Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2301 to 2400
Greenwich Mean Time
Introduction
The Moon revolves around Earth in an elliptical orbit with a mean eccentricity of 0.0549. As a result, the Moon’s distance from Earth (center-to-center) varies with mean values of 363,396 km at perigee (closest) to 405,504 km at apogee (most distant).
When either the New Moon or Full Moon phase occurs near perigee (within 90% of its closest distance to Earth in a given orbit), the Moon subtends its largest apparent diameter as seen from Earth. This phenomenon, referred to as a perigee syzygy or perigee New/Full Moon, is popularly known as a supermoon. (see New Supermoons by Century and Full Supermoons by Century).
In contrast to the supermoon there is the micromoon.. When either the New Moon or Full Moon phase occurs near apogee (within 90% of its greatest distance to Earth in a given orbit), the Moon subtends its smallest apparent diameter as seen from Earth. This phenomenon, referred to as a apogee syzygy or apogee New/Full Moon, is popularly known as a micromoon. Using the definition above and applying it to the Moon's mean apogee and perigee distances results in a mean limiting distance of 401,293 km for a micromoon.
Apparent Size of Moon: Perigee & Apogee
Although the Moon's apparent size varies by 14%, this is too small to easily see with the naked eye.
The Moon's actual distances at apogee and perigee can vary by a few percent due to the gravitaional perturbations of the Sun on the Moon's eccentric orbit. Over the 5000-year period from -1999 to 3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE), the distance of the Moon's perigee varies from 356,355 to 370,399 km while the Moon's apogee varies from 404,042 to 406,725 km (Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses, Espenak and Meeus, 2021). Because of this, the limiting distance for a micromoon depends on the exact distances of apogee and perigee within a given orbit.
Surprisingly, there are frequently two or three full micromoons (out of a possible 12-13 Full Moons) each year. The proximity of the Full Moon to apogee is not that rare. The most distant Full Moons (within a few hours of apogee) recur with a cycle of 14 synodic months, because 14 synodic months nearly equals 15 anomalistic months. A synodic month is the time between successive Full Moons, and has a mean length of 29.53059 days. An anomalistic month is the time between successive lunar orbits with respect to perigee, and has a mean length of 27.55455 days. The relationship between the synodic and anomalistic months can be seen as follows:
14 synodic months = 14 x 29.53059 days = 413.428 days
15 anomalistic months = 15 x 27.55455 days = 413.318 days
Distance of New and Full Moon: 2022 - 2023
The distance of every New and Full Moon is plotted for the years 2022 through 2023.
The 14 synodic month cycle is clearly revealed in the distances of the New and Full Moon.
Also plotted are varying distances of Apogee and Perigee during this period.
Using the plot above, it's clear that full supermoons are often preceeded or followed two weeks by a new micromoon. Similarly, full micromoons are often preceeded or followed two weeks by a new supermoon. This happens because the Moon's line of apsides (axis between perigee and apogee) is then pointing towards the Sun.
Some of the most distant Full Moon apogees of the century can be found at Farthest Full Moon Apogees. It includes all events with a Full Moon distance of 406,300 km or more. The extremely distant Full Moon apogees are listed at Ultimate Full Moon Apogees. This includes all events with a Full Moon distance of 406,400 km or more.
Tides
The gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon are responsible for producing Earth's ocean tides. The highest tides and largest tidal ranges (difference between high and low tide) occur around New Moon and Full Moon. At that time, the gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun combine to pull the ocean’s water in the same direction (the Sun's gravitational influence is typically about half as strong as the Moon's). Such New/Full Moon tides are called spring tides.
