As of Monday, Aug. 11, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous, and it is 94% lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's Daily Moon ...

Look for the 62-mile-wide (10 km) Plato Crater just below the narrow form of Mare Frigoris soon after the moon rises around midnight on Aug. 16. Then, follow the terminator south to find the similarly ...

According to NASA, the Moon completes its cycle in about 29.5 days. Its phases are caused by changing angles between the Sun, Moon, and Earth.