Overview
- NASA’s Daily Moon Observation places tonight’s illumination at 88 percent, with VICE noting it near 89 percent depending on timing.
- The Moon starts the day in Taurus and moves into Gemini in the morning, according to VICE.
- Moongiant reports the Moon is 11.61 days old within a roughly 29.53‑day lunar cycle.
- Visible features include the mares Fecunditatis, Serenitatis, and Vaporum to the naked eye, with Endymion, Mare Nectaris, and Clavius apparent through binoculars.
- A telescope can reveal the Apollo 14 and Apollo 15 landing sites and the Rima Hyginus, as the waxing gibbous phase brings most of the dayside into view.