New Moon Calendar 1940
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1940
13 new moons in 1940, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1940
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 to Jan 12 | 395,614 km | ||
| Feb 3 to Feb 11 | 403,522 km | ||
| Mar 4 to Mar 12 | 406,570 km | Micromoon | |
| Apr 2 to Apr 10 | 404,151 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| May 2 to May 10 | 397,109 km | ||
| Jun 1 to Jun 9 | 387,240 km | ||
| Jun 30 to Jul 8 | 376,597 km | ||
| Jul 29 to Aug 6 | 367,053 km | ||
| Aug 28 to Sep 5 | 360,161 km | ||
| Sep 26 to Oct 4 | 357,116 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Oct 25 to Nov 2 | 358,634 km | Supermoon Black Moon | |
| Nov 24 to Dec 2 | 364,693 km | ||
| Dec 23 to Dec 31 | 374,339 km |
Reading the 1940 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.