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 ...

An unusual lunar event that happens only once every 33 months is occurring on Saturday — but you won’t be able to see it. A black moon will rise on Aug. 23 as the moon passes through its new moon ...

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 ...