Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on June 30, 2025
This is the last moon in June, and there are many geological characteristics to see, even without telescope, all thanks to the constantly evolving lunar cycle.
The lunar cycle is a series of eight unique phases of the visibility of the moon. The whole cycle takes about 29.5 days, according to NASA, and these different phases occur when the sun lights different parts of the moon while it orbits around the earth.
See what is going on with the moon tonight, June 30.
What is the moon phase today?
On Monday, June 30, the Moon phase is caxing crescent. 29% of the moon will be enlightened and visible for us on earth (depending on the daily observation of NASA).
This also marks on the fifth day of the current lunar cycle, and there is much to spot on the surface of the moon, with or without binoculars.
Likewise for last night, there are two geological wonders that you can spot with just your naked eye. These are criesium of mare and the Facunditatis mare. The Mare Crisium is also known as “Sea of crises and takes around 109,000 square miles.
The fertile mare (“sea of fertility”) is an impact basin which was the first place where automated sample recovery took place in 1970.
If you have twins or a telescope, you will also spot the endymion crater. NASA tells us that this crater has a diameter of 78 miles and is defined by its dark and flat floor caused by a cooled lava.
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When is the next full moon?
The full moon of June took place on June 11. The next full moon will take place on July 10.
What are the phases of the moon?
The moon phases are caused by the 29.5 -day cycle of the Moon orbit, which changes the corners between the sun, the moon and the earth. The moon phases are the appearance of the moon of the earth as it goes out. We always see the same side of the moon, but the quantity on the part of the changes in the sun according to the place where it is on its orbit. This is how we get complete moons, half moons and moons that seem completely invisible. There are eight main moon phases, and they follow a repetitive 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).
Croissant – A small ribbon of light appears on the right side (northern hemisphere).
First trimester – Half of the moon is lit on the right side. It looks like half a moon.
Wax gibbous – More than half is lit, but it is not yet full.
Full moon – The whole face of the moon is illuminated and fully visible.
Declining Gibbous – The moon begins to lose light on the right side.
Last quarter (or third trimester) – Another half -moon, but now the left side is on.
Decreasing crescent – A thin ribbon of light remains on the left side before returning dark.
