New Moon Calendar 1949
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1949
12 new moons in 1949, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1949
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24 to Feb 1 | 399,687 km | ||
| Feb 22 to Mar 2 | 405,560 km | Micromoon | |
| Mar 24 to Apr 1 | 406,139 km | Micromoon | |
| Apr 23 to May 1 | 401,509 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| May 22 to May 30 | 393,000 km | ||
| Jun 21 to Jun 29 | 382,560 km | ||
| Jul 20 to Jul 28 | 372,177 km | ||
| Aug 19 to Aug 27 | 363,595 km | ||
| Sep 17 to Sep 25 | 358,248 km | Supermoon | |
| Oct 16 to Oct 24 | 357,175 km | Supermoon Partial solar eclipse | |
| Nov 15 to Nov 23 | 360,804 km | ||
| Dec 14 to Dec 22 | 368,685 km |
Reading the 1949 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.