Yes. A formal definition of "Dark of the moon" is:
1. The period of about a week at the time of a new moon when
the moon's light is absent from the sky.
2. A period when the moon is not shining or when it is obscured
The color of the new moon is very dark since it is the opposite of a full moon.
A new Moon
Dark.
New Moon.
The phase is called a New Moon, where the side of the Moon that is illuminated by the Sun is facing away from Earth, making it appear dark from our perspective.
No. The new moon is completely dark.
When the moon appears completely dark it is called a new moon.
it when the moon is so dark
No, A new moon is completely dark. As it starts to 'show again' as a crescent moon, the bulge of the crescent faces the setting sun. The term new moon can also refer to the very first crescent showing after the astronomical (completely dark) new moon phase. A full moon is when the moon is completely round An old moon is a crescent moon where the bulge of the crescent faces the morning sun (the other way round to the new moon).
The phase that results when the Moon is on the same side of the Earth as the Sun is called the New Moon phase. During this phase, the side of the Moon that is illuminated by the Sun is facing away from Earth, making it appear dark in the sky.
The dark circle (new moon)
The new moon appears dark in the sky because the side of the moon facing Earth is not illuminated by the sun. During this phase, the moon is located between the Earth and the sun, so the side of the moon that is lit is facing away from us, making it seem dark.