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In astronomy, new moon is the first phase of the Moon, when it orbits as seen from the Earth, the moment when the Moon and the Sun have the same ecliptical longitude. The Moon is not visible at this time except when it is seen in silhouette during a solar eclipse when it is illuminated by earthshine. See the article on phases of the Moon for further details.
A lunation or synodic month is the mean (average) time from one new moon to the next. In the J2000.0 epoch, the average length of a lunation is 29.530588 days (or 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 3 seconds). However, the length of any one synodic month can vary from 29.26 to 29.80 days due to the perturbing effects of the Sun's gravity on the Moon's eccentric orbit. In a lunar calendar, each month corresponds to a lunation. Each lunar cycle can be assigned a unique Lunation Number to identify it.
The length of a lunation is about 29.53 days. Its precise duration is linked to many phenomena in nature, such as the variation between spring and neap tides (the extreme highest and lowest tides, respectively). An approximate formula to compute the mean moments of new moon (conjunction between Sun and Moon) for successive months is:
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There's a new moon out tonight
Another reason for living
This time I better get it right
I've seen life be less forgiving
Ooh, ohh, to the one who's lost it all
The hand can seem so deceiving
But pride it comes before the fall
It's time I started believing
Broken by life's deceptions
Mended by one who saw through, ohh
Fall to the ground before you
My judgment came too late
I don't deserve forgiveness, ohh
My sins are far too great
There's no way to make this end
Words are of no value here
Betting my life on a lie
Losing my soul in a blink of an eye, ohh
Fall to the ground before you
My judgment came too late
I don't deserve forgiveness, ohh
My sins are far too great
To the one who's lost it all
The hand can seem so deceiving
But pride it comes before the fall
It's time I started believing
Betting my life on a lie
Losing my soul in a blink of an eye, ohh
Ohh, ohh, ohh
Fall to the ground before you
My judgment came too late
I don't deserve forgiveness, ohh