"Today" is a moving target.
This question was posted on February 8, 2011, and the Moon is a waxing crescent moon, about 5 days past the new, with 30% of the Moon's visible surface illuminated.
The NASA web site has a table of phases of the Moon at http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/phases-moon It doesn't matter where YOU are for the phases of the Moon; this table is the same for everyone.
The Moon's phases.
moon phases
The simplest way to put it: Moon phases are simply the passing of the lunar daytime and night across the moon's surface over the course of one month. One entire lunar day is equal to one full set of phases. [Note: the earth's shadow has absolutely nothing to do with the moon's phases.]
An entire cycle is about 29 1/2 days, on average. The "phases" are more like points in time, when the Moon shows a certain shape.
Gibbus moon
Google this: calendar of moon phases (insert month and year here)
The stages of the Moon, are referred to as the 'Phases of the Moon'.
Yesterday moon was not that bright
It was a waning gibbous moon yesterday.
There are only 8 phases of the moon.
The moon has 8 phases
You get the phases of the moon from the Sun reflecting off the moon at different angles.
It means that today is the same as tomorrow's yesterday, and that it is the same as yesterday's tomorrow.The day after yesterday is today, because today is what comes after yesterday. Do you get it now?
The cause of the phases of the Moon is closely related to our calendar month. (moon-th). The phases of the Moon are related to the Moon's orbit of Earth.
The cause of the phases of the Moon is closely related to our calendar month. (moon-th). The phases of the Moon are related to the Moon's orbit of Earth.
As with any month there are all the phases of the moon.