New Moon Calendar 1948
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1948
13 new moons in 1948, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1948
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6 to Jan 14 | 405,308 km | Micromoon | |
| Feb 5 to Feb 13 | 406,450 km | Micromoon | |
| Mar 5 to Mar 13 | 402,068 km | ||
| Apr 4 to Apr 12 | 393,451 km | ||
| May 4 to May 12 | 382,741 km | Hybrid solar eclipse | |
| Jun 2 to Jun 10 | 372,178 km | ||
| Jul 1 to Jul 9 | 363,610 km | ||
| Jul 31 to Aug 8 | 358,349 km | Supermoon | |
| Aug 29 to Sep 6 | 357,211 km | Supermoon | |
| Sep 27 to Oct 5 | 360,525 km | ||
| Oct 27 to Nov 4 | 367,992 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Nov 25 to Dec 3 | 378,456 km | Black Moon | |
| Dec 25 to Jan 2 | 389,872 km |
Reading the 1948 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.