New Moon Calendar 2006
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2006
12 new moons in 2006, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2006
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24 to Feb 1 | 358,302 km | Supermoon | |
| Feb 23 to Mar 3 | 356,914 km | Supermoon | |
| Mar 24 to Apr 1 | 360,324 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Apr 22 to Apr 30 | 367,708 km | ||
| May 22 to May 30 | 377,628 km | ||
| Jun 20 to Jun 28 | 388,325 km | ||
| Jul 20 to Jul 28 | 397,895 km | ||
| Aug 18 to Aug 26 | 404,458 km | ||
| Sep 17 to Sep 25 | 406,475 km | Micromoon Annular solar eclipse | |
| Oct 17 to Oct 25 | 403,247 km | ||
| Nov 15 to Nov 23 | 395,329 km | ||
| Dec 15 to Dec 23 | 384,499 km |
Reading the 2006 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.