The phases of the Moon are: New Moon, waxing crescent, First Quarter, waxing gibbous, Full Moon, waning gibbous, Last Quarter, and waning crescent. A cycle starting from one Full Moon to its next ...

Check it out just after sunset or just before sunrise, though, for it to look substantially larger, thanks to the mysterious Moon Illusion. Passing through its Waning Gibbous phase from the 13th ...

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025. Today, May 2, 2025, the moon is 5 day old and is in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar cycle.

This year’s peak activity between May 5 and 6 should offer a good show with a Waxing Gibbous Moon about 60% full, creating a mostly dark sky. The Aquarids are visible from both the Northern ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Monday, May 26 at 11:02 p ...

Dark skies show it best, so try to see it from the countryside when there's not much of a moon. The best nights are May 1 and 2, then May 15-31.

This year’s peak activity between May 5 and 6 should offer a good show with a Waxing Gibbous Moon about 60% full, creating a mostly dark sky. The Aquarids are visible from both the Northern and ...

It peaks this year on the night of May 6 and the morning of May 7. The waxing gibbous moon will block out some of the fainter meteors this year. But if you are patient, you should still should be ...