Today, Nov. 22, 2025, the moon is 2 days old and is in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 5% illuminated.

Skywatchers around the world are preparing for a rare celestial spectacle on the night of September 7-8, when a total lunar eclipse will turn the Moon into a striking red orb, commonly called a Blood ...

Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the overall duration of the eclipse. The moon will appear a striking red color for some around the world thanks to a total lunar eclipse in the ...

There’s a mountain of evidence that having a sense of purpose is correlated with feeling happy. And while an inanimate object such as the moon can’t feel emotions, humans have much to thank our ...

The eclipse began slightly before 11 p.m. CT on Thursday as the moon’s surface slowly started to darken. Just after midnight, a partial eclipse began, with a noticeable “chunk” of the moon’s surface ...

WASHINGTON — The first total lunar eclipse since 2022 flushed the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across North and South America. Did you miss it due to cloudy weather or just a good night ...

Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky. Some nights when we look up at the moon, it is full and bright; sometimes it is just a sliver of silvery light. These changes in appearance are ...