New Moon Calendar 2011
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2011
13 new moons in 2011, including 4 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2011
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30 to Jan 7 | 390,483 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Jan 29 to Feb 6 | 400,230 km | ||
| Feb 27 to Mar 7 | 405,866 km | Micromoon | |
| Mar 29 to Apr 6 | 406,144 km | Micromoon | |
| Apr 28 to May 6 | 401,249 km | ||
| May 27 to Jun 4 | 392,520 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Jun 26 to Jul 4 | 381,912 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Jul 25 to Aug 2 | 371,468 km | Black Moon | |
| Aug 24 to Sep 1 | 362,986 km | ||
| Sep 22 to Sep 30 | 357,887 km | Supermoon | |
| Oct 21 to Oct 29 | 357,151 km | Supermoon | |
| Nov 20 to Nov 28 | 361,158 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Dec 19 to Dec 27 | 369,393 km |
Reading the 2011 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.