New Moon Calendar 1963
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1963
12 new moons in 1963, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1963
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 to Jan 28 | 374,850 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Feb 19 to Feb 27 | 365,025 km | ||
| Mar 20 to Mar 28 | 358,769 km | Supermoon | |
| Apr 18 to Apr 26 | 356,982 km | Supermoon | |
| May 18 to May 26 | 359,707 km | Supermoon | |
| Jun 16 to Jun 24 | 366,356 km | ||
| Jul 15 to Jul 23 | 375,840 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Aug 14 to Aug 22 | 386,604 km | ||
| Sep 12 to Sep 20 | 396,696 km | ||
| Oct 12 to Oct 20 | 403,991 km | ||
| Nov 11 to Nov 19 | 406,639 km | Micromoon | |
| Dec 11 to Dec 19 | 403,729 km |
Reading the 1963 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.