New Moon Calendar 1938
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1938
13 new moons in 1938, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1938
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27 to Jan 4 | 404,952 km | ||
| Jan 26 to Feb 3 | 398,319 km | Black Moon | |
| Feb 25 to Mar 5 | 388,243 km | ||
| Mar 26 to Apr 3 | 377,147 km | Black Moon | |
| Apr 25 to May 3 | 367,295 km | ||
| May 24 to Jun 1 | 360,365 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Jun 22 to Jun 30 | 357,342 km | Supermoon | |
| Jul 22 to Jul 30 | 358,596 km | Supermoon | |
| Aug 20 to Aug 28 | 363,967 km | ||
| Sep 18 to Sep 26 | 372,767 km | ||
| Oct 18 to Oct 26 | 383,659 km | ||
| Nov 17 to Nov 25 | 394,570 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Dec 16 to Dec 24 | 402,963 km |
Reading the 1938 new moon calendar
Each row is the instant the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. The Moon itself is invisible for a day or so either side, and the "moonless evenings" column gives the practical window: the nights when no Moon is in the sky after dark, from the last thin waning crescent before new moon to the first evening crescent after it. Those are the nights to choose for meteor showers, the Milky Way and faint deep-sky objects.
Distance matters less at new moon than at full, since there is nothing to see, but a new moon near perigee (a supermoon new moon) raises higher than usual spring tides. A Black Moon is the second new moon in a calendar month. A solar eclipse is listed when the Moon passes exactly in front of the Sun; click through for the type, the time of greatest eclipse and where it can be seen.