New Moon Calendar 2081
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2081
13 new moons in 2081, including 2 solar eclipses and a Black Moon on . Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2081
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 to Jan 13 | 403,121 km | ||
| Feb 3 to Feb 11 | 406,549 km | Micromoon | |
| Mar 5 to Mar 13 | 404,386 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Apr 4 to Apr 12 | 397,386 km | ||
| May 3 to May 11 | 387,437 km | ||
| Jun 2 to Jun 10 | 376,732 km | ||
| Jul 1 to Jul 9 | 367,204 km | ||
| Jul 31 to Aug 8 | 360,360 km | ||
| Aug 29 to Sep 6 | 357,285 km | Supermoon Total solar eclipse | |
| Sep 27 to Oct 5 | 358,600 km | Supermoon | |
| Oct 27 to Nov 4 | 364,316 km | ||
| Nov 25 to Dec 3 | 373,640 km | Black Moon | |
| Dec 25 to Jan 2 | 384,908 km |
Reading the 2081 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.