As New Moon nights are dark, they are often the best time to view other celestial objects like planets, meteor showers, and deep sky objects such as star clusters, nebulae, a… See more

The greatest difference between high and low tide is around New Moon and Full Moon. During these Moon phases, the Moon and the Sun's gravitational forces combine to … See more

The Moon guides the dates of many religious and cultural holidays around the world. February's New Moon marks the beginning of the Lunar Year in the Chinese Calendar. … See more

In western culture, we divide the lunar monthinto four primary and four intermediate Moon phases. The New Moon is the first primary Moon phase. The next three are th… See more

The symbol for New Moon in modern calendars is a filled, black circle. The other primary Moon phase symbols in calendars: = First Quarter, = Full Moon, = Third Quarter Cal… See more