New Moon Calendar 2001
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2001
12 new moons in 2001, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2001
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19 to Jan 27 | 406,539 km | Micromoon | |
| Feb 18 to Feb 26 | 404,245 km | ||
| Mar 20 to Mar 28 | 397,101 km | ||
| Apr 18 to Apr 26 | 387,018 km | ||
| May 18 to May 26 | 376,221 km | ||
| Jun 16 to Jun 24 | 366,706 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Jul 15 to Jul 23 | 360,014 km | ||
| Aug 14 to Aug 22 | 357,174 km | Supermoon | |
| Sep 12 to Sep 20 | 358,703 km | Supermoon | |
| Oct 11 to Oct 19 | 364,557 km | ||
| Nov 10 to Nov 18 | 373,981 km | ||
| Dec 9 to Dec 17 | 385,340 km | Annular solar eclipse |
Reading the 2001 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.