New Moon Calendar 1951
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1951
13 new moons in 1951, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1951
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2 to Jan 10 | 361,172 km | ||
| Feb 1 to Feb 9 | 369,605 km | ||
| Mar 2 to Mar 10 | 380,561 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Apr 1 to Apr 9 | 391,741 km | ||
| May 1 to May 9 | 400,798 km | ||
| May 30 to Jun 7 | 405,905 km | Micromoon | |
| Jun 29 to Jul 7 | 406,105 km | Micromoon | |
| Jul 28 to Aug 5 | 401,409 km | ||
| Aug 27 to Sep 4 | 392,765 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Sep 26 to Oct 4 | 381,906 km | ||
| Oct 25 to Nov 2 | 371,001 km | Black Moon | |
| Nov 24 to Dec 2 | 362,218 km | ||
| Dec 23 to Dec 31 | 357,312 km | Supermoon |
Reading the 1951 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.