The rare 'black moon' of December 30 rises next week

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December 2024 will see a rare "black moon," a term for the second new moon in a calendar month.

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[SiliconGraybeard]

I'm sorry - I don't understand something. Since the new moon always rises and sets almost exactly in unison with the sun, how can the 'black moon' of December rise tonight? It's setting almost exactly when the sun sets, just before it. Moon rise was three minutes before sunrise according to my weather forecast (Weather Underground), and moon set will be 17 minutes before sunset, so it won't be in the night sky at all tonight. There's nothing to see tonight.

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