October 23 - New Moon
Feb 4, 2014 13:25:25 GMT -8
Post by Paul Greenhalgh President on Feb 4, 2014 13:25:25 GMT -8
October 23 - New Moon. The Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 21:57 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.