New Moon Calendar 2023
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2023
12 new moons in 2023, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2023
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16 to Jan 24 | 356,571 km | Supermoon | |
| Feb 15 to Feb 23 | 359,065 km | Supermoon | |
| Mar 16 to Mar 24 | 365,979 km | ||
| Apr 15 to Apr 23 | 375,905 km | Hybrid solar eclipse | |
| May 14 to May 22 | 386,915 km | ||
| Jun 13 to Jun 21 | 396,912 km | ||
| Jul 12 to Jul 20 | 403,967 km | ||
| Aug 11 to Aug 19 | 406,630 km | Micromoon | |
| Sep 10 to Sep 18 | 404,207 km | ||
| Oct 9 to Oct 17 | 397,033 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Nov 8 to Nov 16 | 386,579 km | ||
| Dec 7 to Dec 15 | 375,147 km |
Reading the 2023 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.