New Moon Calendar 1966
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1966
12 new moons in 1966, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1966
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16 to Jan 24 | 404,907 km | ||
| Feb 15 to Feb 23 | 406,592 km | Micromoon | |
| Mar 17 to Mar 25 | 402,756 km | ||
| Apr 15 to Apr 23 | 394,565 km | ||
| May 15 to May 23 | 384,048 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Jun 13 to Jun 21 | 373,401 km | ||
| Jul 13 to Jul 21 | 364,500 km | ||
| Aug 11 to Aug 19 | 358,744 km | Supermoon | |
| Sep 9 to Sep 17 | 357,061 km | Supermoon | |
| Oct 9 to Oct 17 | 359,894 km | Supermoon | |
| Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 367,025 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Dec 7 to Dec 15 | 377,339 km |
Reading the 1966 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.