What is the moon phase today? Today, Dec. 22, 2024, the moon is 20 days old, in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 51% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...
Of course, the waxing gibbous Moon’s bright light will likely wash out the cluster itself, but Mars is glowing at magnitude –0.9 just to the lower right of Moon, quickly brightening as it ...