New Moon Calendar 2009
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2009
12 new moons in 2009, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2009
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 to Jan 29 | 402,075 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Feb 20 to Feb 28 | 393,309 km | ||
| Mar 21 to Mar 29 | 382,404 km | ||
| Apr 20 to Apr 28 | 371,786 km | ||
| May 19 to May 27 | 363,365 km | ||
| Jun 17 to Jun 25 | 358,391 km | Supermoon | |
| Jul 17 to Jul 25 | 357,534 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Aug 15 to Aug 23 | 360,932 km | ||
| Sep 13 to Sep 21 | 368,175 km | ||
| Oct 13 to Oct 21 | 378,225 km | ||
| Nov 11 to Nov 19 | 389,356 km | ||
| Dec 11 to Dec 19 | 399,232 km |
Reading the 2009 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.