New Moon Calendar 2020
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2020
12 new moons in 2020, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2020
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19 to Jan 27 | 395,270 km | ||
| Feb 18 to Feb 26 | 403,386 km | ||
| Mar 19 to Mar 27 | 406,671 km | Micromoon | |
| Apr 18 to Apr 26 | 404,548 km | ||
| May 17 to May 25 | 397,766 km | ||
| Jun 16 to Jun 24 | 387,973 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Jul 15 to Jul 23 | 377,192 km | ||
| Aug 14 to Aug 22 | 367,386 km | ||
| Sep 12 to Sep 20 | 360,215 km | ||
| Oct 11 to Oct 19 | 356,948 km | Supermoon | |
| Nov 10 to Nov 18 | 358,348 km | Supermoon | |
| Dec 9 to Dec 17 | 364,414 km | Total solar eclipse |
Reading the 2020 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.