New Moon almost directly between the

Visible Crescent Earth and the Sun. At this

One should not confuse the New Moon with the visible thin The New Moon phase is defined to moment the moon’s dark
crescent. It should be realised that the new crescent following be the moment when the moon is surface faces the Earth. The New
a lunar month of 30 days will be brighter and stay longer in the Moon is completely invisible.
Thu sky than the crescent following a month of 29 days. The date and time of this
invisible New Moon is
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