New moons in 2023
The 12 new moons the U.S. Naval Observatory publishes for 2023, each with its Universal Time date and clock time, the same moment read on a UTC+8 clock, and the Wikidata Chinese New Year date its record carries for comparison.
| Date (UT) | Time (UT) | Date (UTC+8) | Time (UTC+8) | Wikidata Chinese New Year date | Days difference | Comparison note | Source file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-21 | 20:53 | 2023-01-22 | 04:53 | 2023-01-22 | 0 | the China date of this new moon is the Wikidata date | usno_phases_2023.json |
| 2023-02-20 | 07:06 | 2023-02-20 | 15:06 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2023.json |
| 2023-03-21 | 17:23 | 2023-03-22 | 01:23 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2023.json |
| 2023-04-20 | 04:12 | 2023-04-20 | 12:12 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2023.json |
| 2023-05-19 | 15:53 | 2023-05-19 | 23:53 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2023.json |
| 2023-06-18 | 04:37 | 2023-06-18 | 12:37 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2023.json |
| 2023-07-17 | 18:32 | 2023-07-18 | 02:32 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2023.json |
| 2023-08-16 | 09:38 | 2023-08-16 | 17:38 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2023.json |
| 2023-09-15 | 01:40 | 2023-09-15 | 09:40 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2023.json |
| 2023-10-14 | 17:55 | 2023-10-15 | 01:55 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2023.json |
| 2023-11-13 | 09:27 | 2023-11-13 | 17:27 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2023.json |
| 2023-12-12 | 23:32 | 2023-12-13 | 07:32 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2023.json |
computed: the published UTC date and time above, read on a UTC+8 clock (China Standard Time); the USNO API publishes UTC and no China-time field
Source and period
Figures on this page are read from these source records: U.S. Naval Observatory, Astronomical Applications Department - Dates of Primary Phases of the Moon, 2023 (API record; phase times in Universal Time); Wikidata - item Q131772 'Chinese New Year' (structured statements, CC0), for the Chinese New Year dates its statements carry. The period covered is the 2023 calendar year. Records fetched 2026-10-31.