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When can you see it?
Usually hidden by daylightYou will usually not see the new Moon itself. A thin evening crescent becomes visible later as the Moon moves away from the Sun in the sky. The faintly drawn disc in our guide helps show the phase; it does not mean a dark round Moon is normally visible against the daytime sky.
Does every new Moon bring a solar eclipse?
No. The Moon’s orbit is tilted relative to Earth’s orbit around the Sun, so it usually passes above or below the Sun from our viewpoint. An eclipse needs a much closer alignment.
Astronomy reference: NASA’s guide to Moon phases ↗