New Moon Calendar 2021
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2021
12 new moons in 2021, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2021
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8 to Jan 16 | 374,128 km | ||
| Feb 6 to Feb 14 | 385,517 km | ||
| Mar 8 to Mar 16 | 396,124 km | ||
| Apr 7 to Apr 15 | 403,644 km | ||
| May 6 to May 14 | 406,505 km | Micromoon | |
| Jun 5 to Jun 13 | 404,245 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Jul 5 to Jul 13 | 397,523 km | ||
| Aug 3 to Aug 11 | 387,820 km | ||
| Sep 2 to Sep 10 | 377,018 km | ||
| Oct 1 to Oct 9 | 367,084 km | ||
| Oct 30 to Nov 7 | 359,854 km | Supermoon | |
| Nov 29 to Dec 7 | 356,804 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse |
Reading the 2021 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.