New Moon Calendar 2012
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2012
12 new moons in 2012, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2012
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18 to Jan 26 | 380,314 km | ||
| Feb 16 to Feb 24 | 391,609 km | ||
| Mar 17 to Mar 25 | 400,797 km | ||
| Apr 16 to Apr 24 | 405,878 km | Micromoon | |
| May 15 to May 23 | 405,856 km | Micromoon Annular solar eclipse | |
| Jun 14 to Jun 22 | 400,938 km | ||
| Jul 14 to Jul 22 | 392,325 km | ||
| Aug 12 to Aug 20 | 381,788 km | ||
| Sep 11 to Sep 19 | 371,276 km | ||
| Oct 10 to Oct 18 | 362,672 km | ||
| Nov 8 to Nov 16 | 357,617 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Dec 8 to Dec 16 | 357,228 km | Supermoon |
Reading the 2012 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.