Subj : Stargazing News - December 30th, 2024
To   : All
From : CJ
Date : Sun Dec 29 2024 08:41:48

Monday December 30, 2024 

Second New Moon of December

The moon cycles through its phases every 29.5 days, allowing a phase to repeat
if it first occurs early in a calendar month. For the second time in December,
the moon will reach its new moon phase on Monday, December 30 at 5:27 p.m.
EST, 2:27 p.m. PST, and 22:27 UT. At that time our natural satellite will be
located within Sagittarius and 5.5 degrees south of the sun. Since sunlight is
only reaching the far side of the moon, and the moon is in the same region of
the sky as the sun, the moon becomes completely hidden from view. On the
evenings following the new moon phase, Earth's planetary partner will return
to shine in the western sky after sunset.

(Data courtesy of Starry Night
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