St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: December 4, 2021

St. Louis MO

05 December, 2021

9:31 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: December 04, 2021 Today the Moon reached new moon around 2 am. When the Moon passed between Earth and the Sun today it was in syzygy. When three or more astronomical bodies are in alignment, a syzygy occurs. If those objects are the Sun, Moon and Earth, you get an eclipse. As this occurred at new moon, it was a solar eclipse. To have seen this total solar eclipse, you would have had to be in Antarctica or on a ship. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.