New Moon Calendar 1960
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1960
12 new moons in 1960, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1960
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23 to Jan 31 | 364,556 km | ||
| Feb 21 to Feb 29 | 374,372 km | ||
| Mar 22 to Mar 30 | 385,690 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Apr 20 to Apr 28 | 396,148 km | ||
| May 20 to May 28 | 403,609 km | ||
| Jun 19 to Jun 27 | 406,615 km | Micromoon | |
| Jul 18 to Jul 26 | 404,611 km | ||
| Aug 17 to Aug 25 | 397,998 km | ||
| Sep 15 to Sep 23 | 388,090 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Oct 15 to Oct 23 | 376,888 km | ||
| Nov 13 to Nov 21 | 366,652 km | ||
| Dec 13 to Dec 21 | 359,434 km | Supermoon |
Reading the 1960 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.