Future Lunar-Solar Conjunction Dates (2013-2023)
New Moon Day:
New Moon Day commences at dawn on the day following the moon's conjunction with the sun. For a detailed explanation of the reasoning behind this method, please refer to "New Moon Day: The Dawn After Conjunction."
The Chart:
Below is a chart showing the lunar-solar conjunction dates for 2013-2023. You can confirm the dates and times listed at the USNO's website:
Alternative Moon Data Link:(Note: Conjunction is often referred to as the Astronomical "New Moon.")
How to Use this Chart:
1. Determine the difference between your local time and UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). Any of the following can be used.
- http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
- http://www.thetimenow.com/time-converter.php
- http://www.thetimenow.com/utc/coordinated_universal_time
- http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_UTC.aspx
- http://whatismytimezone.com/
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Sample of North American, European, and Australian UTC times (Click to Expand.)
United States
Atlantic Daylight Time . . . Subtract 3 hours from UTC
Atlantic Standard Time . . . Subtract 4 hours from UTC
Eastern Daylight Time . . . Subtract 4 hours from UTC
Eastern Standard Time . . . Subtract 5 hours from UTC
Central Daylight Time . . . Subtract 5 hours from UTC
Central Standard Time . . . Subtract 6 hours from UTC
Mountain Daylight Time . . . Subtract 6 hours from UTC
Mountain Standard Time . . . Subtract 7 hours from UTC
Pacific Daylight Time . . . Subtract 7 hours from UTC
Pacific Standard Time . . . Subtract 8 hours from UTC
Alaska Daylight Time . . . Subtract 8 hours from UTC
Alaska Standard Time . . . Subtract 9 hours from UTC
Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time . . . Subtract 10 hours from UTC
Samoa Standard Time . . . Subtract 11 hours from UTCEurope/Middle East
Australia
Greenwich Mean Time . . . Same as UTC
British Summer Time . . . Add 1 hour to UTC
Central European Time . . . Add 1 hour to UTC
Central European Summer Time . . . Add 2 hours to UTC
Eastern European Time . . . Add 2 hour to UTC
Eastern European Summer Time . . . Add 3 hours to UTC
Charlie Time (Mid East) . . . Add 3 hour to UTC
Delta Time (Mid East) . . . Add 4 hour to UTC
Western Standard Time . . . Add 8 hours to UTC
Western Summer Time . . . Add 9 hours to UTC
Central Standard Time . . . Add 9:30 hours to UTC
Central Summer Time . . . Add 10:30 hours to UTC
Eastern Time . . . Add 10 hours to UTC
Eastern Summer Time . . . Add 11 hours to UTC
2. Find the time of conjunction on the chart below.
3. Convert the time given in UTC to your local time. For example: Conjunction occurs on January 11, 2013 at 19:44 UTC (7:44 PM). If you live in Egypt (UTC +2), the conjunction will occur on January 11 at 21:44 (9:44 PM) local time.
4. Determine when the first dawn ("astronomical twilight") after conjunction will occur.
- http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.php (Important Note: A Biblical day begins a dawn - astronomical twilight, NOT sunrise. You will need to select "astronomical twilight" as the type of table.)
- http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunrise.html (Important Note: A Biblical day begins a dawn - astronomical twilight, NOT sunrise. You will need to select "twilight/rise/set (sun)" in the Columns section after selecting your location.)
* When looking up the dawn times for your area, DO NOT FORGET to take daylight saving time into consideration when applicable. UTC time is unchanging; it does not make allowances for daylight saving time.
New Moon Day commences at the first dawn after the lunar-solar conjunction.
In the example cited in step #3, New Moon Day will commence at dawn on January 12, 2013 (in Egypt) because conjunction will occur at 9:44 PM on January 11 and the next dawn will occur at 5:28 AM on January 12.
