New Moon Calendar 1986
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1986
13 new moons in 1986, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1986
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 to Jan 13 | 366,863 km | ||
| Feb 4 to Feb 12 | 377,207 km | ||
| Mar 5 to Mar 13 | 388,555 km | ||
| Apr 4 to Apr 12 | 398,495 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| May 3 to May 11 | 404,895 km | ||
| Jun 2 to Jun 10 | 406,472 km | Micromoon | |
| Jul 2 to Jul 10 | 403,048 km | ||
| Jul 31 to Aug 8 | 395,430 km | ||
| Aug 30 to Sep 7 | 385,137 km | ||
| Sep 28 to Oct 6 | 374,132 km | Hybrid solar eclipse | |
| Oct 28 to Nov 5 | 364,538 km | ||
| Nov 26 to Dec 4 | 358,273 km | Supermoon | |
| Dec 26 to Jan 3 | 356,645 km | Supermoon Black Moon |
Reading the 1986 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.