New Moon Calendar 1979
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1979
12 new moons in 1979, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1979
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23 to Jan 31 | 356,762 km | Supermoon | |
| Feb 21 to Mar 1 | 358,537 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Mar 23 to Mar 31 | 364,787 km | ||
| Apr 21 to Apr 29 | 374,190 km | ||
| May 21 to May 29 | 384,955 km | ||
| Jun 19 to Jun 27 | 395,132 km | ||
| Jul 19 to Jul 27 | 402,808 km | ||
| Aug 17 to Aug 25 | 406,374 km | Micromoon Annular solar eclipse | |
| Sep 16 to Sep 24 | 404,892 km | ||
| Oct 16 to Oct 24 | 398,495 km | ||
| Nov 14 to Nov 22 | 388,506 km | ||
| Dec 14 to Dec 22 | 377,116 km |
Reading the 1979 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.