New Moon Calendar 1997
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1997
13 new moons in 1997, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1997
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 to Jan 12 | 360,508 km | ||
| Feb 2 to Feb 10 | 356,900 km | Supermoon | |
| Mar 4 to Mar 12 | 358,202 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Apr 2 to Apr 10 | 363,988 km | ||
| May 1 to May 9 | 373,031 km | ||
| May 31 to Jun 8 | 383,652 km | ||
| Jun 29 to Jul 7 | 393,966 km | ||
| Jul 29 to Aug 6 | 402,057 km | ||
| Aug 27 to Sep 4 | 406,211 km | Micromoon Partial solar eclipse | |
| Sep 26 to Oct 4 | 405,324 km | Micromoon | |
| Oct 26 to Nov 3 | 399,370 km | Black Moon | |
| Nov 25 to Dec 3 | 389,597 km | ||
| Dec 24 to Jan 1 | 378,203 km |
Reading the 1997 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.