New Moon Calendar 2003
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2003
13 new moons in 2003, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2003
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28 to Jan 5 | 375,177 km | ||
| Jan 27 to Feb 4 | 386,626 km | ||
| Feb 26 to Mar 6 | 397,084 km | ||
| Mar 27 to Apr 4 | 404,221 km | ||
| Apr 26 to May 4 | 406,516 km | Micromoon | |
| May 26 to Jun 3 | 403,646 km | Black Moon Annular solar eclipse | |
| Jun 24 to Jul 2 | 396,449 km | ||
| Jul 24 to Aug 1 | 386,528 km | ||
| Aug 22 to Aug 30 | 375,799 km | ||
| Sep 21 to Sep 29 | 366,173 km | ||
| Oct 20 to Oct 28 | 359,386 km | Supermoon | |
| Nov 18 to Nov 26 | 356,812 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Dec 18 to Dec 26 | 359,127 km | Supermoon |
Reading the 2003 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.