New Moon Calendar 1977
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1977
12 new moons in 1977, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1977
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14 to Jan 22 | 372,269 km | ||
| Feb 13 to Feb 21 | 383,473 km | ||
| Mar 14 to Mar 22 | 394,374 km | ||
| Apr 13 to Apr 21 | 402,601 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| May 13 to May 21 | 406,408 km | Micromoon | |
| Jun 11 to Jun 19 | 405,130 km | Micromoon | |
| Jul 11 to Jul 19 | 399,200 km | ||
| Aug 9 to Aug 17 | 389,883 km | ||
| Sep 8 to Sep 16 | 378,979 km | ||
| Oct 7 to Oct 15 | 368,546 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Nov 6 to Nov 14 | 360,606 km | ||
| Dec 5 to Dec 13 | 356,774 km | Supermoon |
Reading the 1977 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.