Overview

• The new moon occurs Saturday, August 23, with the precise moment at about 2:06 a.m. ET, though the date can shift locally based on time zone.
• This occurrence qualifies as a seasonal black moon because it is the third new moon in a season that contains four.
• The moon will be invisible, and the unusually dark night is expected to improve visibility of faint objects, including the Milky Way’s center for Northern Hemisphere observers.
• Seasonal black moons happen roughly every 33 months, with the last one reported on May 19, 2023.
• The next black moon on the calendar is a monthly type on August 31, 2027, when two new moons fall in the same month.