Black moon

For other uses, see Black Moon (disambiguation).

Black moon is a name recently (2016) [1] given to various new moons or absences of them, within a year. It is not a term used in astronomy and there is no single accepted definition of it.[2] Among the meanings ascribed to it are these: a second new moon that appears in the same month; the third new moon in an astronomical season with four new moons; the absence of a new moon in February; or the absence of a full moon in February.[2]

  1. ^ The earliest source appears to be the 2016 on-line article on "Time and Date" referenced below: it does mention but does not properly refer to "astrology" and "wicca", so this appears to be a recent invention modeled after Blue moon.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference timeanddate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).