New Moon Calendar 1939
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1939
12 new moons in 1939, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1939
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 to Jan 23 | 406,644 km | Micromoon | |
| Feb 14 to Feb 22 | 404,669 km | ||
| Mar 16 to Mar 24 | 397,694 km | ||
| Apr 14 to Apr 22 | 387,588 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| May 14 to May 22 | 376,669 km | ||
| Jun 12 to Jun 20 | 367,020 km | ||
| Jul 11 to Jul 19 | 360,193 km | ||
| Aug 10 to Aug 18 | 357,192 km | Supermoon | |
| Sep 8 to Sep 16 | 358,538 km | Supermoon | |
| Oct 7 to Oct 15 | 364,222 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Nov 6 to Nov 14 | 373,506 km | ||
| Dec 5 to Dec 13 | 384,760 km |
Reading the 1939 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.