New Moon

Young Moon
A very young moon over Waikoloa, this is only 26 hours after new, visible to the unaided eye as a sliver in the fading glow of sunset
New Moon will occur today at 02:50HST.

A rare hybrid solar eclipse will occur across the North Pacific and Central Africa. A hybrid eclipse is one that is both annular and total, changing from one to the other as the shadow sweeps across the Earth.

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New Moon

Young Moon
A very young moon over Waikoloa, this is only 26 hours after new, visible to the unaided eye as a sliver in the fading glow of sunset
New Moon will occur today at 14:29HST.

An annular solar eclipse will sweep across Australia and the southern Pacific Ocean. For viewers in the Hawaiian Islands this eclipse will be seen as a deep partial eclipse, with a maximum of over 40% of the Sun obscured.

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