• Stargazing News - June 25th, 2025

    From CJ@21:2/156 to All on Tue Jun 24 04:51:24 2025
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025

    New Moon

    On Wednesday, June 25 at 6:32 a.m. EDT, 3:32 a.m. PDT, or 10:32 UT, the moon will officially reach its new moon phase. At the new phase, our natural satellite will be located in western Gemini, and about 4 degrees north of the sun. While new, the moon is travelling between Earth and the sun. Since sunlight can only shine on the far side of the moon, and the moon is in the same region of the sky as the sun, it becomes completely hidden from view from anywhere on Earth for about a day. After the new moon phase, Earth's celestial night-light will return to shine as a crescent in the western evening sky.

    (Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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