New Moon Calendar 1962
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1962
13 new moons in 1962, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1962
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 to Jan 9 | 365,918 km | ||
| Jan 31 to Feb 8 | 359,108 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Mar 1 to Mar 9 | 356,869 km | Supermoon | |
| Mar 30 to Apr 7 | 359,411 km | Supermoon | |
| Apr 29 to May 7 | 366,056 km | ||
| May 28 to Jun 5 | 375,550 km | ||
| Jun 26 to Jul 4 | 386,269 km | ||
| Jul 26 to Aug 3 | 396,311 km | Black Moon Annular solar eclipse | |
| Aug 25 to Sep 2 | 403,672 km | ||
| Sep 23 to Oct 1 | 406,640 km | Micromoon | |
| Oct 23 to Oct 31 | 404,313 km | ||
| Nov 22 to Nov 30 | 397,014 km | ||
| Dec 21 to Dec 29 | 386,364 km |
Reading the 1962 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.