We're getting closer to the New Moon, and soon there'll be days where we hardly see any moon at all. We're now on day 21 of the lunar cycle, a series of eight unique phases of the moon's visibility. The whole cycle takes about 29.5 days, according to NASA , and these different phases happen as the Sun lights up different parts of the moon whilst it orbits Earth.

Let's find out what's happening with the moon tonight, Sept. 13.

What is today’s moon phase?

As of Saturday, Sept. 13, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous, and it is 60% lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation .

So, what can we spot tonight? Without any visual aids spot many things, including the Mare Vaporum, the Tycho Crater, and the Oceanus Procellarum.

If you have binoculars, you'll also see th

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