New Moon Calendar 2010
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2010
12 new moons in 2010, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2010
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 to Jan 18 | 405,394 km | Micromoon Annular solar eclipse | |
| Feb 9 to Feb 17 | 406,194 km | Micromoon | |
| Mar 10 to Mar 18 | 401,552 km | ||
| Apr 9 to Apr 17 | 392,858 km | ||
| May 9 to May 17 | 382,224 km | ||
| Jun 7 to Jun 15 | 371,786 km | ||
| Jul 6 to Jul 14 | 363,343 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Aug 5 to Aug 13 | 358,226 km | Supermoon | |
| Sep 3 to Sep 11 | 357,265 km | Supermoon | |
| Oct 2 to Oct 10 | 360,767 km | ||
| Nov 1 to Nov 9 | 368,397 km | ||
| Nov 30 to Dec 8 | 378,992 km |
Reading the 2010 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.