Today, April 1, 2025, the moon is 3 days old and is in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 12% illuminated. Moon phase Date First Quarter March 6 Full Moon March 14 Third/Last ...

During that time, the moon goes through eight phases: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous ... usually referring to the seasons, the environment ...

So, the seasons occur because the Earth's axis is ... third quarter and finally waning crescent. This cycle repeats once every 29.5 days.

But if you catch the moonrise couple of days before the new phase, it can provide stunning views like we saw this morning of the waning crescent at dawn. The sunrise will be even closer to the ...