Supermoons lead to around 5 cm (2 inches) larger variation than regular spring tides, called perigean spring tides. This is because the Moon is near its closest distance to Earth so its gravitational pull is at a maximum. (See: Tides, and the pull of the Moon and the Sun)
Although supermoons (and micromoons) can produce higher tides, the difference in the Moon's gravitational force at the closest perigee is only 4% greater than at the Moon's mean distance. This small amount is hardly enough to account for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that are sometimes linked erroneously to supermoons. (See: Supermoon: Fact and Fiction)
Supermoon/Micromoon Media Hype
In recent years it has become popular for the media to sensationalize the occurence of each supermoon (and to a lesser extent, micromoon). Promises are made that a particular Full Moon will be the biggest and brightest of the year "So don't miss it!". (See: Supermoon Overplayed by the News Media)
While such claims may be technically accurate, can you actually see any difference between a supermoon and an "average Moon"? It's very unlikely, especially since you can't compare them side-by-side. But the power of suggestion can convince some people into believing "It's the biggest Moon I've ever seen!". (See: The Moon Illusion)
On the plus side, any publicity that gets people to look up at the night sky is a good thing. Just don't be misled by exaggerated hype.
Is It a Micromoon?
Determining whether a particular Full Moon is a Micromoon requires three geocentric distances:
- Distance of the Full Moon (Dm)
- Distance of the Immediately Preceding or Succeeding Apogee (Da)
- Distance of the Immediately Preceding or Succeeding Perigee (Dp)
For example, can the Full Moon of 2033 Apr 14 be considered a Full Micromoon? Using data from Perigee and Apogee and Moon Phases, we have:
- Full Moon of 2033 Apr 14: Distance (Dm) = 403447 km
- Apogee of 2033 Apr 12: Distance (Da) = 406060 km
- Perigee of 2033 Apr 27: Distance (Dp) = 360572 km
- The distance between apogee and perigee: Da - Dp = 406060 - 360572 = 45488 km
- The distance between perigee and the Full Moon: Dm - Dp = 403447 - 360572 = 42875 km
- Finally, the relative distance of the Full Moon from perigee to apogee:
(Dm - Dp) / (Da - Dp) = 42875 / 45488 = 0.9426
Full Micromoon Table Description
The table below gives the date and time (Greenwich Mean Time) of all Full Moons near Apogee (apogee syzygy or new micromoon) for the century ( 2301 to 2400 ). For conversion to other time zones, see Time Zones and Universal Time.
The date and time of Full Moon is given in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). A letter following the date indicates that a lunar eclipse occurs (t, p and n correspond to total, partial and penumbral eclipses, respectively).
Distance is the geocentric distance of the Moon (in kilometers) at Full Moon. An 'M' after the distance indicates the farthest Full Moon apogee syzygy of the year.
Diameter is the geocentric apparent diameter of the Moon (in arc-minutes) at Full Moon.
Relative Distance expresses the fractional distance of the Full Moon (Dm) with respect to apogee (Da) and perigee (Dp) distances of that current orbit:
Relative Distance = (Dm - Dp)/(Da - Dp)
The Relative Distance is equal to 1.0 when Full Moon occurs at apogee, and 0.0 when Full Moon occurs at perigee.
Any Full Moon occurring at a Relative Distance of 0.9 or more is by definition a micromoon.
Relative Brightness is composed of two values that express the brightness of the Full Moon relative to its brightness at the current perigee (left) and at its mean distance (right). A micromoon is typically 0.803 times (or 80.3%) dimmer than a Full Moon at perigee, and 0.890 times (or 89.0%) dimmer than a Full Moon at the Moon's mean distance.
The date and time (GST) of the nearest apogee is given under Apogee. Finally, ΔApogee gives the time difference (in days) between the instants of apogee and Full Moon. Note that the Full Moon occurs within 2 days of apogee for most micromoons.
For Full Moons at Apogee from 1501 through 2500, see Full Micromoons by Century.
For New Moons at Apogee from 1501 through 2500, see New Micromoons by Century.
