New moon dates 2050
- 2050: 12 × new moon — 23 January 2050, 21 February 2050, 23 March 2050, 21 April 2050, 20 May 2050, 19 June 2050, 19 July 2050, 17 August 2050, 16 September 2050, 15 October 2050, 14 November 2050, 14 December 2050.
- Next: 23 January 2050.
New moon dates 2050
| Date | Time (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 23 Jan | 04:57 | next |
| Mon 21 Feb | 15:03 | |
| Wed 23 Mar | 00:40 | |
| Thu 21 Apr | 10:25 | |
| Fri 20 May | 20:51 | |
| Sun 19 Jun | 08:21 | |
| Tue 19 Jul | 21:17 | |
| Wed 17 Aug | 11:47 | |
| Fri 16 Sep | 03:49 | |
| Sat 15 Oct | 20:48 | |
| Mon 14 Nov | 13:41 | |
| Wed 14 Dec | 05:18 |
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.