As of Wednesday, Dec. 31, the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. According to NASA's Daily Moon Observation, 88% of the moon will be lit up tonight.

The next full moon will be this week's December cold moon 2025, set to rise amid the longest nights of the year as the last, bright supermoon of the year and giving way to the start of the spectacular ...

December brings some spectacular targets for astrophotographers, chief among them the Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the Andromeda Galaxy, which ride high on crisp winter nights. It’s also a great ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Skywatchers after something special for Christmas night are ...

It's the last full Moon of the year, and it's not just any full Moon, it's a supermoon. The third of three consecutive supermoons to round out the year, so if you missed November and October's, make ...

A massive moon will soon rise in the night sky above California night. The last full moon of 2025 will also be a supermoon, appearing bigger and brighter than usual to local stargazers. It’s the third ...

Keep your eyes high in the sky this week to see the last supermoon of the year. December’s full supermoon, also called the cold moon, will be at its fullest around 6:14 p.m. ET Thursday, according to ...

Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will be able to see the supermoon starting at sunset when it rises in the east, and the moon will be at its highest path and brightest around midnight, according ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The Cold Moon rises behind the snow-topped San Gabriel ...

December's full moon lived up to its name. The "Cold Moon" made snows glisten across Indiana Thursday, Dec. 4, as a blast of arctic air swept over the Midwest. Despite bitter wind chills dropping some ...