New Moon Calendar 2017
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2017
12 new moons in 2017, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2017
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23 to Jan 31 | 389,616 km | ||
| Feb 21 to Mar 1 | 378,200 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Mar 23 to Mar 31 | 367,873 km | ||
| Apr 21 to Apr 29 | 360,546 km | ||
| May 20 to May 28 | 357,265 km | Supermoon | |
| Jun 19 to Jun 27 | 358,345 km | Supermoon | |
| Jul 18 to Jul 26 | 363,548 km | ||
| Aug 16 to Aug 24 | 372,121 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Sep 15 to Sep 23 | 382,742 km | ||
| Oct 14 to Oct 22 | 393,507 km | ||
| Nov 13 to Nov 21 | 402,116 km | ||
| Dec 13 to Dec 21 | 406,399 km | Micromoon |
Reading the 2017 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.