While the term “Black Moon” is not officially recognized in the field of astronomy, it is akin to the more familiar “Blue Moon,” which describes the occurrence of two full moons in one month.

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

A rare black moon will appear in the sky on December 30, ... This makes it a great time to go stargazing, as the brightness of the moon won’t overshadow any of the stars in the night sky.

Stargazers in the U.S. will find the waxing gibbous moon above the southwestern horizon as the sun sets on July 3, with Spica ...

A black moon is an unusual astronomical event which ... the fact that you can't see the Moon allows you to see the stars, ... is a great time to go observe all the other stuff in the night sky." ...

The Winter Circle, a large circular pattern made of some of the brightest stars in the Northern Hemisphere's winter sky, will also be out on the night of the black moon.

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

Absent any storms, planets like Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn will shine brightly in the night sky on the black moons. We’ll get a season black moon in August and the next monthly black moon ...

The night sky at around 11pm this month (Nigel Henbest)Higher up, you’ll find Mars close to the twin stars of Gemini, Castor and Pollux: the Moon is very close to the Red Planet on 5 April.

That’s because during the 27 days following Monday night's Venus-moon pairing, the Earth’s movement around the sun will cause the sun’s position in the sky to shift to the east as well.

Night sky for June. Planets and the Moon: June opens with Jupiter, at magnitude -1.9, ... On June 24, Mercury will line up with the stars Castor and Pollux and set 90 minutes after sunset.