R<\/b>ELATED: <\/b>Top tips for seeing this summer\u2019s best meteor shower<\/a><\/p>\n A seasonal \u201cBlack Moon\u201d occurs once every 33 months. It\u2019s the third new moon in a season with four new moons (there are usually three in season). The \u201cBlack Moon\u201d cannot be seen at night since the dark side of the moon is facing Earth, resulting in a dark, moonless sky. <\/p>\n While the spectacular annual Perseid meteor shower peaked around Aug. 12, it generally continues through Aug. 24. With the \u201cBlack Moon\u201d occurring tonight, the sky will be extra-dark, giving viewers a better chance of seeing the elusive shooting stars. <\/p>\n The next seasonal \u201cBlack Moon\u201d will happen on Aug. 20, 2028. It will also be a Supermoon.<\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This rare lunar occurrence is coming at the perfect time. The seasonal \u201cBlack Moon\u201d will appear \u2013 or…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":170152,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[16814,51836,51837,159,75150,67,132,68,13642],"class_list":{"0":"post-170151","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-science","8":"tag-milky-way","9":"tag-perseid-meteor-shower","10":"tag-perseids","11":"tag-science","12":"tag-spruce-knob","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us","16":"tag-west-virginia"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115080348610072660","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Perseid](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PN3PA2DO7RDATCO2EWO6PV6L5U.jpg\")
In this 30-second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. The 2025 Perseid meteor shower is expected to continue through Aug. 24.NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/p>\n