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2301 to 2310
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2301 Jun 22 07:25 404820 29.52 0.971 0.789/0.902 Jun 24 06:19 1.954
Jul 21 22:37 406245 M 29.41 0.998 0.776/0.895 Jul 21 09:21 -0.553
Aug 20 13:34 402690 29.67 0.928 0.804/0.911 Aug 17 14:46 -2.950
2302 Aug 09 14:10 404911 29.51 0.972 0.788/0.901 Aug 11 12:15 1.920
Sep 08 05:50 406221 M 29.42 0.997 0.776/0.895 Sep 07 15:02 -0.616
Oct 07 22:25 n 402389 29.70 0.922 0.806/0.913 Oct 04 20:16 -3.089
2303 Sep 26 22:34 p 404908 29.51 0.973 0.788/0.901 Sep 28 20:53 1.930
Oct 26 16:14 406118 M 29.42 0.996 0.776/0.896 Oct 25 22:49 -0.726
Nov 25 10:27 401949 29.73 0.913 0.809/0.915 Nov 22 04:00 -3.268
2304 Nov 13 09:58 405350 29.48 0.977 0.784/0.899 Nov 15 04:43 1.781
Dec 13 04:49 406160 M 29.42 0.993 0.776/0.896 Dec 12 05:02 -0.991
2305 Dec 31 23:06 405583 M 29.46 0.984 0.781/0.898 Jan 02 11:18 1.508
2306 Jan 30 18:55 405771 M 29.45 0.988 0.780/0.897 Jan 29 10:54 -1.334
2307 Feb 18 13:33 405832 M 29.44 0.990 0.779/0.897 Feb 19 19:18 1.239
Mar 20 08:20 405560 29.46 0.984 0.782/0.898 Mar 18 19:38 -1.529
2308 Mar 08 08:04 401480 29.76 0.900 0.813/0.917 Mar 11 18:35 3.438
Apr 07 01:27 406094 M 29.43 0.994 0.777/0.896 Apr 08 00:39 0.966
May 06 18:13 405404 29.48 0.980 0.784/0.899 May 05 02:21 -1.661
2309 Apr 25 18:32 401723 29.75 0.910 0.811/0.916 Apr 29 01:20 3.283
May 25 10:34 405950 M 29.44 0.995 0.779/0.897 May 26 07:31 0.873
Jun 24 02:23 n 405148 29.49 0.979 0.786/0.900 Jun 22 10:07 -1.678
2310 Jun 13 03:11 401910 29.73 0.912 0.810/0.915 Jun 16 08:36 3.226
Jul 12 18:14 406067 M 29.43 0.994 0.778/0.896 Jul 13 15:24 0.882
Aug 11 09:25 405284 29.48 0.980 0.785/0.900 Aug 09 17:53 -1.647
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2311 to 2320
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2311 Jul 31 10:07 402064 29.72 0.914 0.809/0.914 Aug 03 14:30 3.182
Aug 30 01:10 406117 M 29.42 0.995 0.777/0.896 Aug 30 21:24 0.843
Sep 28 17:35 405147 29.49 0.978 0.785/0.900 Sep 26 23:18 -1.761
2312 Sep 16 17:51 402056 29.72 0.914 0.809/0.914 Sep 19 22:53 3.210
Oct 16 10:51 p 406116 M 29.42 0.996 0.777/0.896 Oct 17 05:54 0.794
Nov 15 05:12 404901 29.51 0.973 0.787/0.901 Nov 13 06:48 -1.933
2313 Nov 04 04:48 402600 29.68 0.922 0.805/0.912 Nov 07 07:14 3.101
Dec 03 23:12 406422 M 29.40 0.998 0.773/0.895 Dec 04 12:43 0.563
2314 Jan 02 18:25 404658 M 29.53 0.964 0.789/0.902 Dec 31 13:22 -2.210
Dec 22 17:33 403103 29.64 0.935 0.801/0.909 Dec 25 14:59 2.893
2315 Jan 21 13:00 406379 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.895 Jan 21 18:23 0.225
