As of Monday, July 7, the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. From Earth, 89% of the moon will appear visible (according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation ).

The Moon passes 0.4° south of the red giant star Antares in Scorpius at 2 P.M. EDT. The two stand high in the southern sky after dark, with the Moon now 5° from the bright star, to Antares' lower left ...

July’s full moon is called "the Buck Moon” because in July, velvet antler growth, called antlerogenesis, makes an older buck’s rack often very noticeable and actually at its peak growth rate.

Moon Phase: Waning gibbous (74%) Thursday, June 27 The Moon reaches perigee, the closest point to Earth in its orbit, at 7:30 A.M. EDT. At that time, our satellite will be 229,464 miles (369,287 ...

Moonrise: 7:51 A.M. Moonset: 9:28 P.M. Moon Phase: Waxing crescent (10%) This shot of Mars, taken with a Questar 3.5 telescope in March 2014, shows dark Syrtis Major prominent on the martian disk.

Moon phases are part of a 29.5-day lunar cycle, NASA tells us, caused by the angles between the sun, moon, and Earth. Moon phases are how the moon looks from Earth as it goes around us.

The moon's cycle of phases doesn't match up exactly with our calendar dates on Earth, so the timing of full moons can shift. You'll get a full moon once during each 29.5-day cycle.

The best views of the September 2025 total lunar eclipse will be in Asia and western Australia. According to Time and Date, a ...

I Let the Phases of the Moon Guide My Wellness Routine, and Noticed a Huge Change in My Mood. Astrologer Lisa Stardust shares the specific rituals she implemented to make the most of the lunar cycle .

The moon undergoes eight distinct phases in its approximate 29.5-day cycle: New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent.