New Moon Calendar 2018
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2018
12 new moons in 2018, including 3 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2018
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 to Jan 20 | 405,104 km | Micromoon | |
| Feb 10 to Feb 18 | 398,551 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Mar 12 to Mar 20 | 388,551 km | ||
| Apr 11 to Apr 19 | 377,547 km | ||
| May 10 to May 18 | 367,739 km | ||
| Jun 8 to Jun 16 | 360,722 km | ||
| Jul 8 to Jul 16 | 357,488 km | Supermoon Partial solar eclipse | |
| Aug 6 to Aug 14 | 358,496 km | Supermoon Partial solar eclipse | |
| Sep 4 to Sep 12 | 363,675 km | ||
| Oct 4 to Oct 12 | 372,360 km | ||
| Nov 2 to Nov 10 | 383,195 km | ||
| Dec 2 to Dec 10 | 394,115 km |
Reading the 2018 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.