As of Thursday, Aug. 21, the moon phase is Waning Crescent, and only 3% will be lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation.

On Monday night, Aug. 11, the moon will be in its waning gibbous phase at roughly 94% illuminated after this past weekend's full moon, according to NASA.

Here’s how it works. See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

In the new moon phase, this percentage is 0% and becomes 100% at Full moon, about 14 days later. Thanks to the regular repetition of these moments, since ancient times, the lunar phases have been ...

A rare lunar phase is happening this week; the black moon is rising. Here's when and what to know about the August new moon 2025. The new moon marks the begining of a lunar cycle and occurs montly, or every 29.5 days, similar to the full moon, which is the ...

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On Aug. 23, the moon will reach its new moon phase, and this one is special. It's a seasonal black moon, a rare event that occurs about once every 23 months. The next one won't arrive until Aug. 20, 2028, according to timeanddate.com.

The Last Quarter Moon floats in the predawn sky, preparing to occult the Pleiades from some parts of the world.