New Moon Calendar 1980
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1980
12 new moons in 1980, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1980
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 to Jan 20 | 366,782 km | ||
| Feb 11 to Feb 19 | 359,625 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Mar 11 to Mar 19 | 356,933 km | Supermoon | |
| Apr 10 to Apr 18 | 358,968 km | Supermoon | |
| May 9 to May 17 | 365,139 km | ||
| Jun 7 to Jun 15 | 374,307 km | ||
| Jul 7 to Jul 15 | 384,947 km | ||
| Aug 5 to Aug 13 | 395,200 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Sep 4 to Sep 12 | 403,024 km | ||
| Oct 4 to Oct 12 | 406,581 km | Micromoon | |
| Nov 2 to Nov 10 | 404,806 km | ||
| Dec 2 to Dec 10 | 397,905 km |
Reading the 1980 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.