Feb 20 08:35 t 403999 29.58 0.953 0.794/0.905 Feb 17 20:29 -2.504
2316 Feb 09 07:52 p 403610 29.61 0.946 0.797/0.907 Feb 11 23:49 2.665
Mar 10 02:55 406405 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.895 Mar 10 02:15 -0.028
Apr 08 20:41 403699 29.60 0.947 0.797/0.907 Apr 06 05:58 -2.613
2317 Mar 28 20:30 404168 29.57 0.957 0.793/0.905 Mar 31 05:40 2.381
Apr 27 13:27 406436 M 29.40 1.000 0.774/0.895 Apr 27 08:00 -0.227
May 27 05:28 403469 29.62 0.942 0.799/0.908 May 24 12:57 -2.688
2318 May 16 05:56 404177 29.56 0.961 0.793/0.905 May 18 12:18 2.265
Jun 14 21:49 t 406218 M 29.42 0.999 0.776/0.895 Jun 14 15:30 -0.263
Jul 14 13:10 403254 29.63 0.942 0.800/0.909 Jul 11 20:34 -2.691
2319 Jul 03 13:53 404312 29.55 0.961 0.792/0.904 Jul 05 19:46 2.245
Aug 02 05:03 406354 M 29.41 1.000 0.775/0.895 Aug 01 23:28 -0.232
Aug 31 20:17 403374 29.62 0.942 0.799/0.908 Aug 29 03:50 -2.686
2320 Aug 19 20:45 404420 29.55 0.962 0.791/0.903 Aug 22 01:51 2.213
Sep 18 12:40 406339 M 29.41 0.999 0.774/0.895 Sep 18 05:12 -0.311
Oct 18 05:42 n 403046 29.65 0.936 0.801/0.910 Oct 15 09:17 -2.851
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2321 to 2330
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2321 Oct 07 05:40 p 404466 29.54 0.964 0.791/0.903 Oct 09 10:42 2.210
Nov 05 23:42 406263 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Nov 05 13:06 -0.442
Dec 05 18:21 402599 29.68 0.926 0.804/0.912 Dec 02 17:09 -3.050
2322 Nov 24 17:42 404975 29.51 0.970 0.786/0.901 Nov 26 18:33 2.036
Dec 24 12:47 406335 M 29.41 0.996 0.774/0.895 Dec 23 19:11 -0.734
2323 Jan 23 07:55 402060 M 29.72 0.910 0.808/0.914 Jan 20 00:40 -3.302
2324 Jan 12 07:09 405260 29.49 0.978 0.784/0.900 Jan 14 01:19 1.757
Feb 11 02:51 n 405993 M 29.43 0.992 0.778/0.896 Feb 10 01:07 -1.073
2325 Feb 28 21:19 405553 29.46 0.984 0.782/0.898 Mar 02 09:16 1.498
Mar 30 15:44 405846 M 29.44 0.989 0.779/0.897 Mar 29 09:45 -1.249
2326 Apr 18 08:37 405826 M 29.44 0.989 0.780/0.897 Apr 19 14:35 1.248
May 18 01:00 405732 29.45 0.987 0.781/0.898 May 16 16:14 -1.365
2327 Jun 05 17:09 405689 M 29.45 0.990 0.781/0.898 Jun 06 21:35 1.184
Jul 05 08:49 n 405513 29.47 0.986 0.783/0.899 Jul 04 00:00 -1.367
2328 Jul 23 00:38 405824 M 29.44 0.990 0.780/0.897 Jul 24 05:22 1.197
Aug 21 15:59 405661 29.46 0.987 0.781/0.898 Aug 20 07:38 -1.347
2329 Sep 09 07:54 405895 M 29.44 0.991 0.779/0.897 Sep 10 11:30 1.150
Oct 09 00:40 405519 29.47 0.984 0.782/0.899 Oct 07 13:01 -1.485
2330 Oct 27 18:11 p 405940 M 29.44 0.992 0.779/0.897 Oct 28 20:12 1.084
