let's take a moment to orient ourselves in the moon phases diagram below, beginning with imagining Earth at the center of this illustration and the sun adjacent to the new moon. Think of the ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Saturday, March 29 ...

In contrast, during a total solar eclipse — which is preceded by a partial eclipse — the moon completely covers the sun, ...