New Moon Calendar 1972
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1972
12 new moons in 1972, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1972
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 to Jan 19 | 381,100 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Feb 10 to Feb 18 | 370,087 km | ||
| Mar 10 to Mar 18 | 361,732 km | ||
| Apr 8 to Apr 16 | 357,438 km | Supermoon | |
| May 8 to May 16 | 357,681 km | Supermoon | |
| Jun 6 to Jun 14 | 362,214 km | ||
| Jul 5 to Jul 13 | 370,251 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Aug 4 to Aug 12 | 380,516 km | ||
| Sep 2 to Sep 10 | 391,266 km | ||
| Oct 2 to Oct 10 | 400,409 km | ||
| Nov 1 to Nov 9 | 405,836 km | Micromoon | |
| Nov 30 to Dec 8 | 406,012 km | Micromoon |
Reading the 1972 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.