New moon dates 2040
- 2040: 12 × new moon — 14 January 2040, 12 February 2040, 13 March 2040, 11 April 2040, 11 May 2040, 9 June 2040, 9 July 2040, 8 August 2040, 6 September 2040, 6 October 2040, 4 November 2040, 4 December 2040.
- Next: 14 January 2040.
New moon dates 2040
| Date | Time (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 14 Jan | 03:25 | next |
| Sun 12 Feb | 14:24 | |
| Tue 13 Mar | 01:46 | |
| Wed 11 Apr | 14:00 | |
| Fri 11 May | 03:28 | |
| Sat 9 Jun | 18:03 | |
| Mon 9 Jul | 09:14 | |
| Wed 8 Aug | 00:26 | |
| Thu 6 Sep | 15:13 | |
| Sat 6 Oct | 05:26 | |
| Sun 4 Nov | 18:56 | |
| Tue 4 Dec | 07:33 |
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.