Today is also the day of 2022’s first solar eclipse, a partial affair that will see about 60% of the Sun covered by a “Black Moon,” though only to observers in Chile and Antarctica.

The Sun’s diameter is 864,949 miles – 401 times wider than the Moon. The Moon lies 234,306 miles from Earth at maximum eclipse. The Sun lies 93.099 million miles from Earth at maximum eclipse ...

The black moon’s partial solar eclipse will begin 90 minutes before sunset on April 30. The best place to see the phenomenon is Chile, where the black moon will block up to 54 percent of the sun.

A rare Black Moon new moon will occur during 2022's first solar eclipse ahead of Eid and just after a big Venus-Jupiter meetup.

New moons can be readily seen only when they pass directly in front of the sun, causing solar eclipses. Otherwise, sky-watchers must look to the days before or after a new moon, when just a sliver ...

From our perspective, the Sun will look as if the Moon took a bite out of it, and not just any Moon, but a Black Moon. While this is not an astronomical term, it commonly refers to a second new ...

'Black Moon' to Block the Sun in 2022's First Solar Eclipse. Published Apr 26, 2022 at 7:25 AM EDT. ... A Black Moon may also be the third new moon if there are four in a season.

A SOLAR eclipse is set to be visible from the UK and US in a couple of weeks, where part of the Sun’s will turn black. In London and the southeast of the UK, around 30% of the Sun will be cov… ...

The Black Moon on April 30 will coincide with the first solar eclipse of 2022. ... Solar eclipses take place when the Sun, Moon, and Earth align, casting a shadow on our planet.

The black moon isn't visible in the night sky because it's a new moon, which happens when the Earth lines up between the moon and the sun, according to NASA. The side of the moon facing Earth won ...

For much of the world the next New Moon is on February 1, 2022, so no Black Moon. However, in some areas of North America—specifically those on CST, MST and PST—that New Moon will occur on ...