Nov 26 12:56 405286 29.48 0.980 0.784/0.900 Nov 24 20:36 -1.681
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2331 to 2340
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2331 Nov 15 12:29 401940 29.73 0.907 0.809/0.915 Nov 18 20:28 3.333
Dec 15 07:06 406297 M 29.41 0.995 0.775/0.895 Dec 16 02:58 0.827
2332 Jan 14 02:28 405067 M 29.50 0.972 0.785/0.901 Jan 12 03:02 -1.976
2333 Jan 02 01:37 402506 29.69 0.922 0.805/0.912 Jan 05 04:23 3.115
Jan 31 20:58 406298 M 29.41 0.998 0.774/0.895 Feb 01 08:47 0.492
Mar 02 16:21 t 404468 29.54 0.963 0.791/0.903 Feb 28 10:13 -2.256
2334 Feb 19 15:47 p 403053 29.65 0.935 0.801/0.910 Feb 22 13:07 2.889
Mar 21 10:26 406373 M 29.41 1.000 0.773/0.895 Mar 21 16:35 0.256
Apr 20 03:52 404242 29.56 0.958 0.793/0.904 Apr 17 19:33 -2.347
2335 Apr 09 03:50 403605 29.61 0.946 0.797/0.907 Apr 11 18:54 2.628
May 08 20:19 406427 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.895 May 08 22:13 0.079
Jun 07 12:05 404062 29.57 0.954 0.794/0.905 Jun 05 02:17 -2.409
2336 May 26 12:37 403593 29.61 0.949 0.798/0.907 May 29 01:39 2.543
Jun 25 04:13 t 406232 M 29.42 1.000 0.775/0.895 Jun 25 05:46 0.064
Jul 24 19:37 403878 29.59 0.955 0.796/0.906 Jul 22 09:53 -2.406
2337 Jul 13 20:20 403736 29.60 0.949 0.797/0.907 Jul 16 09:05 2.531
Aug 12 11:32 406389 M 29.40 1.000 0.774/0.895 Aug 12 13:38 0.088
Sep 11 03:05 403990 29.58 0.955 0.794/0.905 Sep 08 17:01 -2.419
2338 Aug 31 03:25 403867 29.59 0.951 0.796/0.906 Sep 02 15:20 2.496
Sep 29 19:37 406387 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.895 Sep 29 19:27 -0.007
Oct 29 13:07 n 403640 29.60 0.948 0.797/0.907 Oct 26 22:27 -2.611
2339 Oct 18 12:54 p 403971 29.58 0.953 0.795/0.905 Oct 21 00:23 2.479
Nov 17 07:18 406346 M 29.41 1.000 0.773/0.895 Nov 17 03:27 -0.160
Dec 17 02:20 403196 29.64 0.938 0.800/0.909 Dec 14 06:26 -2.829
2340 Dec 05 01:33 404552 M 29.54 0.962 0.790/0.903 Dec 07 08:17 2.280
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2341 to 2350
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2341 Jan 03 20:48 406456 M 29.40 0.998 0.773/0.894 Jan 03 09:25 -0.474
Feb 02 15:59 402687 29.67 0.923 0.804/0.911 Jan 30 13:54 -3.087
2342 Jan 22 15:11 404885 29.51 0.972 0.787/0.901 Jan 24 15:11 2.000
Feb 21 10:42 n 406161 M 29.42 0.996 0.776/0.896 Feb 20 15:25 -0.803
Mar 23 05:15 n 401933 29.73 0.910 0.810/0.915 Mar 19 22:09 -3.296
2343 Mar 12 04:59 405214 29.49 0.978 0.784/0.900 Mar 13 23:04 1.754
Apr 10 23:00 406074 M 29.43 0.994 0.777/0.896 Apr 09 23:57 -0.961
May 10 15:16 401726 29.75 0.906 0.811/0.916 May 07 07:26 -3.326
