Today’s moon on August 13, 2025, is the waning gibbous. Are you shocked? Probably not, considering we’ve been in the same phase for the past few days. However, you might be feeling slightly more settled, the further we venture from last weekend’s full moon.
Tomorrow, the moon will still be in the waning gibbous phase while subtly entering the third quarter moon. The third-quarter moon actually includes the entire waning phase of the lunar cycle, between the full moon and the new moon.
Today’s waning gibbous is even less illuminated than yesterday’s, as well as rising later at night. It will appear smaller as the days go on, but right now, it likely still looks like a semicircle in the night (or early morning) sky.
The moon has also entered the fiery sign of Aries today, meaning you migh