The new Moon occurs every month when the moon sets just after sunset. From one new moon to the next, there is a time of about 29 1/2 days.
The next full moon will typically occur after about 14-15 days from a new moon. This is because the lunar cycle lasts approximately 29.5 days, meaning it takes that long for the moon to go from new moon to full moon and back to new moon again.
At the time of answering this question (May 6th, 2013), the next new moon will be on May 10th, 2013.
In August, 2011, New Moon is the night of August 28th. Note that "New Moon" visually doesn't appear - there is no moon to seeon the night of "new moon".
A solar eclipse can occur when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, blocking the Sun's light and casting a shadow on Earth. This phenomenon happens only during a new moon phase.
New moons occur when the moon is directly between the Earth and the Sun, so it appears dark in the sky. Full moons occur when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, causing the entire sunlit side of the moon to be visible from Earth. New moons and full moons happen about every 29.5 days.
For a new moon to occur the moon must be between earth and the sun
New moons occur every 4 weeks.
The New Moon always occurs very close to the moon's "new moon" phase.
New moon (the Earth goes into the shadow of the Moon) Lunar eclipses occur at full moon (the Moon goes into the Earth's shadow)
A solar eclipse only can occur at the time of the New Moon,but doesn't occur at the large majority of them.
The New Moon occurs when the moon is between the earth and the sun.
In a new moon
New Moon
At a full moon.
A solar eclipse can only occur at a time of a new moon.
The next full moon will typically occur after about 14-15 days from a new moon. This is because the lunar cycle lasts approximately 29.5 days, meaning it takes that long for the moon to go from new moon to full moon and back to new moon again.
A new moon - is when the moon's disc is completely in the shadow of the Earth. A full moon - is when the whole of the moon's surface is illuminated by the sun. Lunar eclipses can only occur during a full moon. Solar eclipses only occur during a new moon.