whats the moon phase tonight

Tonight, May 4, 2025, the moon is in its First Quarter phase. This means exactly half of the moon is illuminated and half is in darkness, with about 51% illumination. The First Quarter phase occurs roughly 7 days after the New Moon, when the moon has completed one quarter of its orbit around the Earth. On this night, the moon will be high overhead at sunset and visible until around midnight when it sets in the west