New moons in 2026
The 12 new moons the U.S. Naval Observatory publishes for 2026, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-18 | 19:52 | 2026-01-19 | 03:52 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2026.json |
| 2026-02-17 | 12:01 | 2026-02-17 | 20:01 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2026.json |
| 2026-03-19 | 01:23 | 2026-03-19 | 09:23 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2026.json |
| 2026-04-17 | 11:52 | 2026-04-17 | 19:52 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2026.json |
| 2026-05-16 | 20:01 | 2026-05-17 | 04:01 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2026.json |
| 2026-06-15 | 02:54 | 2026-06-15 | 10:54 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2026.json |
| 2026-07-14 | 09:43 | 2026-07-14 | 17:43 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2026.json |
| 2026-08-12 | 17:37 | 2026-08-13 | 01:37 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2026.json |
| 2026-09-11 | 03:27 | 2026-09-11 | 11:27 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2026.json |
| 2026-10-10 | 15:50 | 2026-10-10 | 23:50 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2026.json |
| 2026-11-09 | 07:02 | 2026-11-09 | 15:02 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2026.json |
| 2026-12-09 | 00:52 | 2026-12-09 | 08:52 | not available | not available | not the nearest new moon to a Wikidata date for this year | usno_phases_2026.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, 2026 (API record; phase times in Universal Time). The period covered is the 2026 calendar year. Records fetched 2026-10-31.