{"id":76566,"date":"2025-08-12T06:44:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/76566\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T06:44:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:44:05","slug":"see-aug-11-moon-phase-and-when-to-look-for-the-next-full-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/76566\/","title":{"rendered":"See Aug. 11 moon phase, and when to look for the next full moon"},"content":{"rendered":"

During such a busy stretch for stargazing, it can be hard to keep track of all that\u2019s happening in the solar system, including what we can see from our backyards.<\/p>\n

There are meteor showers<\/a>, different moon phases<\/a>, and planetary parades<\/a> where four or five bright planets are visible to the naked eye at one time.<\/p>\n

On Monday night, Aug. 11, the moon will be in its waning gibbous phase at roughly 94% illuminated after this past weekend’s full moon<\/a>, according to NASA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The waning gibbous phase occurs when the lit-up part of the moon\u2019s face shrinks from\u00a0about\u00a0100% to 50%<\/a>. Waning\u00a0refers to the lit up portion of the moon shrinking, while gibbous\u00a0refers to its oval-to-round shape, according to Time and Date.<\/p>\n

There are eight lunar phases<\/a> of the moon altogether, according to NASA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As the Earth orbits the sun, the sun\u2019s light beams onto Earth and the moon. This light illuminates half of the earth and reflects off the surface of the moon, creating moonlight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Depending on the position of the sun, the moon, and Earth, the moon can look fuller or like just a slice. These differences in appearance are called moon phases, and the cycle repeats about once a month.<\/p>\n

There are also names for each of the 12 full moons<\/a>, including the most recent one, the Sturgeon Moon, named after a fish dating back millions of years ago. The annual Sturgeon moon<\/a> peaked early Saturday morning, Aug. 9, at 3:54 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a guide to the moon phases, what they look like, and what\u2019s to come over the next few months.<\/p>\n

When is the next full moon?<\/p>\n

The next full moon will be on Sunday, Sept. 7, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. It\u2019s called the Full Corn Moon, and it will begin to rise at 2:09 p.m. ET<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the Old Farmer\u2019s Almanac, the Full Corn Moon is called such<\/a> because from late summer into early fall, that\u2019s when corn is harvested in the northern U.S. It\u2019s often called the Corn Moon, the Corn Maker Moon (Western Abenaki people), and the Corn Harvest Moon (Dakota people).<\/p>\n

What are the different moon phases and what do they mean?<\/p>\n

According to NASA, the eight phases of the moon are:<\/p>\n

New moon (also known as the invisible phase) \u2013 The illuminated side of the moon is facing the sun and the night side is facing earth.\u00a0Waxing crescent \u2013 Calling it a \u201csilver sliver\u201d of the moon, NASA said this phase occurs when the illuminated half of the moon faces mostly away from earth. Here on earth, we can only see a small portion of the moon\u2019s illuminated side.First quarter \u2013 This phase occurs when the moon is a quarter of the way through its journey. Here on earth, moonwatchers see only half of the illuminated half of the moon during this phase. The first quarter moon rises around noon and sets around midnight. This moon is high in the sky in the evening.Waxing gibbous \u2013 This phase occurs when most of the moon\u2019s dayside is in view, making it appear brighter in the sky.Full moon \u2013 The moon is completely illuminated during this phase. The moon is opposite the Sun, allowing us to see the moon\u2019s dayside. The full moon rises around sunset and sets around sunrise.\u00a0Waning gibbous \u2013 The moon heads back towards the sun. The lighted side of the moon appears to shrink during this phase.\u00a0Last quarter \u2013 During this phase, the moon looks like it\u2019s half illuminated. Moonwatchers are seeing half of the half of the moon that\u2019s illuminated by the Sun.\u00a0Waning crescent \u2013 By this point, the moon is almost back to its dayside directly facing the sun, allowing us to see just a thin curve.<\/p>\n

Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY’s NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia \u2013 the 757. Email her at sdmartin@usatoday.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"During such a busy stretch for stargazing, it can be hard to keep track of all that\u2019s happening…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6626,13545,13558,7042,41544,718,29772,6779,14883,13547,13270,27981,13531,13549,13470,13560,6583,79,193,13546,3795,14497],"class_list":{"0":"post-76566","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-science","8":"tag-astronomy","9":"tag-modular","10":"tag-modular-story","11":"tag-moon","12":"tag-moon-natural-satellite","13":"tag-nasa","14":"tag-natural","15":"tag-network","16":"tag-network-trending","17":"tag-neutral","18":"tag-now","19":"tag-now-universal","20":"tag-outer","21":"tag-outer-space","22":"tag-overall","23":"tag-overall-neutral","24":"tag-satellite","25":"tag-science","26":"tag-space","27":"tag-story","28":"tag-trending","29":"tag-universal"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}