Check today’s Moon phase and explore the full lunar calendar for 2025, showing each stage from new moon to full moon throughout the year.

The next full moon will be so much more for sky gazers — featuring a rare blood moon — during a total lunar eclipse. The upcoming March full moon is also known as the worm moon and will rise on March ...

Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky. Some nights when we look up at the moon, it is full and bright; sometimes it is just a sliver of silvery light. These changes in appearance are ...

Saturday finds the moon in a waxing gibbous phase. Of all the phases that the moon goes through over 29.5 days, a waxing gibbous is probably the most frequently observed. The word gibbous is derived ...

March's full moon will appear in the sky tonight night, but don't look for a white disc in the sky — the moon will be in a totally different color. What gives the total lunar eclipse its color? Why is ...

March’s “worm moon” sets behind Rocca Calascio castle and village in L’Aquila, Italy. Photograph by Lorenzo Di Cola, NurPhoto/Getty Images Earth’s moon phases cycle from month to month, waning and ...

The Moon passes 9° south of Venus at 10 A.M. EDT this morning. We’ll check out the planet — now a morning star as well, visible before dawn — later in the week. Tonight, let’s take advantage of the ...

While orbiting Earth, the moon undergoes a series of phases, each marked by its unique appearance in the sky The moon has captivated humanity since the beginning of time, but what deeper significance ...

March 2025 might be the most packed month of celestial excitement this year, featuring a full moon, a Blood Moon and a total lunar eclipse. A full moon occurs when the Earth is directly between the ...

Today, Oct. 9, 2025, the moon is 18 days old and is in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 92% illuminated.