New Moon Calendar 1950
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1950
12 new moons in 1950, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1950
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13 to Jan 21 | 379,401 km | ||
| Feb 11 to Feb 19 | 390,757 km | ||
| Mar 13 to Mar 21 | 400,240 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Apr 12 to Apr 20 | 405,713 km | Micromoon | |
| May 12 to May 20 | 406,079 km | Micromoon | |
| Jun 10 to Jun 18 | 401,496 km | ||
| Jul 10 to Jul 18 | 393,094 km | ||
| Aug 8 to Aug 16 | 382,578 km | ||
| Sep 7 to Sep 15 | 371,902 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Oct 6 to Oct 14 | 363,029 km | ||
| Nov 4 to Nov 12 | 357,663 km | Supermoon | |
| Dec 4 to Dec 12 | 356,948 km | Supermoon |
Reading the 1950 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.