new moon

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With the event coinciding with a new moon for the first time since 2018, you just need to find a dark spot away from city lights and enjoy the display.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The first day of the Chinese New Year falls on the new moon which appears between 21 January and 20 February every year.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Mother Nature put on a particularly spectacular show last year when the peak of the Perseids meteor shower fell on a Saturday with a new moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024

To find out, the group systematically observed the worms' daily activities when there was a new moon.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2024

She had been like a slight, bright candle-flame, but this woman was like the white new moon.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin