New Moon

The Moon will pass close to the Sun and become lost in the Sun’s glare for a few days.

At new moon, the Earth, Moon and Sun all lie in a roughly straight line, with the Moon in the middle, appearing in front of the Sun’s glare. In this configuration, we see almost exactly the opposite half of the Moon to that which is illuminated by the Sun, making it doubly unobservable because the side we see is unilluminated.

This day is best suited for Sky-Watch programs.