Moon Phase Today: What the Moon Looks Like on July 16

The Moon is starting to appear again on its right side. This is the Waxing Crescent part of the lunar cycle.

On July 16, NASA says the Moon is in the Waxing Crescent phase, with only 5% of its surface visible.

We can't see any features on the Moon because the lit area is too small.

The next Full Moon is on July 29.

The Moon takes about 29.5 days to go around Earth. It has eight phases. The same side of the Moon always faces Earth, but the sunlight on it changes. This makes the Moon look different throughout the month. It goes from a small crescent to a half-lit Moon and then a full Moon.

New Moon: The Moon is between Earth and the sun, so we don't see it.

Waxing Crescent: A small part of the Moon is lit on the right side.

First Quarter: Half of the Moon is lit on the right side. It looks like half a Moon.

Waxing Gibbous: More than half of the Moon is lit, but not all of it.

Full Moon: The whole Moon is lit and visible.

Waning Gibbous: The Moon starts to lose light on the right side.

Third Quarter: Half of the Moon is lit, but now it's on the left side.

Waning Crescent: A small part of the Moon is lit before it goes dark again.

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