New Moon Calendar 1970
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1970
13 new moons in 1970, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1970
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2 to Jan 10 | 357,586 km | Supermoon | |
| Feb 1 to Feb 9 | 357,104 km | Supermoon | |
| Mar 2 to Mar 10 | 361,471 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Apr 1 to Apr 9 | 369,705 km | ||
| Apr 30 to May 8 | 380,152 km | ||
| May 30 to Jun 7 | 390,865 km | ||
| Jun 28 to Jul 6 | 399,869 km | ||
| Jul 28 to Aug 5 | 405,394 km | Micromoon | |
| Aug 26 to Sep 3 | 406,184 km | Micromoon Black Moon Annular solar eclipse | |
| Sep 25 to Oct 3 | 401,887 km | ||
| Oct 25 to Nov 2 | 393,304 km | ||
| Nov 23 to Dec 1 | 382,270 km | ||
| Dec 23 to Dec 31 | 371,170 km |
Reading the 1970 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.