New Moon Calendar 1968
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1968
12 new moons in 1968, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1968
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24 to Feb 1 | 378,303 km | ||
| Feb 23 to Mar 2 | 389,672 km | ||
| Mar 23 to Mar 31 | 399,397 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Apr 22 to Apr 30 | 405,340 km | Micromoon | |
| May 22 to May 30 | 406,312 km | Micromoon | |
| Jun 20 to Jun 28 | 402,303 km | ||
| Jul 20 to Jul 28 | 394,284 km | ||
| Aug 18 to Aug 26 | 383,868 km | ||
| Sep 17 to Sep 25 | 373,016 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Oct 16 to Oct 24 | 363,769 km | ||
| Nov 15 to Nov 23 | 357,943 km | Supermoon | |
| Dec 14 to Dec 22 | 356,768 km | Supermoon |
Reading the 1968 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.