being reflected back to our planet changes. That creates different lunar phases. The next Full Moon ...