On the last night of July 2026, the Moon lingers just past its fullest expression — 97 percent illuminated, still generous with its light, yet already beginning the ancient retreat toward darkness. This waning gibbous phase is one of the quieter invitations the sky extends: a moment to look up not at spectacle, but at process, at the patient geometry of Sun, Earth, and Moon cycling through their 29.5-day conversation. The next Full Moon will not arrive until August 28, leaving nearly a month for the sky to dim, rest, and rebuild.