New Moon Calendar 2015
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2015
12 new moons in 2015, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2015
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 to Jan 23 | 361,120 km | ||
| Feb 13 to Feb 21 | 357,095 km | Supermoon | |
| Mar 15 to Mar 23 | 357,914 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Apr 13 to Apr 21 | 363,217 km | ||
| May 13 to May 21 | 371,882 km | ||
| Jun 11 to Jun 19 | 382,337 km | ||
| Jul 11 to Jul 19 | 392,768 km | ||
| Aug 9 to Aug 17 | 401,252 km | ||
| Sep 8 to Sep 16 | 405,981 km | Micromoon Partial solar eclipse | |
| Oct 8 to Oct 16 | 405,687 km | Micromoon | |
| Nov 6 to Nov 14 | 400,191 km | ||
| Dec 6 to Dec 14 | 390,663 km |
Reading the 2015 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.