New moon dates 2046
- 2046: 13 × new moon — 7 January 2046, 6 February 2046, 7 March 2046, 6 April 2046, 6 May 2046, 4 June 2046, 4 July 2046, 2 August 2046, 31 August 2046, 30 September 2046, 29 October 2046, 27 November 2046, 27 December 2046.
- Next: 7 January 2046.
New moon dates 2046
| Date | Time (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 7 Jan | 04:24 | next |
| Tue 6 Feb | 23:09 | |
| Wed 7 Mar | 18:15 | |
| Fri 6 Apr | 11:51 | |
| Sun 6 May | 02:56 | |
| Mon 4 Jun | 15:22 | |
| Wed 4 Jul | 01:38 | |
| Thu 2 Aug | 10:25 | |
| Fri 31 Aug | 18:25 | |
| Sun 30 Sep | 02:25 | |
| Mon 29 Oct | 11:17 | |
| Tue 27 Nov | 21:50 | |
| Thu 27 Dec | 10:39 |
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.