The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight.

Find out what this lunar event really means, and why it's actually impossible to see a black moon rising. A tiny sliver of the moon during the new moon phase in Northern California. Photograph by ...

A black moon is a rare occurrence. The next Black Moon will occur on Aug. 23, 2025. This is considered a Black Moon under the definition of the third new moon in a season of four new moons. A ...

While you couldn't see it, a Black Moon graced Michigan skies Monday night. The rare and invisible moon phase, a kind of new moon, came just in time to close out 2024. The Black Moon in December ...

Watch the moon phases and libration for 2024, as seen from Earth's Southern Hemisphere, in this time-lapsed animation that is set at hourly intervals. Video credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Stu ...

December's Cold Moon and rare Black Moon to illuminate 2024's end By Robin Bradshaw , Staff writer Dec 7, 2024 The last full moon phase of 2024 known as the Cold Moon will reach peak illumination ...

Coastal birds rely on tides and moon phases Date: May 4, 2016 Source: Central Ornithology Publication Office Summary: Coastal wading birds shape their lives around the tides, and new research ...

A black moon refers to the second new moon occurring in a calendar month. open image in gallery This graphic shows the position of the moon and the sun during each of the moon’s eight phases.

The OMEGA x Swatch MoonSwatch Mission to the Pink Moonphase is here to celebrate the annual appearance of the Pink Moon (visible in Australia at 8:22 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2025). Priced at ...

The new moon phase for December is Monday, Dec. 30, at approximately 4:26 p.m., known as a rare black new moon, the second new moon in one month. Nick Chill/Getty Images/500px Plus ...

While the term “Black Moon” is not officially recognized in the field of astronomy, it is akin to the more familiar “Blue Moon,” which describes the occurrence of two full moons in one month.