Some people liken this peculiar phase of the sun and moon as a "Cheshire cat smile" or a "horizontal smiley face" shape. In a March 1, 2025, Space.com story, the site describes the March 29, 2025, ...

A partial solar eclipse on Saturday will make it look as if the moon has taken a bite out of the sun over parts of North ...

We always see the same face of the Moon from Earth—the ... the sunlit part of our view takes on a series of familiar shapes: crescent, half-moon, full, and more. Moon phases are really ...

As it orbits the Earth, we see the Moon from different angles each night. It appears to change shape as we see different parts of the surface lit up. These shapes are called the phases of the Moon.

Some people liken this peculiar phase of the sun and moon as a "Cheshire cat smile" or a "horizontal smiley face" shape. In a March 1, 2025, Space.com story, the site describes the March 29 ...