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    Is it true that no moon or new moon happens only when the longitude of the sun and the moon are equal?

    Question #117011. Asked by armindasantana. (Aug 25 10 3:24 PM)


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    		The astronomical new moon, sometimes known as the dark moon to avoid confusion, occurs by definition at the moment of conjunction in ecliptic longitude with the Sun, when the Moon is invisible from the Earth. This moment is unique and does not depend on location, and under certain circumstances it is coincident with a solar eclipse.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_moon

    Aug 25 10, 10:39 PM

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