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Oh, let's see. If I could play music over the air, I think some people might be interested in a particular song to go along with this particular article from space.com. A rare black moon rises with the sun on August 23rd. Here's what to expect. On August 23rd, the night sky will play host to an unusual lunar event known as a black moon. For those of you who are a hot-hearted, clean-credent Clearwater Revival aficionados, remember the song Black Moon Rising? It might be appropriate for this article. While you won't actually see anything unusual, in fact, you won't see the moon at all, this event is still exciting because of its rarity. At 2.06 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, or 6.06 GMT, which is 11.06 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time, 12.06 Pacific Daylight Time on Friday, and of course 12.06 a.m. on Saturday morning, the 23rd here in Colorado, the moon will officially pass through its new moon phase. At the moment, our natural satellite will be positioned in the constellation Leo, sitting just one degree north of the sun in the sky. So what's happening? A black moon isn't an official astronomical term, but it's used to describe unusual timings of new moon phases. This week's event falls under the seasonal definition, the third new moon in season that contains four new moons. One new moon is the phase when the moon's sunlit side faces away from Earth, making it invisible in our sky as it rises and sets with the sun.