What is the moon phase today? Today, Feb. 4, 2025, the moon is 6 days old, in the waxing crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 43% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to the distance from Earth and are shown at 0h Universal Time. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly The moonrise and moonset schedule this week The ...

Watch a bright Moon dominate the sky, trace the Winter Hexagon, and continue enjoying the evening parade of planets in the ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:45 ...

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

February's full moon will be the Snow Moon, it will rise on February 12 2025, with a spectacular lunar glow. Each full moon ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

But it's a pretty eventful lunar phase. Monday's full moon has a lot going on ... Caroline Simpson, an Astronomy professor and chairperson at Florida International University, told USA TODAY.