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\n The moon shines over the Marrara Oval ground during the T20 international cricket match between Australia and South Africa in Darwin on Aug. 10.
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<\/p>\n William West\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n There are “blood,” “super” and “blue” moons, and then there’s the “black” moon.<\/p>\n The “black moon,” a rare phenomenon that occurs during a new moon phase of the lunar cycle, will occur this weekend. But don’t get your hopes up too much, scientists say, because it will be technically invisible.<\/p>\n Here’s what to know.<\/p>\n When the moon is nearly between Earth and the sun, one side of the moon faces the sun, and that side is illuminated, but the side the Earth sees is dark. This is called the new moon phase of the lunar cycle \u2014 when the moon isn’t visible at night.<\/p>\nWhat is it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n