Earth's moon reaches its last quarter phase later this week! Read on to discover when and where to catch the fleeting lunar ...

Earth’s sister planet reaches greatest western elongation and dichotomy as the waxing Moon slides along the ecliptic in the ...

Half the Moon is lit up and visible. It's one-quarter of the way through its cycle.

Friday, May 30 This evening, the crescent Moon lies within Cancer, just a few degrees from the impressive Beehive Cluster ...

The moon will be exactly half-lit at 10:15 p.m. See if you can tell that the line separating light and dark on the moon is still a little short of being straight around sunset or a few hours ...

Half the Moon is lit again, but it’s the opposite side from the first quarter. Third Quarter. Photo Credit: Flickr ...

The different phases of the moon appear as the moon orbits Earth, changing our perspective of the half-lit moon, according to NASA. While the Earth’s shadow does not cause Moon phases ...