What is today’s moon phase?
As of Saturday, June 6, the Moon’s phase is waning gibbous. According to NASA’s Daily Moon Guide, 71% of the Moon will be illuminated tonight.
Without visual aid you should be able to see Mares Imbrium and Vaporum as well as Tycho crater. If you have binoculars you will also see the Grimaldi Basin, the Mare Humorum and the Apennine Mountains. And finally, through binoculars you will also see the landing sites of Apollo 14 and 16 and the Caucasus Mountains.
When is the next full moon?
The next full moon will be on June 29.
What are the moon phases?
NASA reported that the Moon completes one complete revolution around the Earth in about 29.5 days, during which it goes through a sequence of eight phases. Although the same side of the Moon is always facing us, we can see changes in the amount of sunlight as it moves along its path. This changing light is what creates the moon’s shape, ranging from a thin crescent moon to a half-light moon and a bright full moon. All these phases together make up the lunar cycle:
New Moon – The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, it is invisible to the eye).
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Waxing Crescent – A small patch of light visible to the right (Northern Hemisphere).
First Quarter – The right half of the Moon is illuminated. It looks like a half moon.
Waxing Gibbous – More than half burnt, but not full yet.
Full Moon – The entire face of the Moon is illuminated and completely visible.
Waning Gibbous – The Moon begins to lose light from the right. (Northern hemisphere)
Third quarter (or last quarter) – Another half moon, but now the left side is illuminated.
Waning Crescent – A thin sliver of light remains on the left before it gets dark again.
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