New Moon Calendar 1947
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1947
12 new moons in 1947, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1947
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17 to Jan 25 | 402,526 km | ||
| Feb 16 to Feb 24 | 394,080 km | ||
| Mar 17 to Mar 25 | 383,281 km | ||
| Apr 16 to Apr 24 | 372,530 km | ||
| May 15 to May 23 | 363,826 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Jun 13 to Jun 21 | 358,529 km | Supermoon | |
| Jul 13 to Jul 21 | 357,353 km | Supermoon | |
| Aug 11 to Aug 19 | 360,455 km | ||
| Sep 9 to Sep 17 | 367,474 km | ||
| Oct 9 to Oct 17 | 377,455 km | ||
| Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 388,701 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Dec 7 to Dec 15 | 398,826 km |
Reading the 1947 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.