As of Wednesday, July 2, the moon phase is First Quarter. According to NASA's Daily Moon Observation, 48% of the moon will be lit up and visible to us on Earth.

(For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the moon travels in a counterclockwise orbit.) Each of these primary moon phases marks a quarter of the lunar cycle and lasts only a moment.

July’s full moon will look especially low in the sky after sunset. This is largely because of its proximity to the summer solstice, when the sun is at its highest in the daytime sky and the moon ...

The coming week will see the gas giant Saturn return to the Northern Hemisphere's late night sky, after spending the last few ...

July's third quarter moon phase occurs at 8:38 EDT (0038 GMT) on July 17. At this moment, skywatchers in the northern ...

The Buck Moon is set to be the seventh full moon of 2025, coming hot on the heels of last month's eye-catching Strawberry ...

The month of July 2025 is filled with several enjoyable celestial events. The range of events includes the first meteor ...

As the farthest full moon from the sun all year and one of the lowest in the sky, this year's Buck Moon is a special one ...

Enthusiastic stargazers, astronomers, and casual observers could get busier this week with an incredible lunar display taking ...

The Buck Moon, named for the time when male deer's antlers are growing, will be at its fullest on July 10, 2025. Skywatchers can observe Mars, Venus, ...

June’s full moon was called a Strawberry Moon, because it coincides with the short season when strawberries are typically ...

Here's what to know about the upcoming 2025 summer solstice this week and when it last fell on June 22 — the rarest date for the longest day.