The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight.

What is the moon phase today? Today, June 26, 2025, the moon is 1 days old and is in the New Moon phase of its lunar cycle. It is 1% illuminated. Moon phase Date First Quarter June 2 Full Moon June 11 ...

The totality phase, when the Earth's shadow fully covers the moon, is expected to last about 65 minutes. The next total eclipse won't happen until March 3, 2026. What happens in a total lunar eclipse?

Learn how to see the 2025 Blood Moon lunar eclipse on March 13-14. Get viewing times, eclipse phases and expert tips from NASA.

He chased eclipses for five decades, wrote several books about them and worked with NASA to make data accessible to ...

Despite its name, you shouldn't expect the moon to visually look pink or red in color as it rises above the horizon.