The Moon Today section explained: What will this month look like on November 6, 2025
Now that the full moon has passed, the moon will be less visible each night until the new moon. This is called the lunar cycle.
What is today’s moon phase?
As of Thursday, November 6, the phase of the moon is looking for gibbous. This means that 98% of the moon is bright tonight, according to NASA’s daily moon view.
The moon is still big and bright in the sky tonight, so there’s a lot you’ll be able to see, if the clouds stay away. If you look up, without any visible resources, you can still see tycho crater, mare vaporum, and mare Serenitatis. If you have binoculars you will see the clavius crater, the mare humor, and the mare frigoris. Finally, through binoculars you will see the sites of Apollo 14 and 17, as well as Rima Ariadaeus, a fissure system caused by rising magma.
When is the next month?
The next month will be on December 4.
What are the phases of the moon?
NASA notes that as the moon orbits the earth over 29.5 days, it goes through a series of phases. These phases occur due to the changing angles between the sun, moon and earth. Depending on its position, the moon can appear fully blocked, partially illuminated, or completely hidden, even if we always see the same side. Which changes in the amount of sunlight that reflects on the surface, creating a repeating sequence known as the lunar cycle.
The eight major phases of the moon are:
Bright light speed
New moon – the moon is between the earth and the sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, invisible to the eye).
Waxing Crescent – a small ball of light appears on the right side (arve hemisphere).
The first quarter – half of the moon is lit on the right. It looks like a Half-Moon.
Waxing gibbous – more than half lit, but not finished.
Full moon – the entire face of the moon is illuminated and fully visible.
Looking for a gibbous – the moon begins to lose light on the right side. (Northern Hemisphere)
Third quarter (or last quarter) – another half of the moon, but now the left side is illuminated.
Waning Crescent – a small light bulb that stays on the left side before going dark again.
