What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 15, 2025, the moon is 16 days old, in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 97% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...
Lunar eclipses are a popular event for skywatchers worldwide. Lunar eclipses occur when Earth moves between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow across the lunar surface. Lunar eclipses can only ...
Scientists have shown that a "remelting event" more than 4.3 billion years ago "reset" the internal clock of most lunar rocks, which has helped obscure the moon's true age.