What is the moon phase today? Today, Dec. 18, 2024, the moon is 16 days old, in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 89% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2025. The next full moon will be on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 5:27 P.M. EST (2227 GMT) but local moonrise ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

The Palestinian death toll in Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza crossed 45,000 on Monday with 52 killed across the bombed-out ...

“It is better at preserving all of its history than is the surface of the Earth, and we can look up to its cratered surface to see how battered by impacts both the Moon and Earth have been over ...

The very finest way of getting a close-up shot of the Moon – and the only way to get enough magnification for it to fill the entire frame – is to mount the body of a camera on a telescope using a ...

Looking for things to do over Christmas? Look no further – from festive theatre to alpine-themed pop-ups, our bumper guide ...

The Geminids are one of the best and most visible annual meteor showers, when at least 120 meteors can usually be seen per ...

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