New Moon Calendar 1991
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1991
12 new moons in 1991, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1991
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 to Jan 18 | 401,399 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Feb 9 to Feb 17 | 392,260 km | ||
| Mar 11 to Mar 19 | 381,183 km | ||
| Apr 9 to Apr 17 | 370,636 km | ||
| May 9 to May 17 | 362,521 km | ||
| Jun 7 to Jun 15 | 358,034 km | Supermoon | |
| Jul 6 to Jul 14 | 357,739 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Aug 5 to Aug 13 | 361,655 km | ||
| Sep 3 to Sep 11 | 369,261 km | ||
| Oct 2 to Oct 10 | 379,449 km | ||
| Nov 1 to Nov 9 | 390,474 km | ||
| Dec 1 to Dec 9 | 400,028 km |
Reading the 1991 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.