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.

Did you feel it? The planet spun a bit faster last week, by enough to give us our shortest day of the year, so far.

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As the Earth is spinning faster this summer, the days have become marginally shorter, attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers.

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