New Moon Calendar 2004
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2004
12 new moons in 2004, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2004
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16 to Jan 24 | 366,006 km | ||
| Feb 15 to Feb 23 | 376,117 km | ||
| Mar 15 to Mar 23 | 387,409 km | ||
| Apr 14 to Apr 22 | 397,537 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| May 14 to May 22 | 404,378 km | ||
| Jun 12 to Jun 20 | 406,558 km | Micromoon | |
| Jul 12 to Jul 20 | 403,731 km | ||
| Aug 11 to Aug 19 | 396,532 km | ||
| Sep 9 to Sep 17 | 386,383 km | ||
| Oct 9 to Oct 17 | 375,251 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 365,335 km | ||
| Dec 7 to Dec 15 | 358,652 km | Supermoon |
Reading the 2004 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.