New Moon Calendar 2056
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2056
12 new moons in 2056, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2056
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 to Jan 19 | 382,023 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Feb 10 to Feb 18 | 393,309 km | ||
| Mar 11 to Mar 19 | 402,089 km | ||
| Apr 9 to Apr 17 | 406,405 km | Micromoon | |
| May 9 to May 17 | 405,474 km | Micromoon | |
| Jun 8 to Jun 16 | 399,730 km | ||
| Jul 7 to Jul 15 | 390,532 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Aug 6 to Aug 14 | 379,765 km | ||
| Sep 4 to Sep 12 | 369,442 km | ||
| Oct 4 to Oct 12 | 361,405 km | ||
| Nov 2 to Nov 10 | 357,145 km | Supermoon | |
| Dec 1 to Dec 9 | 357,610 km | Supermoon |
Reading the 2056 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.