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Major Bodies » The Moon

Next New Moon

The next New Moon will occur on:

🌑 Wednesday, 25 June 2025Wed, 25 Jun 2025
17:31

That's in 25 days, 9 hours and 55 minutes.

At that exact time the Moon will be at the distance of 366,786.6 kilometers (227,911.2 miles) from Earth and, seen from Kampot, Cambodia [change location], it will be in the constellation of Auriga. The precise celestial position of the Moon at that time can be viewed on our interactive sky map.

The apparent size of the Moon will be 0.54°.

Understanding the New Moon

A New Moon occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. During this phase, the Moon is generally not visible from Earth (except during a solar eclipse) for two main reasons: first, the side of the Moon facing us is not illuminated directly by the Sun (it's in shadow, only faintly illuminated by sunlight reflected from Earth - Earthshine - which is too dim to see during the day), and second, it's positioned very close to the Sun in our sky, making it difficult or impossible to see it against the Sun's glare.

Interval Between New Moons

The interval between two new moons is approximately 29.53 days, i.e. 29 days, 12 hours and 43 minutes. This period, known as a Synodic Month or Lunation, is the average time it takes for the Moon's phases to repeat. This is an average value; the actual interval can vary by several hours. This variation occurs primarily because the Moon's orbit around Earth is not perfectly circular, and also due to the Earth's elliptical orbit around the Sun.

New Moon and Eclipses

Occasionally, a New Moon aligns almost perfectly with the Sun as seen from specific locations on Earth. This is when solar eclipses occur. Solar eclipses don't happen at every New Moon though. This is because the Moon's orbit around Earth is tilted relative to Earth's orbit around the Sun. Consequently, during most New Moons, the Moon passes slightly above or below the Sun in the sky (from our perspective), and no eclipse takes place.

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