Moon phase today explains: What the moon will look like on July 14, 2025

Interested why the moon looks like this tonight? You are no longer surprised, here is what you need to know about today's moon while moving through the lunar cycle.

The lunar cycle is a number of eight unique phases of the visibility of the moon. According to NASA, the entire cycle lasts about 29.5 days, and these different phases take place when the sun lights up different parts of the moon as it circles the earth.

See what happens tonight, July 14th.

What is today's moon phase?

From Monday, July 14th, the moon phase is still in dwindling Gibbous. The moon is still mostly illuminated, even days after the full moon. This evening it will be 85% visible to us, tells us the daily moon observation of NASA.

It is day 19 of the lunar cycle, and here is what you can see when you look up. Enjoy the Aristarchus plateau, the Copernicus crater and the mare of Serenitatis without visual aids. With binoculars you can also recognize the Clavius crater, the alphonsus crater and the mare nectaris.

With a telescope you can see all of this and more, including the Apollo 12 and 16.

When is the next full moon?

The next full moon will take place on August 9th. The last full moon was on July 10th.

What are moon phases?

Moon phases are part of a 29.5-day lunar cycle, NASA Tell us, caused by the angles between the sun, the moon and earth. The moon phases are what the moon looks like from the earth when it goes around us. We always see the same side of the moon, but how much of it is illuminated by the sun, changes depending on where it is in its orbit. Sometimes it sometimes looks full, sometimes half and sometimes not at all. There are eight main moon phases and they follow a repeating cycle:

new moon – The moon is between the earth and the sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, it is invisible to the eye).

Grow crescent – A small light ship (northern hemisphere) appears on the right.

First quarter – Half of the moon is illuminated on the right. It looks like half a month.

Grow gibbous – More than half is illuminated, but it's not quite full yet.

Full moon – The whole face of the moon is illuminated and fully visible.

Dizzying – The moon loses light on the right side.

Last quarter (or third quarter) – another crescent moon, but now the left side is illuminated.

Dwindling crescent – A thin light treasure stays on the left before it gets dark again.