What is the moon phase today? Today, Dec. 13, 2024, the moon is 12 days old, in the waxing gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 94% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...
The central, dark image depicts the total solar eclipse of March 9, 2016, as seen from Earth, with the Sun's light obscured by the dark silhouette of the Moon.
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 ...
When astronomy fans look to the sky this week, they'll get to see November's Beaver full moon, the last of 2024's four consecutive supermoons. The 2024 series of supermoons started in August with ...
Planet Earth is bidding farewell to a "mini moon," a harmless asteroid named 2024 PT5, which has been trailing Earth for two months and will leave on Monday, drawn away by the sun’s stronger ...