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

Eid al-Fitr, which means "the festival of the breaking of the fast", begins when a new moon is sighted in the evening sky.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2024

Another way, Ricci said, is to directly sight the crescent moon that emerges after the second new moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024

“You have nine days until the new moon, Pandavas. Less than that, perhaps, for time runs differently here than in the mortal realms,” said Urvashi.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi