New Moon Calendar 1985
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1985
12 new moons in 1985, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1985
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16 to Jan 24 | 387,721 km | ||
| Feb 14 to Feb 22 | 397,997 km | ||
| Mar 16 to Mar 24 | 404,732 km | ||
| Apr 15 to Apr 23 | 406,456 km | Micromoon | |
| May 14 to May 22 | 402,988 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Jun 13 to Jun 21 | 395,333 km | ||
| Jul 12 to Jul 20 | 385,217 km | ||
| Aug 11 to Aug 19 | 374,582 km | ||
| Sep 9 to Sep 17 | 365,285 km | ||
| Oct 9 to Oct 17 | 358,961 km | Supermoon | |
| Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 356,876 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Dec 7 to Dec 15 | 359,631 km | Supermoon |
Reading the 1985 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.