New Moon today provides clear skies for Planetary Parade
New Delhi: Today is the first New Moon night of 2025, with the Moon reaching perihelion yesterday, or the closest point it will get to the Sun over the year. The Moon and the Sun are practically rising and setting together, so the New Moon will be impossible to see. This benefits stargazers as there will absolutely be no Moon in the sky during the night, providing especially dark skies for observing the planets. Mercury will be accompanying the Moon and the Sun across the skies, and will not be making an appearance during this planetary parade. A parade of six planets will be visible in the........
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