2344 Apr 28 15:37 405489 29.47 0.983 0.783/0.899 Apr 30 04:23 1.532
May 28 07:39 405996 M 29.43 0.992 0.779/0.896 May 27 06:12 -1.060
Jun 26 22:48 401523 29.76 0.902 0.813/0.917 Jun 23 13:58 -3.368
2345 Jun 15 23:39 405355 29.48 0.984 0.784/0.899 Jun 17 11:30 1.493
Jul 15 15:13 n 405805 M 29.45 0.992 0.780/0.897 Jul 14 14:00 -1.051
Aug 14 06:19 401371 29.77 0.902 0.814/0.917 Aug 10 21:18 -3.376
2346 Aug 03 07:05 405511 29.47 0.983 0.783/0.899 Aug 04 19:13 1.505
Sep 01 22:38 405966 M 29.43 0.992 0.779/0.897 Aug 31 21:31 -1.047
2347 Sep 20 14:45 405607 29.46 0.985 0.782/0.898 Sep 22 01:32 1.450
Oct 20 07:55 405823 M 29.44 0.990 0.780/0.897 Oct 19 02:54 -1.209
2348 Nov 07 01:42 p 405706 M 29.45 0.987 0.781/0.898 Nov 08 10:25 1.364
Dec 06 20:48 405612 29.46 0.986 0.781/0.898 Dec 05 10:32 -1.427
2349 Dec 25 15:05 406118 M 29.42 0.992 0.777/0.896 Dec 26 17:08 1.085
2350 Jan 24 10:31 405425 M 29.47 0.979 0.783/0.899 Jan 22 16:51 -1.736
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2351 to 2360
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2351 Jan 13 09:44 401868 29.73 0.909 0.810/0.915 Jan 16 17:39 3.330
Feb 12 04:54 406161 M 29.42 0.996 0.776/0.896 Feb 12 23:06 0.758
Mar 14 00:02 t 404889 29.51 0.971 0.787/0.901 Mar 12 00:03 -1.999
2352 Mar 01 23:37 p 402441 29.69 0.922 0.806/0.912 Mar 05 02:15 3.110
Mar 31 17:50 406278 M 29.41 0.998 0.775/0.895 Apr 01 06:50 0.542
Apr 30 10:54 404733 29.52 0.968 0.789/0.902 Apr 28 09:13 -2.070
2353 Apr 19 11:03 402976 29.65 0.934 0.802/0.910 Apr 22 08:00 2.873
May 19 03:05 406348 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 May 19 12:23 0.387
Jun 17 18:38 404592 29.53 0.965 0.790/0.903 Jun 15 15:43 -2.122
2354 Jun 06 19:16 402943 29.66 0.936 0.802/0.910 Jun 09 14:51 2.816
Jul 06 10:38 t 406172 M 29.42 0.999 0.777/0.896 Jul 06 20:01 0.391
Aug 05 02:06 404432 29.55 0.966 0.791/0.903 Aug 02 23:20 -2.116
2355 Jul 25 02:48 403094 29.64 0.936 0.801/0.909 Jul 27 22:16 2.811
Aug 23 18:05 406351 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Aug 24 03:48 0.405
Sep 22 09:59 404537 29.54 0.965 0.790/0.903 Sep 20 06:21 -2.152
2356 Sep 10 10:14 403259 29.63 0.938 0.800/0.909 Sep 13 04:43 2.770
Oct 10 02:43 406368 M 29.41 0.999 0.774/0.895 Oct 10 09:44 0.293
Nov 08 20:41 404171 29.57 0.958 0.793/0.905 Nov 06 11:46 -2.372
2357 Oct 28 20:20 p 403429 29.62 0.942 0.799/0.908 Oct 31 13:59 2.735
Nov 27 15:02 406370 M 29.41 1.000 0.773/0.895 Nov 27 17:52 0.118
Dec 27 10:22 403742 29.60 0.949 0.796/0.906 Dec 24 19:51 -2.604
