Despite being less than half illuminated by the sun, there's so much to see on the moon's surface tonight. Even without binoculars or a telescope.

Keep reading to see what you can see when you look up tonight, Sept. 27.

What is today’s moon phase?

As of Saturday, Sept. 27, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent, and according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation , 27% of its surface is illuminated tonight.

It's day six of the lunar cycle, so what can we see? With just your naked eye, look up to see the Mare Crisium. If you avert your gaze to the middle right of the moon, you'll also see the Mare Fecunditatis. If you're in the Southern Hemisphere, these will be reversed: look towards the bottom left.

Got a pair of binoculars handy? Pull them out to see Posidonius Crater, too, a lava-filled

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