New Moon Calendar 1990
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1990
12 new moons in 1990, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1990
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 to Jan 29 | 382,220 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Feb 20 to Feb 28 | 371,127 km | ||
| Mar 21 to Mar 29 | 362,498 km | ||
| Apr 20 to Apr 28 | 357,766 km | Supermoon | |
| May 19 to May 27 | 357,473 km | Supermoon | |
| Jun 17 to Jun 25 | 361,479 km | ||
| Jul 17 to Jul 25 | 369,117 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Aug 15 to Aug 23 | 379,209 km | ||
| Sep 14 to Sep 22 | 390,062 km | ||
| Oct 13 to Oct 21 | 399,559 km | ||
| Nov 12 to Nov 20 | 405,502 km | Micromoon | |
| Dec 12 to Dec 20 | 406,236 km | Micromoon |
Reading the 1990 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.