Today’s moon phase explains: What will the moon look like on August 5, 2025
The moon looks almost full tonight, but not yet. We even have a few days to hit that part of the moon cycle.
The moon cycle is a series of eight unique stages of moon visibility. According to NASA, the entire cycle takes about 29.5 days, and these different stages occur when sunlight illuminates different parts of the moon, which orbits the earth.
So, what happened to the moon tonight on August 5th?
What is the moon phase today?
As of Tuesday, August 5, the eldest son is being waxed in the month stage. According to NASA’s Daily Moon Observation, the moon will be the 12th day of the moon cycle tonight and the moon will light up.
Every night, we will improve during the moon cycle and we are more well-known on Earth. With your helpless eyes you can discover many things tonight, but most famous are the mare vaporum, mare thranquillitatis and Tycho Crater.
Pull out the binoculars and add humor to the mare, the Apinines and Archimedes Crater, about 3/4 of Washington, D.C., according to NASA. With a telescope, enjoy glimpses of Schiller Crater, Descartes Highlands and Gruithuisen Domes, what NASA calls “a geological mystery.” These volcanic mountains are 1 mile high and steeper than ordinary lunar volcanoes, and despite the lack of water and plate tectonics, which help to form volcanoes on Earth.
When is the next full moon?
The next full moon will be on August 9th. The last full moon was on July 10th.
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What is the moon phase?
According to NASA, the moon phase is caused by a 29.5-day cycle of the moon’s orbit, which changes the angle between the sun, the moon and the earth. The moon phase is what the moon looks like on the earth around us. We always see the same side of the moon, but how much does the Sun change light up depending on where it is in orbit. This is how we get the full moon, half moon and satellite, which looks completely invisible. There are eight main moon phases that follow the repetitive cycle:
new moon – The moon is between the earth and the sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, the eyes cannot see).
Waxing the crescent moon – A small piece of light appeared on the right (northern hemisphere).
First quarter – Half of the moon lit up on the right. It looks like half a month.
Waxed eldest son – More than half the lights are lit, but not very full yet.
Full Moon – The entire face of the moon is illuminated and fully visible.
Wake up eldest son – The moon begins to lose light on the right.
Last quarter (or Q3) – Another half month, but now the left side is lit.
A decayed new moon – A thin light left on the left and then turned black again.
