Today, July 23, 2025, the moon is 28 days old and is in the New Moon phase of its lunar cycle. It is 1% illuminated.

Unlike our permanent moon, 2024 PT5's relationship with Earth was always destined to be temporary due to the complex interplay of gravitational forces from both the Earth and sun.

Fact check: Flat Earth claim based on gas pressure fails to account for gravity's impact. Researchers have confirmed the sun and moon's actual sizes and positions in space through various ...

How and why the full 'Worm Moon' aligns for March 25's lunar eclipse and April 8's total solar eclipse. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth. When this happens, Earth blocks the sunlight that normally reaches the moon.

I’ve always been amazed that total solar eclipses are possible. The sun, an 870,000-mile-wide ball of gas over 90 million miles away from us gets completely blocked by the moon, a 2,100-mile ...