New moon dates 2053
- 2053: 12 × new moon — 20 January 2053, 18 February 2053, 20 March 2053, 18 April 2053, 18 May 2053, 16 June 2053, 15 July 2053, 14 August 2053, 12 September 2053, 11 October 2053, 10 November 2053, 10 December 2053.
- Next: 20 January 2053.
New moon dates 2053
| Date | Time (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 20 Jan | 23:12 | next |
| Tue 18 Feb | 16:31 | |
| Thu 20 Mar | 07:11 | |
| Fri 18 Apr | 18:48 | |
| Sun 18 May | 03:43 | |
| Mon 16 Jun | 10:51 | |
| Tue 15 Jul | 17:26 | |
| Thu 14 Aug | 00:41 | |
| Fri 12 Sep | 09:36 | |
| Sat 11 Oct | 20:53 | |
| Mon 10 Nov | 10:55 | |
| Wed 10 Dec | 03:40 |
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.