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Waning gibbous moon photographed from the International Space Station orbiting 263 miles above Asia

Moon Phase Today, August 29, 2026: Waning Gibbous at 97% After the Sturgeon Moon Eclipse

The Moon is in its Waning Gibbous phase at 97 percent illumination on August 29, 2026 — one day after the Sturgeon Moon and a partial lunar eclipse that turned 96 percent

August 29, 2026

by Kiranpreet Kaur

A totally eclipsed moon glowing deep copper red against a black sky

Moon Phase Today, August 28, 2026: Full Sturgeon Moon Hours After the Eclipse

The moon phase today, August 28, 2026, is a full Sturgeon Moon, exact at 04:18 UTC and waning for the rest of the day. That instant fell five minutes after greatest eclipse, and the moon that rises tonight is not

August 28, 2026

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A near-full moon rising in deep blue twilight above the dome of the United States Capitol

Moon Phase Today, August 26, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 95% Illumination

The moon phase today, August 26, 2026, is a Waxing Gibbous about 95 percent illuminated and

A waxing gibbous moon hanging above the atmospheric limb of Earth over the Pacific Ocean

Moon Phase Today, August 25, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 90% Illumination

The moon phase today, August 25, 2026, is a Waxing Gibbous about 90 percent illuminated and

The moon phase today is a waxing gibbous, seen from the International Space Station above the blue band of Earth's atmosphere

Moon Phase Today, August 24, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 87% Illumination

The moon phase today, August 24, 2026, is a Waxing Gibbous about 87 percent illuminated and twelve days past the August 12 new moon. It is closing on Earth and climbing north

August 24, 2026

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The moon phase today is a waxing gibbous, seen here above a cloudy Indian Ocean from the International Space Station

Moon Phase Today, August 23, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 80% Illumination

The moon phase today, August 23, 2026, is a Waxing Gibbous about 80 percent illuminated and eleven days past the August 12 new moon. It is one day past apogee and closing

August 23, 2026

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A waxing gibbous moon photographed from the International Space Station above the southern Atlantic Ocean

Moon Phase Today, August 22, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at Apogee

The moon phase today, August 22, 2026, is a Waxing Gibbous about 72 percent illuminated and ten days past the August 12 new moon. It reached apogee at 08:20 UTC, 404,644 km

August 22, 2026

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A waxing gibbous moon hangs above the bright curve of Earth's atmosphere in a photograph taken from the International Space Station

Moon Phase Today, August 21, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 63% Illumination

The moon phase today, August 21, 2026, is a Waxing Gibbous about 63 percent illuminated and nine days past the August 12 new moon. It is the first night this cycle the

August 21, 2026

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A crescent moon against black space, showing the terminator line where low sunlight throws long shadows across the lunar surface

Moon Phase Today, August 18, 2026: Waxing Crescent at 34% Illumination

The moon phase today, August 18, 2026, is a Waxing Crescent about 34 percent illuminated and six days past the August 12 new moon and total solar eclipse. Moonrise and moonset times

August 18, 2026

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Moon phase today on August 17 2026, a waxing crescent with about a quarter of the lunar disc illuminated

Moon Phase Today, August 17, 2026: Waxing Crescent at 25% Illumination

The moon phase today, August 17, 2026, is a Waxing Crescent at about 25 percent illumination, roughly five days past the August 12 new moon and total solar eclipse. Moonrise and moonset

August 17, 2026

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NASA skywatching diagram showing Venus at greatest eastern elongation in the August 2026 evening sky low in the western horizon after sunset

Moon Phase Today, August 14, 2026: Waxing Crescent and Venus at Its Brightest

The moon phase today, August 14, 2026, is Waxing Crescent at roughly 5 to 8 percent illumination — Day 2 of the new lunar cycle. Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation tonight, making

August 14, 2026

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NASA photograph of the total solar eclipse over Spain on August 12 2026 showing solar corona

Solar Eclipse Darkens Spain for First Time Since 1905 as Europe Watches in Awe

A total solar eclipse swept across northern Spain at sunset on Wednesday — the first to cross mainland Europe since 1999 and Spain since 1905 — as crowds fell into silence in

August 13, 2026

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JWST deep field image with MoM-BH*-1, the earliest known black hole star, highlighted at 660 million years after the Big Bang

JWST Discovers Earliest Known ‘Black Hole Star’ at the Dawn of the Universe

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers identified MoM-BH*-1, a new type of cosmic object observed just 660 million years after the Big Bang. The discovery, published in Nature, may explain how

August 13, 2026

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Perseid meteors streaking across the night sky above Inyo National Forest California with aurora glow visible

Moon Phase Today, August 13, 2026: Waxing Crescent and the Perseid Finale

Tonight's moon is a Waxing Crescent in its first day of the new lunar cycle, carrying barely 2 percent illumination, delivering the darkest skies of the month on the final night of

August 13, 2026

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Moon Phase Today, August 29, 2026: Waning Gibbous at 97% After the Sturgeon Moon Eclipse

Moon Phase Today, August 28, 2026: Full Sturgeon Moon Hours After the Eclipse

Moon Phase Today, August 26, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 95% Illumination

Moon Phase Today, August 25, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 90% Illumination

Moon Phase Today, August 24, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 87% Illumination

Moon Phase Today, August 23, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 80% Illumination

Moon Phase Today, August 22, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at Apogee

Moon Phase Today, August 21, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 63% Illumination

Moon Phase Today, August 18, 2026: Waxing Crescent at 34% Illumination

Moon Phase Today, August 17, 2026: Waxing Crescent at 25% Illumination

Moon Phase Today, August 14, 2026: Waxing Crescent and Venus at Its Brightest

Solar Eclipse Darkens Spain for First Time Since 1905 as Europe Watches in Awe

JWST Discovers Earliest Known ‘Black Hole Star’ at the Dawn of the Universe

Moon Phase Today, August 13, 2026: Waxing Crescent and the Perseid Finale

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