Today, June 26, 2025, the moon is 1 days old and is in the New Moon phase of its lunar cycle. It is 1% illuminated.

The moon is well known to have phases as observed by a viewer on Earth: new, crescent, quarter, gibbous and full. These phases are caused by the relative angles of Phases of our moon and planets ...

The Moon's phases are caused by changing sunlight reflection as it orbits Earth. Lunar eclipses happen during a Full Moon, solar eclipses during a New Moon. Solar eclipses can be partial, annular ...

Spot overlapping meteor showers this month, along with the Moon sharing the sky with some of the brightest planets.

Three planets will be visible together in a mini 'planet parade' between May 20 and 24 Rise and shine, there’s a cosmic treat in store! As the moon wanes after its last-quarter phase, the pre ...

Between May 20 and 24, the moon, Saturn and Venus will meet in a mini 'planetary parade,' becoming visible in the northern hemisphere this week. Here's how and when to watch the 3-planet alignment.

Scientists have finally observed plastic ice (illustrated), a sort of hybrid phase between solid ice and liquid water that may form in the interiors of icy worlds like Neptune and Jupiter’s moon ...

In the cold, dark outskirts of planetary systems far beyond the reach of the known planets, mysterious gas giants and planetary masses silently orbit their stars—sometimes thousands of ...