New Moon Calendar 2053
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2053
12 new moons in 2053, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2053
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14 to Jan 22 | 401,087 km | ||
| Feb 13 to Feb 21 | 391,762 km | ||
| Mar 15 to Mar 23 | 380,572 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Apr 13 to Apr 21 | 370,013 km | ||
| May 13 to May 21 | 362,013 km | ||
| Jun 11 to Jun 19 | 357,738 km | Supermoon | |
| Jul 10 to Jul 18 | 357,704 km | Supermoon | |
| Aug 9 to Aug 17 | 361,906 km | ||
| Sep 7 to Sep 15 | 369,809 km | Total solar eclipse | |
| Oct 6 to Oct 14 | 380,241 km | ||
| Nov 5 to Nov 13 | 391,326 km | ||
| Dec 5 to Dec 13 | 400,679 km |
Reading the 2053 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.