New Moon Calendar 2013
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2013
12 new moons in 2013, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2013
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6 to Jan 14 | 361,730 km | ||
| Feb 5 to Feb 13 | 370,285 km | ||
| Mar 6 to Mar 14 | 381,183 km | ||
| Apr 5 to Apr 13 | 392,203 km | ||
| May 5 to May 13 | 401,069 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Jun 3 to Jun 11 | 405,956 km | Micromoon | |
| Jul 3 to Jul 11 | 405,923 km | Micromoon | |
| Aug 1 to Aug 9 | 401,042 km | ||
| Aug 31 to Sep 8 | 392,302 km | ||
| Sep 30 to Oct 8 | 381,404 km | ||
| Oct 29 to Nov 6 | 370,498 km | Hybrid solar eclipse | |
| Nov 28 to Dec 6 | 361,797 km |
Reading the 2013 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.