NASA: BLACK MOON to coincide with 2022's first Solar Eclipse

NASA has revealed that a Black Moon will partially block the sun due to it coinciding with this year’s first solar eclipse on April 30. The eclipse will be visible in several parts of the world including South America.

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According to NASA, the Black Moon will partially block the sun just before and during the sunset, to cause a partial eclipse. (Reuters)

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1/6 According to NASA, the Black Moon will partially block the sun just before and during the sunset, to cause a partial eclipse. (Reuters)

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The occurrence of a Black Moon is a very rare phenomenon which was not witnessed last year. Although the word ‘Black Moon’ is not an official term, it is used to refer to any of the phenomena associated with the New Moon as, during the New Moon phase, the Moon is always "black", according to space.com. (Pixabay)

2/6 The occurrence of a Black Moon is a very rare phenomenon which was not witnessed last year. Although the word ‘Black Moon’ is not an official term, it is used to refer to any of the phenomena associated with the New Moon as, during the New Moon phase, the Moon is always "black", according to space.com. (Pixabay)

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NASA has announced that the eclipse will be visible in several parts of South America such as Chile, Argentina, most of Uruguay, western Paraguay, southwestern Bolivia, southeastern Peru and more. (Pixabay)

3/6 NASA has announced that the eclipse will be visible in several parts of South America such as Chile, Argentina, most of Uruguay, western Paraguay, southwestern Bolivia, southeastern Peru and more. (Pixabay)

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According to NASA, a solar eclipse takes place when the Moon positions itself between the Sun and the Earth, casting its shadow onto Earth. A partial eclipse means the Moon is only hiding a part of the Sun. (NASA)

4/6 According to NASA, a solar eclipse takes place when the Moon positions itself between the Sun and the Earth, casting its shadow onto Earth. A partial eclipse means the Moon is only hiding a part of the Sun. (NASA)

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Coincidently, the upcoming partial solar eclipse will coincide with the New Moon. A New Moon is when the Moon and the Sun are aligned in a manner that the Sun only illuminates part of the Moon turned away from the Earth, according to Newsweek. (AP)

5/6 Coincidently, the upcoming partial solar eclipse will coincide with the New Moon. A New Moon is when the Moon and the Sun are aligned in a manner that the Sun only illuminates part of the Moon turned away from the Earth, according to Newsweek. (AP)