New Moon Calendar 1988
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1988
12 new moons in 1988, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1988
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14 to Jan 22 | 357,917 km | Supermoon | |
| Feb 12 to Feb 20 | 356,982 km | Supermoon | |
| Mar 13 to Mar 21 | 360,878 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Apr 11 to Apr 19 | 368,698 km | ||
| May 10 to May 18 | 378,893 km | ||
| Jun 9 to Jun 17 | 389,609 km | ||
| Jul 8 to Jul 16 | 398,906 km | ||
| Aug 7 to Aug 15 | 404,958 km | ||
| Sep 6 to Sep 14 | 406,366 km | Micromoon Annular solar eclipse | |
| Oct 5 to Oct 13 | 402,599 km | ||
| Nov 4 to Nov 12 | 394,337 km | ||
| Dec 4 to Dec 12 | 383,388 km |
Reading the 1988 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.