See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025. Today, May 2, 2025, the moon is 5 day old and is in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar cycle.

This means we see the Moon’s phases from Earth as different shapes. Waxing crescent Moon – less than half of the visible surface is illuminated (starts as a thin, curved sliver) and getting ...

Watch the moon phases and libration for 2024, as seen from Earth's Southern Hemisphere, in this time-lapsed animation that is ...

If you are interested in Hindu mythology, there is a fascinating story behind the fading phase of the moon, known as Chandra's waxing and waning. In the Mahabharata, specifically in the Shalya ...