New Moon Calendar 2085
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2085
12 new moons in 2085, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2085
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 to Jan 28 | 356,738 km | Supermoon | |
| Feb 19 to Feb 27 | 359,499 km | Supermoon | |
| Mar 20 to Mar 28 | 366,548 km | ||
| Apr 19 to Apr 27 | 376,461 km | ||
| May 18 to May 26 | 387,383 km | ||
| Jun 17 to Jun 25 | 397,270 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Jul 16 to Jul 24 | 404,174 km | ||
| Aug 15 to Aug 23 | 406,620 km | Micromoon | |
| Sep 14 to Sep 22 | 403,963 km | ||
| Oct 13 to Oct 21 | 396,609 km | ||
| Nov 12 to Nov 20 | 386,043 km | ||
| Dec 11 to Dec 19 | 374,558 km | Annular solar eclipse |
Reading the 2085 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.