New Moon Calendar 1981
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1981
13 new moons in 1981, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1981
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 to Jan 9 | 387,452 km | ||
| Jan 30 to Feb 7 | 375,937 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Mar 1 to Mar 9 | 365,924 km | ||
| Mar 30 to Apr 7 | 359,304 km | Supermoon | |
| Apr 29 to May 7 | 357,020 km | Supermoon | |
| May 28 to Jun 5 | 359,201 km | Supermoon | |
| Jun 26 to Jul 4 | 365,377 km | ||
| Jul 26 to Aug 3 | 374,570 km | Black Moon Total solar eclipse | |
| Aug 24 to Sep 1 | 385,307 km | ||
| Sep 23 to Oct 1 | 395,649 km | ||
| Oct 22 to Oct 30 | 403,407 km | ||
| Nov 21 to Nov 29 | 406,614 km | Micromoon | |
| Dec 21 to Dec 29 | 404,235 km |
Reading the 1981 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.