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

Millions of people across Asia and the world are welcoming the Lunar New Year which coincides with the first new moon of the lunar calendar.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

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

Now he’d have to wait a whole month, till another new moon, to work his good-luck spell.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham