New Moon Calendar 2008
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2008
13 new moons in 2008, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2008
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3 to Jan 11 | 394,459 km | ||
| Feb 2 to Feb 10 | 383,350 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Mar 2 to Mar 10 | 372,204 km | ||
| Apr 1 to Apr 9 | 363,317 km | ||
| Apr 30 to May 8 | 358,151 km | Supermoon | |
| May 29 to Jun 6 | 357,319 km | Supermoon | |
| Jun 28 to Jul 6 | 360,792 km | ||
| Jul 27 to Aug 4 | 368,017 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Aug 25 to Sep 2 | 377,918 km | Black Moon | |
| Sep 24 to Oct 2 | 388,850 km | ||
| Oct 23 to Oct 31 | 398,677 km | ||
| Nov 22 to Nov 30 | 405,118 km | Micromoon | |
| Dec 22 to Dec 30 | 406,405 km | Micromoon |
Reading the 2008 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.