New Moon Calendar 2016
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2016
13 new moons in 2016, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2016
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 to Jan 13 | 379,300 km | ||
| Feb 3 to Feb 11 | 368,633 km | ||
| Mar 4 to Mar 12 | 360,831 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Apr 2 to Apr 10 | 357,232 km | Supermoon | |
| May 1 to May 9 | 358,219 km | Supermoon | |
| May 31 to Jun 8 | 363,403 km | ||
| Jun 29 to Jul 7 | 371,872 km | ||
| Jul 28 to Aug 5 | 382,293 km | ||
| Aug 27 to Sep 4 | 392,900 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Sep 26 to Oct 4 | 401,586 km | ||
| Oct 25 to Nov 2 | 406,277 km | Micromoon Black Moon | |
| Nov 24 to Dec 2 | 405,612 km | Micromoon | |
| Dec 24 to Jan 1 | 399,571 km |
Reading the 2016 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.