Gregorian Year |
Conjunction Date & Time (UTC) |
2012 |
Dec 13 08:42 |
2013 |
Jan 11 19:44 |
Feb 10 07:20 |
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Mar 11 19:51 |
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Apr 10 09:35 |
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May 10 00:28 |
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Jun 8 15:56 |
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Jul 8 07:14 |
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Aug 6 21:51 |
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Sep 5 11:36 |
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Oct 5 00:34 |
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Nov 3 12:50 |
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Dec 3 00:22 |
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2014 |
Jan 1 11:14 |
Jan 30 21:38 |
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Mar 1 08:00 |
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Mar 30 18:45 |
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Apr 29 06:14 |
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May 28 18:40 |
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Jun 27 08:08 |
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Jul 26 22:42 |
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Aug 25 14:13 |
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Sep 24 06:14 |
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Oct 23 21:57 |
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Nov 22 12:32 |
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Dec 22 01:36 |
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2015 |
Jan 20 13:14 |
Feb 18 23:47 |
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Mar 20 09:36 |
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Apr 18 18:57 |
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May 18 04:13 |
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Jun 16 14:05 |
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Jul 16 01:24 |
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Aug 14 14:53 |
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Sep 13 06:41 |
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Oct 13 00:06 |
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Nov 11 17:47 |
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Dec 11 10:29 |
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2016 |
Jan 10 01:30 |
Feb 8 14:39 |
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Mar 9 01:54 |
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Apr 7 11:24 |
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May 6 19:29 |
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Jun 5 02:59 |
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Jul 4 11:01 |
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Aug 2 20:44 |
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Sep 1 09:03 |
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Oct 1 00:11 |
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Oct 30 17:38 |
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Nov 29 12:18 |
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Dec 29 06:53 |
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2017 |
Jan 28 00:07 |
Feb 26 14:58 |
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Mar 28 02:57 |
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Apr 26 12:16 |
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May 25 19:44 |
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Jun 24 02:31 |
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Jul 23 09:45 |
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Aug 21 18:30 |
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Sep 20 05:30 |
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Oct 19 19:12 |
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Nov 18 11:42 |
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Dec 18 06:30 |
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2018 |
Jan 17 02:17 |
Feb 15 21:05 |
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Mar 17 13:11 |
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Apr 16 01:57 |
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May 15 11:48 |
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Jun 13 19:43 |
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Jul 13 02:48 |
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Aug 11 09:58 |
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Sep 9 18:01 |
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Oct 9 03:47 |
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Nov 7 16:02 |
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Dec 7 07:20 |
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2019 |
Jan 6 01:28 |
Feb 4 21:03 |
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Mar 6 16:04 |
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Apr 5 08:50 |
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May 4 22:45 |
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Jun 3 10:02 |
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Jul 2 19:16 |
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Aug 1 03:12 |
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Aug 30 10:37 |
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Sep 28 18:26 |
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Oct 28 03:38 |
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Nov 26 15:05 |
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Dec 26 05:13 |
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2020 |
Jan 24 21:42 |
Feb 23 15:32 |
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Mar 24 09:28 |
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Apr 23 02:26 |
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May 22 17:39 |
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Jun 21 06:41 |
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Jul 20 17:33 |
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Aug 19 02:42 |
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Sep 17 11:00 |
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Oct 16 19:31 |
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Nov 15 05:07 |
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Dec 14 16:16 |
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2021 |
Jan 13 05:00 |
Feb 11 19:06 |
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Mar 13 10:21 |
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Apr 12 02:31 |
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May 11 19:00 |
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Jun 10 10:53 |
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Jul 10 01:16 |
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Aug 8 13:50 |
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Sep 7 00:52 |
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Oct 6 11:05 |
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Nov 4 21:14 |
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Dec 4 07:43 |
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2022 |
Jan 2 18:33 |
Feb 1 05:46 |
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Mar 2 17:35 |
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Apr 1 06:24 |
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Apr 30 20:28 |
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May 30 11:30 |
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Jun 29 02:52 |
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Jul 28 17:55 |
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Aug 27 08:17 |
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Sep 25 21:54 |
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Oct 25 10:49 |
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Nov 23 22:57 |
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Dec 23 10:17 |
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2023 |
Jan 21 20:53 |
Feb 20 07:06 |
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Mar 21 17:23 |
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Apr 20 04:12 |
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May 19 15:53 |
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Jun 18 04:37 |
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Jul 17 18:32 |
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Aug 16 09:38 |
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Sep 15 01:40 |
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Oct 14 17:55 |
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Nov 13 09:27 |
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Dec 12 23:32 |