New Moon Calendar 2078
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2078
12 new moons in 2078, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2078
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9 to Jan 17 | 378,382 km | ||
| Feb 7 to Feb 15 | 367,880 km | ||
| Mar 9 to Mar 17 | 360,415 km | ||
| Apr 7 to Apr 15 | 357,193 km | Supermoon | |
| May 6 to May 14 | 358,531 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Jun 5 to Jun 13 | 364,003 km | ||
| Jul 4 to Jul 12 | 372,640 km | ||
| Aug 2 to Aug 10 | 383,055 km | ||
| Sep 1 to Sep 9 | 393,492 km | ||
| Sep 30 to Oct 8 | 401,901 km | ||
| Oct 30 to Nov 7 | 406,254 km | Micromoon Annular solar eclipse | |
| Nov 29 to Dec 7 | 405,228 km | Micromoon |
Reading the 2078 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.