A Blood Moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse when the Moon turns deeply red by Earth's shadow. This one is unique—it won't happen again until 2026—and its impact will be felt all over the world.

When the moon is nearly between Earth and the sun, one side of the moon faces the sun, and that side is illuminated, but the side the Earth sees is dark. This is called the new moon phase of the lunar ...

An unusual lunar event that happens only once every 33 months is occurring tonight — but you won’t be able to see it. A black moon will rise on Aug. 23 as the moon passes through its new moon phase at ...

A Black Moon rises tomorrow (Aug. 23), though you won't see it. Its timing makes it a rare lunar event. Tomorrow (Aug. 23), the night sky will play host to an unusual lunar event known as a Black Moon ...

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The moon goes by many names. August saw the full sturgeon moon while in March sky-gazers may have witnessed the blood moon, which occurs when the satellite appears to turn red during a lunar eclipse.

A "black moon" will occur Aug. 22-23 but be invisible to skywatchers. The Perseid meteor shower is nearing its end, offering a final chance to see shooting stars. A total lunar eclipse, a "blood moon, ...

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Look to the western horizon to catch a fleeting glimpse of the thin crescent moon alongside the red glow of Mars on Aug. 26, set among the stars of the constellation Virgo. Mars will sit less than 10 ...

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A rare astral phenomenon is set to take place this weekend, and the next time it happens won't be for another two years. On the morning of Aug. 23, a black moon will occur, leaving a moon-sized dark ...

A new moon will occur on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at 2:06 a.m. EDT. It’s called a “black moon” because it’s the third new moon in a season with four new moons versus three. This happens about once ...