Today, July 22, 2025, the moon is 27 days old and is in the Waning crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 5% illuminated.

Look east around 4 a.m. local time, just before dawn, to see the slender form of the crescent moon climb above the horizon.

July 22 is one of the shortest days in history due to Earth spinning faster. The shortest day in history is coming up next ...

Ample sunshine, ice cream, and afternoons at the beach might leave you wishing that summer would never end. Unfortunately, ...

Tuesday, July 22, is expected to be the second of three days in 2025 where more than a millisecond could be shaved off the ...

Lunar and solar eclipses occur when the Earth, Moon, and Sun align in specific ways, but their formations and appearances ...

Your sun, moon, and rising signs are the essential pieces to your unique astrological puzzle. Here’s what to know about these ...

Earth has experienced both hot and cold periods over time, though warm times have been more common. That’s true of the last 485 million years, as seen in this timeline reported in 2024. Our genus, ...

The annual competition for professional and amateur astrophotographers released its shortlisted images, which capture the ...

Sunrise and sunset times change quite a bit through the year in West Michigan, but does the moon follow a similar schedule? Moonrise and set times are mathematically determined and can be counted ...

The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer.

You’re not running late — Earth is just moving faster, at least for a few days this summer. On July 22, Earth will spin about ...