BLACK MOON
The so-called Black Moon is when a second New Moon occurs in a single calendar month. And it is interesting to note that we had such an occurrence in the last month - 2nd July and 31 July.
According to space.com:
"At its 'new moon' phase, the moon is always black. It happens at that time of the month when the moon passes through the same part of the sky as the sun and as such, the moon's dark or un-illuminated side faces Earth."
As a black moon only ever occurs when there are two new moons in the same month, the unusual phenomenon only appears every 32 months. Depending on where you live in the world, the black moon can be witnessed at different times of the year. The second definition of black moons is when there's no new moon in February, the only month this can happen.
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