New Moon 🌑
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A new moon — the darkest phase of the lunar cycle when the moon is positioned between Earth and the sun, its illuminated face turned away from us. The new moon represents new beginnings in lunar-conscious cultures: a blank slate, the start of a new cycle, the moment before light returns. Lunar calendars (Chinese, Islamic, Hebrew) organize time around the new moon.

Astrological practices attach intention-setting significance to the new moon. The absence of moonlight makes new moon nights the best for stargazing. Used for astronomy content, lunar calendar discussions, astrological new moon rituals, and philosophical expressions of beginnings that emerge from darkness.