The "new moon" is when the Moon passes (almost) between the Sun and the Earth. The next new moon will be on November 16, 2009.
If the Moon were to pass EXACTLY between the Sun and the Earth, there would be a solar eclipse.
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every 27.3 days....which is the period of moon's revolution around the earth and what is the next date that this will happen?
It is called a supermoon by bharat date 20/3/2011 Yes, its called a supermoon in the popular terms, but in the technical or scientific terms it called being in the perigee phase of its orbit. When the moon is furthest away from the earth it is in the apogee phase of its orbit.
There is a new moon during the *daytime* and this occurs about every 29.53 days. The exact time and date will vary by location on the Earth.For the new moon phase, the Moon is along the direct line between the Earth and the Sun, so that there is practically none of the illuminated surface visible from Earth.
Right now ... January 12, 2010 ... the moon is in the late waning phases everywhere. "New Moon" will occur on Friday 1/15, and the moon will then begin to 'grow' again. Everybody, everywhere on earth, sees the same moon phase on the same date.
The International Date Line runs between Russia and Alaska. The Eastern Hemisphere is a day ahead of the Western Hemisphere.
Pick any date before tomorrow, and Earth existed on that date.
winter 2011 is phase 1 and phase 2 is summer 2012
Nominally 180° of longitude, or halfway around the Earth.
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