New Moon Calendar 1974
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1974
12 new moons in 1974, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1974
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18 to Jan 26 | 405,673 km | Micromoon | |
| Feb 17 to Feb 25 | 399,995 km | ||
| Mar 18 to Mar 26 | 390,554 km | ||
| Apr 17 to Apr 25 | 379,640 km | ||
| May 16 to May 24 | 369,462 km | ||
| Jun 15 to Jun 23 | 361,755 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Jul 14 to Jul 22 | 357,673 km | Supermoon | |
| Aug 12 to Aug 20 | 357,816 km | Supermoon | |
| Sep 11 to Sep 19 | 362,258 km | ||
| Oct 10 to Oct 18 | 370,494 km | ||
| Nov 9 to Nov 17 | 381,283 km | ||
| Dec 8 to Dec 16 | 392,549 km | Partial solar eclipse |
Reading the 1974 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.