New Moon Calendar 1969
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1969
12 new moons in 1969, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1969
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13 to Jan 21 | 360,577 km | ||
| Feb 11 to Feb 19 | 368,668 km | ||
| Mar 13 to Mar 21 | 379,410 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Apr 11 to Apr 19 | 390,588 km | ||
| May 11 to May 19 | 399,912 km | ||
| Jun 9 to Jun 17 | 405,527 km | Micromoon | |
| Jul 9 to Jul 17 | 406,349 km | Micromoon | |
| Aug 8 to Aug 16 | 402,211 km | ||
| Sep 6 to Sep 14 | 393,906 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Oct 6 to Oct 14 | 383,106 km | ||
| Nov 4 to Nov 12 | 372,020 km | ||
| Dec 4 to Dec 12 | 362,904 km |
Reading the 1969 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.