The cycle of lunar phases lasts 29.5 days; that is, from new moon to new moon is 29.5 days. Therefore a new moon typically occurs once per calendar month, but it can sometimes occur twice, in which case the second new moon is called a “black moon” (much like how the second full moon in a calendar month is called a “blue moon”).
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