Today, July 22, 2025, the moon is 27 days old and is in the Waning crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 5% illuminated.

As of Wednesday, July 23, the moon phase is Waning Crescent, and it is almost completely hidden to us on Earth. The moon will ...

Look east around 4 a.m. local time, just before dawn, to see the slender form of the crescent moon climb above the horizon.

The moon's thin atmosphere, called an exosphere, has been a puzzle to science for some time. Two main processes were thought ...

July 20th is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo ...

The moon's crescent limb will cloak and uncover stars from the iconic cluster before sunrise.

It is true that crewed missions to the moon are expensive, difficult, and dangerous. And we now have a long history going ...

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; he made the stars ...

New moons are the cardinal phase of the monthly lunar cycle, and they occur when the sun and moon meet at the same point in ...

This International Dark Sky Park hosts monthly full moon hikes in the most serene setting. And the best news? It's free!