2358 Dec 16 09:31 404083 M 29.57 0.952 0.793/0.905 Dec 18 21:53 2.515
2359 Jan 15 04:49 406522 M 29.39 1.000 0.772/0.894 Jan 14 23:42 -0.213
Feb 13 23:58 403274 29.63 0.936 0.799/0.909 Feb 11 03:14 -2.864
2360 Feb 02 23:12 404459 29.54 0.964 0.790/0.903 Feb 05 04:54 2.237
Mar 03 18:26 n 406276 M 29.41 0.998 0.775/0.895 Mar 03 05:48 -0.527
Apr 02 12:42 n 402601 29.68 0.925 0.805/0.912 Mar 30 11:28 -3.051
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2361 to 2370
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2361 Mar 22 12:31 404813 29.52 0.971 0.788/0.902 Mar 24 12:43 2.008
Apr 21 06:07 406242 M 29.41 0.997 0.776/0.895 Apr 20 14:10 -0.664
May 20 22:07 402465 29.69 0.922 0.806/0.912 May 17 20:33 -3.065
2362 May 09 22:31 405083 29.50 0.976 0.786/0.900 May 11 18:02 1.813
Jun 08 14:13 406190 M 29.42 0.996 0.777/0.896 Jun 07 20:15 -0.749
Jul 08 05:19 402298 29.70 0.919 0.807/0.913 Jul 05 02:52 -3.102
2363 Jun 27 06:06 404948 29.51 0.976 0.787/0.901 Jun 29 01:17 1.799
Jul 26 21:36 p 406026 M 29.43 0.996 0.778/0.896 Jul 26 04:06 -0.729
Aug 25 12:58 402154 29.71 0.920 0.808/0.914 Aug 22 10:12 -3.115
2364 Aug 13 13:36 405129 29.50 0.976 0.786/0.900 Aug 15 08:57 1.806
Sep 12 05:23 406197 M 29.42 0.996 0.776/0.896 Sep 11 11:31 -0.745
Oct 11 21:40 402117 29.72 0.915 0.808/0.914 Oct 08 16:57 -3.196
2365 Sep 30 21:45 405258 29.49 0.978 0.785/0.900 Oct 02 15:29 1.739
Oct 30 15:18 406060 M 29.43 0.994 0.777/0.896 Oct 29 16:55 -0.932
Nov 29 09:45 t 401465 29.76 0.901 0.813/0.917 Nov 25 23:02 -3.446
2366 Nov 18 09:19 p 405417 29.47 0.981 0.783/0.899 Nov 20 00:33 1.634
Dec 18 04:43 405882 M 29.44 0.991 0.778/0.897 Dec 17 00:37 -1.170
2368 Jan 05 23:06 405886 M 29.44 0.988 0.779/0.897 Jan 07 07:13 1.338
Feb 04 18:30 405735 29.45 0.985 0.780/0.898 Feb 03 06:47 -1.488
2369 Feb 22 12:43 405967 M 29.43 0.993 0.778/0.897 Feb 23 13:20 1.025
Mar 24 07:32 t 405262 29.49 0.979 0.784/0.900 Mar 22 14:01 -1.730
2370 Mar 13 07:19 p 401772 29.74 0.908 0.811/0.915 Mar 16 15:15 3.330
Apr 12 01:03 406118 M 29.42 0.995 0.777/0.896 Apr 12 20:59 0.830
May 11 17:47 405167 29.49 0.977 0.786/0.900 May 09 23:00 -1.783
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2371 to 2380
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2371 Apr 30 18:06 402280 29.70 0.919 0.807/0.913 May 03 20:58 3.119
May 30 09:43 406197 M 29.42 0.997 0.776/0.896 May 31 02:29 0.699
Jun 29 01:05 405059 29.50 0.975 0.787/0.901 Jun 27 05:17 -1.826
2372 Jun 17 01:50 402224 29.71 0.921 0.808/0.913 Jun 20 03:55 3.087
Jul 16 17:01 p 406038 M 29.43 0.996 0.778/0.896 Jul 17 10:13 0.717
