New Moon Calendar 1946
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1946
13 new moons in 1946, including 4 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1946
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29 to Jan 6 | 394,919 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Jan 28 to Feb 5 | 383,927 km | ||
| Feb 26 to Mar 6 | 372,814 km | ||
| Mar 28 to Apr 5 | 363,838 km | ||
| Apr 26 to May 4 | 358,476 km | Supermoon | |
| May 25 to Jun 2 | 357,401 km | Supermoon Black Moon Partial solar eclipse | |
| Jun 24 to Jul 2 | 360,619 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Jul 23 to Jul 31 | 367,580 km | ||
| Aug 21 to Aug 29 | 377,236 km | ||
| Sep 20 to Sep 28 | 388,042 km | ||
| Oct 19 to Oct 27 | 397,966 km | ||
| Nov 18 to Nov 26 | 404,723 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Dec 18 to Dec 26 | 406,433 km | Micromoon |
Reading the 1946 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.