New Moon Calendar 1973
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1973
13 new moons in 1973, including 3 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1973
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30 to Jan 7 | 400,684 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Jan 29 to Feb 6 | 391,200 km | ||
| Feb 28 to Mar 8 | 379,980 km | ||
| Mar 29 to Apr 6 | 369,525 km | ||
| Apr 27 to May 5 | 361,729 km | ||
| May 27 to Jun 4 | 357,732 km | Supermoon | |
| Jun 25 to Jul 3 | 358,000 km | Supermoon Black Moon Total solar eclipse | |
| Jul 24 to Aug 1 | 362,430 km | ||
| Aug 23 to Aug 31 | 370,389 km | ||
| Sep 21 to Sep 29 | 380,698 km | ||
| Oct 21 to Oct 29 | 391,589 km | ||
| Nov 19 to Nov 27 | 400,792 km | ||
| Dec 19 to Dec 27 | 405,979 km | Micromoon Annular solar eclipse |
Reading the 1973 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.