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
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
I watched the people purge their homes at the start of the new moon.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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