New Moon Calendar 1976
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1976
13 new moons in 1976, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1976
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27 to Jan 4 | 382,526 km | ||
| Jan 26 to Feb 3 | 393,672 km | Black Moon | |
| Feb 24 to Mar 3 | 402,274 km | ||
| Mar 25 to Apr 2 | 406,357 km | Micromoon | |
| Apr 24 to May 2 | 405,124 km | Micromoon Annular solar eclipse | |
| May 24 to Jun 1 | 399,110 km | ||
| Jun 22 to Jun 30 | 389,825 km | ||
| Jul 22 to Jul 30 | 379,192 km | ||
| Aug 20 to Aug 28 | 369,126 km | ||
| Sep 18 to Sep 26 | 361,342 km | ||
| Oct 18 to Oct 26 | 357,262 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Nov 16 to Nov 24 | 357,815 km | Supermoon | |
| Dec 16 to Dec 24 | 363,116 km |
Reading the 1976 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.