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

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

Moon spotters were passing their skills to the next generation as Muslims waited for a sighting of the new moon to celebrate Eid.

From BBC

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

On the fourth night, it was Rosh Chodesh, a new moon, when the night sky is at its darkest, lit by naught but the light of stars.

From Literature