New Moon Calendar 1952
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1952
12 new moons in 1952, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1952
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 to Jan 29 | 357,280 km | Supermoon | |
| Feb 20 to Feb 28 | 362,101 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Mar 20 to Mar 28 | 370,727 km | ||
| Apr 19 to Apr 27 | 381,404 km | ||
| May 18 to May 26 | 392,091 km | ||
| Jun 17 to Jun 25 | 400,780 km | ||
| Jul 16 to Jul 24 | 405,761 km | Micromoon | |
| Aug 15 to Aug 23 | 405,930 km | Micromoon Annular solar eclipse | |
| Sep 14 to Sep 22 | 401,111 km | ||
| Oct 13 to Oct 21 | 392,231 km | ||
| Nov 12 to Nov 20 | 381,146 km | ||
| Dec 12 to Dec 20 | 370,195 km |
Reading the 1952 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.