Moon part immediately defined: What the moon will appear to be on August 24, 2025

The moon is beginning to make a reappearance as we enter a brand new part of the lunar cycle.

The lunar cycle is a collection of eight distinctive phases of the moon’s visibility. The complete cycle takes about 29.5 days, according to NASA, and these completely different phases occur because the Sun lights up completely different elements of the moon while it orbits Earth. 

So let’s have a look at what’s occurring with the moon tonight, Aug. 24.

What is immediately’s moon part?

As of Sunday, Aug. 24, the moon part is Waxing Crescent, and solely 2% shall be lit as much as us on Earth, in response to NASA’s Daily Moon Observation.

There continues to be not sufficient of the moon lit up tonight to see something on its floor, so eager moon gazers might want to wait just a few extra days.

When is the subsequent full moon?

The subsequent full moon shall be on Sept. 7. The final full moon was on Aug. 9.

What are moon phases?

According to NASA, moon phases are brought on by the 29.5-day cycle of the moon’s orbit, which modifications the angles between the Sun, Moon, and Earth. Moon phases are how the moon seems from Earth because it goes round us. We at all times see the identical aspect of the moon, however how a lot of it’s lit up by the Sun modifications relying on the place it’s in its orbit. This is how we get full moons, half moons, and moons that seem utterly invisible. There are eight foremost moon phases, and so they comply with a repeating cycle:

New Moon – The moon is between Earth and the solar, so the aspect we see is darkish (in different phrases, it is invisible to the attention).

Waxing Crescent – A small sliver of sunshine seems on the precise aspect (Northern Hemisphere).

First Quarter – Half of the moon is lit on the precise aspect. It seems like a half-moon.

Waxing Gibbous – More than half is lit up, however it’s not fairly full but.

Full Moon – The complete face of the moon is illuminated and absolutely seen.

Waning Gibbous – The moon begins dropping mild on the precise aspect.

Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) – Another half-moon, however now the left aspect is lit.

Waning Crescent – A skinny sliver of sunshine stays on the left aspect earlier than going darkish once more.