"Experience the Da Vinci Glow and Earthshine on the Moon: Viewing Dates Revealed"

The "da Vinci glow" or "Earthshine" is a spooky phenomenon that occurs when the moon is a thin crescent in the sky, visible during the first and last days of the moon's orbit around Earth. It is the faint image of the full moon visible next to the portion of the moon lit by the sun. The phenomenon is called the "da Vinci glow" because Leonardo da Vinci figured out that sunlight reflected from Earth was responsible for the image. The da Vinci glow is best seen a few days before and after a new moon, right after sunset or before sunrise.