Moon phase: New Moon 🌑
Understand this phase, its place in the synodic cycle, and jump to daily moon tracking pages.
New Moon
The Moon aligns with the Sun and is barely visible from Earth. This starts the lunar cycle.
2026-04-30 (America/New_York) | 96.4%
Next approximate dates for this phase
Upcoming civil dates when the calendar again marks this main phase (indicative).
- 2026-05-17 — New Moon
- 2026-05-18 — New Moon
- 2026-05-19 — New Moon
- 2026-05-20 — New Moon
- 2026-06-16 — New Moon
- 2026-06-17 — New Moon
Next phase: Waxing Crescent
Previous phase: Waning Crescent
Estimated date for this phase: 2026-05-17