Something rare is happening in the skies in the next few days — a black moon. This rare celestial event is due to an unusual calendar alignment: two new moons in one month. The first occurred on Dec.
This month, the lunar cycle will treat us to a relatively rare astronomical treat: a seasonal black moon. There’s just one problem—the phenomenon is essentially invisible. Fortunately, however, it ...
We say goodbye to 2024 with a rare celestial event tonight, as skywatchers can look up and see a black moon. This phenomenon happens roughly once every 32 months, making it a special and infrequent ...
There are "blood," "super" and "blue" moons, and then there's the "black" moon. The "black moon," a rare phenomenon that occurs during a new moon phase of the lunar cycle, will occur this weekend. But ...
A rare Black Moon will rise on August 23. The dark skies will make stargazing ideal. Planets like Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter will shine bright. Stargazers will get to observe a rare lunar event later ...
A "seasonal" black moon, the third new moon in a season with four, will occur on Aug. 23. The black moon phenomenon, though rare, has multiple astronomical definitions. While not visible, the black ...
When the moon is nearly between Earth and the sun, one side of the moon faces the sun, and that side is illuminated, but the side the Earth sees is dark. This is called the new moon phase of the lunar ...