New Moon Calendar 2072
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2072
12 new moons in 2072, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2072
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 to Jan 23 | 405,684 km | Micromoon | |
| Feb 14 to Feb 22 | 406,043 km | Micromoon | |
| Mar 14 to Mar 22 | 401,008 km | Partial solar eclipse | |
| Apr 13 to Apr 21 | 392,062 km | ||
| May 13 to May 21 | 381,394 km | ||
| Jun 11 to Jun 19 | 371,124 km | ||
| Jul 10 to Jul 18 | 362,957 km | ||
| Aug 9 to Aug 17 | 358,145 km | Supermoon | |
| Sep 7 to Sep 15 | 357,493 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Oct 6 to Oct 14 | 361,285 km | ||
| Nov 5 to Nov 13 | 369,112 km | ||
| Dec 4 to Dec 12 | 379,728 km |
Reading the 2072 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.