New Moon Calendar 1998
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 1998
12 new moons in 1998, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 1998
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23 to Jan 31 | 367,687 km | ||
| Feb 21 to Mar 1 | 360,200 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Mar 23 to Mar 31 | 357,054 km | Supermoon | |
| Apr 21 to Apr 29 | 358,570 km | Supermoon | |
| May 20 to May 28 | 364,254 km | ||
| Jun 19 to Jun 27 | 373,082 km | ||
| Jul 18 to Jul 26 | 383,622 km | ||
| Aug 17 to Aug 25 | 394,063 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Sep 15 to Sep 23 | 402,328 km | ||
| Oct 15 to Oct 23 | 406,458 km | Micromoon | |
| Nov 14 to Nov 22 | 405,239 km | Micromoon | |
| Dec 13 to Dec 21 | 398,759 km |
Reading the 1998 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.