New Moon Calendar 1996
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1996
12 new moons in 1996, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1996
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 to Jan 23 | 357,578 km | Supermoon | |
| Feb 13 to Feb 21 | 363,068 km | ||
| Mar 14 to Mar 22 | 372,251 km | ||
| Apr 12 to Apr 20 | 383,273 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| May 12 to May 20 | 393,941 km | ||
| Jun 11 to Jun 19 | 402,163 km | ||
| Jul 10 to Jul 18 | 406,324 km | Micromoon | |
| Aug 9 to Aug 17 | 405,550 km | Micromoon | |
| Sep 7 to Sep 15 | 399,890 km | ||
| Oct 7 to Oct 15 | 390,429 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Nov 6 to Nov 14 | 379,147 km | ||
| Dec 5 to Dec 13 | 368,438 km |
Reading the 1996 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.