This August 23 the Black Moon arrives, and with it the perfect opportunity to enjoy, for the last time this year, the Tears of St. Lawrence, the famous star shower that illuminates summer nights.
The Perseids peak between August 8 and 14, with August 12 as the day of maximum activity. This year, however, many who tried to see them during the peak period ran into the full moon on August 9, which made the meteor fall go almost unnoticed.
With the arrival of the black Moon, the situation will be very different: the sky will be darker, and the Earth is still passing through the cosmic dust trail left by the Swift-Tuttle comet, making the meteors much more visible. This Friday will be, therefore, the unmissable date of the summer to look up and catch a shooting star.
What is the Black Moon
The black moon, or dark moon, is nothing more than a new moon with a curious detail: it will be the third of four new moons in the same summer.
The lunar cycle lasts about 29.5 days, and every now and then there is the curiosity that a season has four new moons instead of three. This 2025 we had new moons on June 25 and July 24, and the one on August 23 will be the Black Moon. The next one will be on September 21, when we will still be in summer.
We leave you here all the information about the Perseids so you can enjoy the last chances to see it.