The waning moon shines close to the king of the planets on Dec. 7. Don't miss Jupiter shining close to the waning gibbous moon among the stars of the constellation Gemini on the night of Dec. 7.

As of Saturday, Dec. 6, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous. This means 96% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation.

The mutable signs, which are Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces, are going to be in a Grand Cross because their angular houses are going to be highlighted. They will be most affected by the December full moon's powerful energy. Read on to find out how.

The claim, which didn't cite when or where NASA supposedly admitted this, came from a frequent purveyor of misinformation.

The last full moon of the year will appear Thursday evening as the cold moon. It's also the third consecutive supermoon.

If the moon were to suddenly turn to cheese, the movie pitches would be insufferable. In When The Moon Hits Your Eye, voted one of Scientific American’s best fiction picks of 2025, author John Scalzi plots out the physical side of this scenario alongside the societal and interpersonal ramifications of such an unexpected (if delicious) transformation.

The second largest full moon of 2025 appears higher in the night sky than any other full moon throughout the year, this December 4.

Jared Isaacman, US President Donald Trump's two-time appointee to lead NASA, said it was his goal that the United States beat rival China in the race to return humans to the moon, during a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.