New Moon Calendar 1959
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1959
13 new moons in 1959, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1959
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 to Jan 12 | 373,293 km | ||
| Feb 2 to Feb 10 | 384,599 km | ||
| Mar 4 to Mar 12 | 395,393 km | ||
| Apr 3 to Apr 11 | 403,268 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| May 2 to May 10 | 406,522 km | Micromoon | |
| Jun 1 to Jun 9 | 404,629 km | ||
| Jul 1 to Jul 9 | 398,196 km | ||
| Jul 30 to Aug 7 | 388,622 km | ||
| Aug 29 to Sep 6 | 377,751 km | ||
| Sep 27 to Oct 5 | 367,595 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Oct 26 to Nov 3 | 360,071 km | Black Moon | |
| Nov 25 to Dec 3 | 356,699 km | Supermoon | |
| Dec 24 to Jan 1 | 358,260 km | Supermoon |
Reading the 1959 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.