New Moon Calendar 1955
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1955
12 new moons in 1955, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1955
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19 to Jan 27 | 390,137 km | ||
| Feb 17 to Feb 25 | 378,806 km | ||
| Mar 19 to Mar 27 | 368,460 km | ||
| Apr 17 to Apr 25 | 360,992 km | ||
| May 16 to May 24 | 357,488 km | Supermoon | |
| Jun 15 to Jun 23 | 358,318 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Jul 14 to Jul 22 | 363,256 km | ||
| Aug 12 to Aug 20 | 371,559 km | ||
| Sep 11 to Sep 19 | 381,970 km | ||
| Oct 10 to Oct 18 | 392,703 km | ||
| Nov 9 to Nov 17 | 401,525 km | ||
| Dec 9 to Dec 17 | 406,195 km | Micromoon Annular solar eclipse |
Reading the 1955 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.