New Moon Calendar 1978
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1978
13 new moons in 1978, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1978
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 to Jan 12 | 357,892 km | Supermoon | |
| Feb 2 to Feb 10 | 363,793 km | ||
| Mar 4 to Mar 12 | 373,306 km | ||
| Apr 2 to Apr 10 | 384,490 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| May 2 to May 10 | 395,066 km | ||
| May 31 to Jun 8 | 402,918 km | ||
| Jun 30 to Jul 8 | 406,507 km | Micromoon | |
| Jul 30 to Aug 7 | 405,116 km | Micromoon | |
| Aug 28 to Sep 5 | 398,972 km | ||
| Sep 27 to Oct 5 | 389,276 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Oct 26 to Nov 3 | 378,019 km | Black Moon | |
| Nov 25 to Dec 3 | 367,532 km | ||
| Dec 24 to Jan 1 | 359,946 km | Supermoon |
Reading the 1978 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.