{
  "id": 17175363,
  "title": "Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on October 30, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/moon-phase-today-what-the-moon-will-look-like-on-october-30-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-30T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/science/moon-phase-today-oct-30-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today's Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, with 78% of its surface illuminated, according to NASA's daily tracker. The Moon will reach the Full Moon stage on November 24. On Friday, October 30, the Tycho Crater, Copernicus Crater, and Mare Serenitatis are visible to the naked eye without any visual aids. Binoculars can help spot the Alphonsus Crater, Clavius Crater, and the Apennine Mountains. For those with a telescope, the Apollo 14 landing site, Schiller Crater, and the Caucasus Mountains can also be observed. The Moon completes an orbit around Earth approximately every 29.5 days, transitioning through a series of eight phases, including New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, and Waning Crescent.",
  "summary": "See the Moon phase expected for October 30, 2026 as well as when the next Full Moon is expected.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}