New Moon Calendar 1987
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1987
12 new moons in 1987, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1987
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24 to Feb 1 | 360,026 km | ||
| Feb 23 to Mar 3 | 367,750 km | ||
| Mar 24 to Apr 1 | 378,249 km | Hybrid solar eclipse | |
| Apr 23 to May 1 | 389,398 km | ||
| May 22 to May 30 | 398,968 km | ||
| Jun 21 to Jun 29 | 405,078 km | Micromoon | |
| Jul 20 to Jul 28 | 406,518 km | Micromoon | |
| Aug 19 to Aug 27 | 402,945 km | ||
| Sep 18 to Sep 26 | 394,999 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Oct 17 to Oct 25 | 384,287 km | ||
| Nov 16 to Nov 24 | 373,054 km | ||
| Dec 15 to Dec 23 | 363,632 km |
Reading the 1987 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.