The new moon occurs just after midnight on Thursday (April 20). When the first sliver of moon appears on April 21 or 22 after the new moon, it will mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims across the globe, while also signaling the end of a rare type of eclipse.
The new moon phase signifies the point in the 29.5-day-long lunar cycle when the moon passes close to the sun and is swallowed by its light. According to In the Sky, the Earth, the moon, and the sun are aligned in a roughly straight line during the new moon, with the moon in the middle, appearing in front of the sun.
