New Moon July 2011
The July new moon brings the darkest nights of the month, from June 26 to July 4. Times convert to your time zone (showing UTC).
Exact new moon (showing UTC)
- Moonless evenings
- Jun 26 to Jul 4
- Distance
- 381,912 km
- Type
- Average
- Eclipse
- Partial solar
Second new moon of the month (Black Moon) (showing UTC)
- Moonless evenings
- Jul 25 to Aug 2
- Distance
- 371,468 km
- Type
- Average
What to do with the dark nights
With the Moon out of the sky, July's moonless window is the month's best chance for the Milky Way, faint galaxies and nebulae, and any meteor shower that falls inside it. The evenings just after new moon add a bonus: a thin young crescent low in the west after sunset, often with earthshine glowing on its dark side. See what else is happening this month on the astronomical events calendar.
All moon phases in July 2011
| Phase | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| New Moon | |
| First Quarter | |
| Full Moon | |
| Last Quarter | |
| New Moon |
See the whole month day by day on the moon phases calendar for your city.