New Moon Calendar 2005
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2005
13 new moons in 2005, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2005
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 to Jan 13 | 356,580 km | Supermoon | |
| Feb 3 to Feb 11 | 359,523 km | Supermoon | |
| Mar 5 to Mar 13 | 366,854 km | ||
| Apr 3 to Apr 11 | 377,079 km | Hybrid solar eclipse | |
| May 3 to May 11 | 388,170 km | ||
| Jun 1 to Jun 9 | 397,964 km | ||
| Jul 1 to Jul 9 | 404,555 km | ||
| Jul 31 to Aug 8 | 406,611 km | Micromoon | |
| Aug 29 to Sep 6 | 403,611 km | ||
| Sep 28 to Oct 6 | 396,042 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Oct 28 to Nov 5 | 385,444 km | ||
| Nov 26 to Dec 4 | 374,093 km | ||
| Dec 26 to Jan 3 | 364,397 km | Black Moon |
Reading the 2005 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.