A new moon for the New Year Posted By sheila on January 2, 2014 The new moon setting on January 2nd Happy new year. We started 2014 with a new moon. Here it is setting on January 2nd from La Palma. Posted by sheila Sheila came to La Palma with a six month contract and has stayed 24 years so far. She used to work as a software engineer at the observatory, but now she's a writer and Starlight guide.