New Moon Calendar 2038
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2038
13 new moons in 2038, including 3 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2038
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 to Jan 8 | 383,124 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Jan 30 to Feb 7 | 394,305 km | ||
| Feb 28 to Mar 8 | 402,766 km | ||
| Mar 30 to Apr 7 | 406,571 km | Micromoon | |
| Apr 29 to May 7 | 405,042 km | Micromoon | |
| May 29 to Jun 6 | 398,770 km | ||
| Jun 27 to Jul 5 | 389,262 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Jul 27 to Aug 4 | 378,477 km | ||
| Aug 25 to Sep 2 | 368,402 km | Black Moon | |
| Sep 23 to Oct 1 | 360,790 km | ||
| Oct 23 to Oct 31 | 357,020 km | Supermoon | |
| Nov 21 to Nov 29 | 357,950 km | Supermoon | |
| Dec 21 to Dec 29 | 363,639 km | Total solar eclipse |
Reading the 2038 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.