Today, April 1, 2025, the moon is 3 days old and is in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 12% illuminated. Moon phase Date First Quarter March 6 Full Moon March 14 Third/Last ...

Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being reflected back to our planet changes. That creates different lunar phases. The next Full Moon ...