A new moon will pass unseen on Saturday, August 23, as it gets closest to Earth due to the sun’s glare. This lunar event marks the end of one orbit and the beginning of another. However, this month, three eclipses are predicted – one lunar and two solar – spanning through 2044.
Two weeks later, a full Corn Moon will occur on Sunday, September 7, with total lunar eclipse visible in Asia, Australia, and parts of the Pacific. Another deep partial solar eclipse will be seen from New Zealand, Antarctica, and the South Pacific on Monday, September 22, blocking up to 79% of the sun.
A total solar eclipse is predicted exactly one year after the new moon, on August 12, 2026. This path of totality will stretch across northern Russia, eastern Greenland, western Iceland, and Northern Spain. The next total solar eclipse in the contiguous U.S. will occur on August 23, 2044.
The new moon on August 23 is a rare “black moon,” where four new moons occur within a single astronomical season – a phenomenon that occurs about every three years. This alignment of the moon’s orbit with the ecliptic path of the sun leads to an eclipse season, where two eclipses can occur close together.
Every six months, the moon’s orbit aligns with the ecliptic, resulting in an approximately 31-37 day window for eclipse occurrences. During this short period, conditions are right for at least two eclipses – typically one lunar and one solar. The cause is the tilt of the moon’s orbit, which angles about five degrees compared to Earth’s orbit around the sun.
The next new moon on August 23 will coincide with a total solar eclipse in 2044, marking another alignment in the 19-year Metonic cycle, where phases of the moon repeat on the same calendar dates.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2025/08/23/why-saturdays-black-moon-sets-up-a-blood-moon-and-three-solar-eclipses