New Moon Calendar 1961
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1961
12 new moons in 1961, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1961
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 to Jan 19 | 356,682 km | Supermoon | |
| Feb 10 to Feb 18 | 358,920 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Mar 11 to Mar 19 | 365,614 km | ||
| Apr 10 to Apr 18 | 375,353 km | ||
| May 9 to May 17 | 386,240 km | ||
| Jun 8 to Jun 16 | 396,256 km | ||
| Jul 7 to Jul 15 | 403,499 km | ||
| Aug 6 to Aug 14 | 406,465 km | Micromoon Annular solar eclipse | |
| Sep 5 to Sep 13 | 404,389 km | ||
| Oct 4 to Oct 12 | 397,565 km | ||
| Nov 3 to Nov 11 | 387,390 km | ||
| Dec 2 to Dec 10 | 376,038 km |
Reading the 1961 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.