This image shows a very young Moon (crescent barely visible) and Mercury our most fleeting planet very low on the western horizon.
January 31, 2026
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The Moon is now located on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun and its face will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 2:09 PM. This full moon was known by some Native American tribes as the Snow Moon.