New moon dates 2026
- 2026: 12 × new moon — 18 January 2026, 17 February 2026, 19 March 2026, 17 April 2026, 16 May 2026, 15 June 2026, 14 July 2026, 12 August 2026, 11 September 2026, 10 October 2026, 9 November 2026, 9 December 2026.
- Next: 10 October 2026.
New moon dates 2026
| Date | Time (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 18 Jan | 19:52 | passed |
| Tue 17 Feb | 12:01 | passed |
| Thu 19 Mar | 01:23 | passed |
| Fri 17 Apr | 11:51 | passed |
| Sat 16 May | 20:01 | passed |
| Mon 15 Jun | 02:54 | passed |
| Tue 14 Jul | 09:43 | passed |
| Wed 12 Aug | 17:36 | passed |
| Fri 11 Sep | 03:26 | passed |
| Sat 10 Oct | 15:50 | next |
| Mon 9 Nov | 07:02 | |
| Wed 9 Dec | 00:51 |
Questions people ask
What is a moon day?
A moon day counts the days since the last new moon: the first moon day starts at the new moon, the fifteenth around the full moon. The count on this page is the whole number of days since the last new moon plus one.
Is the moon waxing or waning?
Waxing means the lit part is growing (from new moon to full moon); waning means it is shrinking (from full moon to new moon). In the northern hemisphere a waxing moon is lit on the right.
How are the phase times calculated?
With the algorithms published by Jean Meeus in Astronomical Algorithms (1998), including the periodic terms, which give the phase instants to about one minute.