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Moon's Hide-And-Seek: From Dark To Earthshine - Videos from The Weather Channel

Moon's Hide-And-Seek: From Dark To Earthshine

June 27, 2025

Join Mark for this week's Sky Watch as he takes you on a fascinating lunar journey from the invisible new moon (June 27-28) perfect for deep-sky observing of the Hercules Cluster (M13) and Ring Nebula (M57), to the magical return of the waxing crescent (June 29-July 2), featuring the mysterious "earthshine" phenomenon where Earth's reflected light illuminates the moon's dark side. Then read further in this week’s accompanying article to discover prime viewing opportunities for Mars in Leo, the Saturn-Aquarius pairing with its spectacular rings visible through telescopes after midnight, and the breathtaking moon-Mars conjunction (June 29-July 1), creating perfect astrophotography conditions against the backdrop of the rising Milky Way core. Venus continues to shine as the "morning star" before sunrise and receive guidance on spotting the elusive Mercury just before sunrise early in the week.