New Moon Calendar 1953
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1953
12 new moons in 1953, including 3 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1953
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 to Jan 18 | 361,662 km | ||
| Feb 9 to Feb 17 | 357,250 km | Supermoon Partial solar eclipse | |
| Mar 10 to Mar 18 | 357,680 km | Supermoon | |
| Apr 8 to Apr 16 | 362,648 km | ||
| May 8 to May 16 | 371,099 km | ||
| Jun 6 to Jun 14 | 381,528 km | ||
| Jul 6 to Jul 14 | 392,119 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Aug 4 to Aug 12 | 400,881 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Sep 3 to Sep 11 | 405,943 km | Micromoon | |
| Oct 3 to Oct 11 | 406,010 km | Micromoon | |
| Nov 1 to Nov 9 | 400,832 km | ||
| Dec 1 to Dec 9 | 391,446 km |
Reading the 1953 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.