Wondering what's happening with the moon tonight? Wonder no more, keep reading to find out where we are in the lunar cycle.

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. 12.

What is today’s moon phase?

As of Friday, Sept. 12, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous, and it is 71% lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation .

We're on day 20 of the lunar cycle, so each night the moon becomes less visible. However, for the time being, there's still lots to see. Without any visual aids spot many things, including the

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