As of Thursday, Jan. 1, the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. According to The Sky Live, 94% of the moon will be lit up tonight. The next full moon will be on Jan. 3. The last full moon was on Dec. 4.

Below is the full moon and new moon lunar calendar for 2026, with times listed for the Eastern time zone. Moon phase times and dates vary by location around the world, according to the Time and Date website, which offers specific times for all the lunar phases for any desired location.

An unusual lunar event that happens only once every 33 months is occurring tonight — but you won’t be able to see it. A black moon will rise on Aug. 23 as the moon passes through its new moon phase at 2:06 a.m. ET. This will be the first black moon ...

As of Wednesday, Dec. 31, the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. According to NASA's Daily Moon Observation, 88% of the moon will be lit up tonight.

The first full moon of 2026 will be a special event known as a supermoon. Here's what it means and when it will peak.

It's another moon phase tonight, which means the moon will look around half full (or, half gone?). But what phase is it, and what does it mean? Let's find out. What is today’s moon phase? As of Monday, Oct. 13, the moon phase is Third Quarter. Tonight ...

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A new moon occurs when the moon is in conjunction with the sun — and thus is no longer visible from our earthly vantage. As such, the new moon always falls in the same zodiac sign that the sun is moving through. The new moon is a clean slate, turning ...

The moon still looks pretty big and bright in the sky after last night's Full Moon. But now that it's passed, the moon will actually be getting less visible each night as we work through the lunar cycle and approach the New Moon phase. Until then, however ...