See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025. Today, April 1, 2025, the moon is 3 days old and is in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar ...

Just look southwest an hour after sunset. During this phase, half of the Moon’s nearside is in daylight and half is still covered by shadow. The terminator, the line that divides lunar night ...

The next full moon will be on Saturday, April 12. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:22 p.m. EDT (0022 GMT April 13), but local moonrise times vary depending on location.

Essentially, the moon is not visible in its new moon phase and gains more visibility until it becomes a full moon and then reduces in visibility once more. The full moon is "as close as we come to ...

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves directly between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow that gradually darkens the lunar surface. The most striking phase—when the moon takes on a dee ...

During this lunar phase, the moon may appear reddish in tone due to the sunlight in the earth’s atmosphere—a phenomenon also known as a blood moon. This time the moon is expected to glow red ...

It then enters the umbra, and gradually turns reddish as the line of Earth's shadow moves across the moon. Totality is the phase you don't want to miss — when the entire lunar surface will ...

Contrary to previous assumptions, the Moon's passage through Earth's magnetic field, or "geotail," does not lead to lower plasma densities. Listen to Story Scientists from the Space Physics Laboratory ...

The first solar eclipse of the year will happen tomorrow. No one will see a total eclipse, but partial views will be visible ...

The moon is turning red in the night sky this morning in an event known as a blood moon. The phenomenon only happens a handful of times a year, and this is your next chance to spot one in the UK.