Dark Skies and Meteor Showers: Perseids Fade, Aurigids Arrive Late August 2025 brings wonderfully dark night skies thanks to the Moon’s phase. August 23 was a rare “Black Moon” (a third new moon in a season), so evenings around Aug 27–30 have had little moonlight ts2.tech. By this weekend the Moon is only about 7–8 days…
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In late August 2025, a six-planet parade—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will be visible in the pre-dawn sky along with a rare Black Moon. The Black Moon moment occurs around 2:06 a.m. EDT on Saturday, August 23, 2025 (6:06 UTC), placing the new moon between Earth and Sun. The Black Moon itself is invisible,…
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