Today, June 26, 2025, the moon is 1 days old and is in the New Moon phase of its lunar cycle. It is 1% illuminated.

Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous (59%) Friday, July 4 The Moon is at apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, at 10:29 P.M. EDT. Our satellite will then be 251,423 miles (404,626 km) from Earth.

Moon Phase: Waning gibbous (64%) Friday, June 28 The Moon now passes 0.3° north of Neptune at 5 A.M. EDT, just over 12 hours before our satellite reaches Last Quarter phase at 5:53 P.M. EDT.

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight.

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