{"id":85170,"date":"2025-08-15T16:36:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/85170\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T16:36:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:36:07","slug":"when-black-moon-will-appear-in-michigan-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/85170\/","title":{"rendered":"When black moon will appear in Michigan skies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Best stargazing events to watch this August<\/p>\n

August is a prime month for Northern Hemisphere stargazing, with a meteor shower, a rare planet lineup, and other celestial highlights to catch.<\/p>\n

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Now that August’s sturgeon moon<\/a> has peaked, a rare black moon<\/a> is on its way, set to offer prime stargazing in Michigan skies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This month’s new moon will be a seasonal black moon<\/a>, coming on Aug. 23. This happens once every 33 months or so as the third of four new moons in a season, according to Space.com. Seasons typically have three new moons.<\/p>\n

Since new moons are invisible, August’s black moon could provide you a good opportunity to enjoy a clear look at the stars overhead, weather permitting.<\/p>\n

Here’s what to know about the black moon.<\/p>\n

When is the black moon in August 2025?<\/p>\n

The black moon<\/a> will occur on Aug. 23, 2025.<\/p>\n

Will you be able to see the black moon?<\/p>\n

No, black moons, like other new moons, are invisible.<\/p>\n

What is a black moon?<\/p>\n

A black moon is a rare type<\/a> of new moon, Space.com says.<\/p>\n

Why do black moons occur?<\/p>\n

A black moon<\/a> can happen under three astronomical patterns, per Space.com and the Old Farmer’s Almanac.<\/p>\n

Two new moons occur in one month, the second being a monthly black moon.In a season with four new moons, the third new moon is a seasonal black moon.When there are no new moons in February, January and March each have two new moons, the second of each being a black moon.Which type of black moon will occur in August 2025?<\/p>\n

This month will see a seasonal black moon, coming as the third of four new moons this season, according to Space.com. Seasonal black moons occur once<\/a> about every 33 months, a rare phenomenon, per Time and Date.<\/p>\n

How did the black moon get its name?<\/p>\n

The name black moon<\/a> comes from the invisibility of this new moon, per the\u00a0Old Farmer’s Almanac.<\/p>\n

When is the next black moon?<\/p>\n

The next<\/a> monthly black moon will occur Aug. 31, 2027 and the next seasonal black moon Aug. 20, 2028, per Time and Date.<\/p>\n

Contact Jenna Prestininzi:\u00a0jprestininzi@freepress.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Best stargazing events to watch this August August is a prime month for Northern Hemisphere stargazing, with a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":85171,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[414,6626,40333,13541,13715,192,34965,13543,3729,13555,13592,15659,1303,13545,13558,7042,41544,29772,7221,13547,13531,13549,13470,13560,6583,79,34599,13690,193,13546,2316,2384,40337,13542,13556,13692,404,3447],"class_list":["post-85170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-and","tag-astronomy","tag-calendars","tag-connect","tag-content","tag-environment","tag-environment-and-nature","tag-know","tag-local","tag-local-connect","tag-mi","tag-mi-content-sharing","tag-michigan","tag-modular","tag-modular-story","tag-moon","tag-moon-natural-satellite","tag-natural","tag-nature","tag-neutral","tag-outer","tag-outer-space","tag-overall","tag-overall-neutral","tag-satellite","tag-science","tag-seasons","tag-sharing","tag-space","tag-story","tag-summer","tag-time","tag-time-u0026-calendars","tag-ttp","tag-ttp-what-we-know","tag-u0026","tag-we","tag-what"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}