New Moon Calendar 1983
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1983
12 new moons in 1983, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1983
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9 to Jan 17 | 406,557 km | Micromoon | |
| Feb 8 to Feb 16 | 403,714 km | ||
| Mar 9 to Mar 17 | 396,110 km | ||
| Apr 8 to Apr 16 | 385,762 km | ||
| May 7 to May 15 | 374,959 km | ||
| Jun 6 to Jun 14 | 365,701 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Jul 5 to Jul 13 | 359,466 km | Supermoon | |
| Aug 3 to Aug 11 | 357,177 km | Supermoon | |
| Sep 2 to Sep 10 | 359,230 km | Supermoon | |
| Oct 1 to Oct 9 | 365,477 km | ||
| Oct 30 to Nov 7 | 375,103 km | ||
| Nov 29 to Dec 7 | 386,455 km | Annular solar eclipse |
Reading the 1983 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.