New Moon Calendar 1971
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1971
12 new moons in 1971, including 3 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1971
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 to Jan 29 | 362,342 km | ||
| Feb 20 to Feb 28 | 357,522 km | Supermoon Partial solar eclipse | |
| Mar 21 to Mar 29 | 357,468 km | Supermoon | |
| Apr 20 to Apr 28 | 361,940 km | ||
| May 19 to May 27 | 369,988 km | ||
| Jun 17 to Jun 25 | 380,213 km | ||
| Jul 17 to Jul 25 | 390,879 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Aug 15 to Aug 23 | 400,000 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Sep 14 to Sep 22 | 405,615 km | Micromoon | |
| Oct 14 to Oct 22 | 406,273 km | Micromoon | |
| Nov 13 to Nov 21 | 401,576 km | ||
| Dec 12 to Dec 20 | 392,475 km |
Reading the 1971 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.