Aug 15 08:38 404917 29.51 0.975 0.788/0.901 Aug 13 12:56 -1.821
2373 Aug 04 09:19 402392 29.70 0.920 0.807/0.913 Aug 07 11:19 3.083
Sep 03 00:44 406243 M 29.41 0.996 0.776/0.895 Sep 03 17:56 0.717
Oct 02 17:01 405014 29.50 0.974 0.786/0.901 Sep 30 19:49 -1.884
2374 Sep 21 17:10 402596 29.68 0.924 0.805/0.912 Sep 24 18:01 3.036
Oct 21 09:57 406285 M 29.41 0.998 0.775/0.895 Oct 22 00:03 0.587
Nov 20 04:21 404640 29.53 0.967 0.789/0.902 Nov 18 01:14 -2.130
2375 Nov 09 03:54 p 402841 29.66 0.929 0.803/0.911 Nov 12 03:27 2.982
Dec 08 22:52 406337 M 29.41 0.999 0.774/0.895 Dec 09 08:16 0.392
2376 Jan 07 18:25 404238 M 29.56 0.958 0.792/0.904 Jan 05 09:25 -2.375
Dec 26 17:32 403569 29.61 0.942 0.797/0.907 Dec 29 11:21 2.742
2377 Jan 25 12:49 406534 M 29.39 1.000 0.771/0.894 Jan 25 14:00 0.049
Feb 24 07:51 403818 29.59 0.947 0.795/0.906 Feb 21 16:41 -2.632
2378 Feb 13 07:09 403978 29.58 0.954 0.794/0.905 Feb 15 18:28 2.472
Mar 15 02:03 n 406333 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Mar 14 20:12 -0.244
Apr 13 20:00 n 403225 29.63 0.938 0.800/0.909 Apr 11 00:53 -2.796
2379 Apr 02 19:55 404347 29.55 0.962 0.792/0.904 Apr 05 02:11 2.261
May 02 13:05 406345 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 May 02 04:25 -0.360
Jun 01 04:50 403154 29.64 0.937 0.801/0.909 May 29 09:45 -2.795
2380 May 20 05:17 404605 29.53 0.967 0.790/0.903 May 22 07:32 2.094
Jun 18 20:42 406314 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Jun 18 10:22 -0.431
Jul 18 11:48 403012 29.65 0.935 0.802/0.910 Jul 15 15:53 -2.830
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2381 to 2390
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2381 Jul 07 12:33 404472 29.54 0.966 0.791/0.903 Jul 09 14:54 2.098
Aug 06 04:03 p 406172 M 29.42 0.999 0.776/0.896 Aug 05 18:18 -0.406
Sep 04 19:44 402869 29.66 0.935 0.803/0.910 Sep 01 23:15 -2.853
2382 Aug 24 20:12 404681 29.53 0.966 0.790/0.902 Aug 26 22:34 2.099
Sep 23 12:15 406358 M 29.41 0.999 0.774/0.895 Sep 23 01:36 -0.444
Oct 23 05:01 402803 29.67 0.929 0.803/0.911 Oct 20 05:55 -2.963
2383 Oct 12 04:54 404851 29.52 0.970 0.788/0.902 Oct 14 05:21 2.019
Nov 10 22:49 406234 M 29.42 0.997 0.775/0.895 Nov 10 07:04 -0.656
Dec 10 17:42 t 402134 29.72 0.915 0.808/0.914 Dec 07 12:04 -3.235
2384 Nov 28 17:06 p 405078 29.50 0.975 0.786/0.901 Nov 30 14:33 1.894
Dec 28 12:42 406095 M 29.43 0.994 0.776/0.896 Dec 27 14:49 -0.912
2385 Jan 27 07:52 401531 M 29.76 0.901 0.812/0.916 Jan 23 21:10 -3.446
2386 Jan 16 07:08 405603 29.46 0.983 0.781/0.898 Jan 17 21:11 1.585
Feb 15 02:25 405992 M 29.43 0.990 0.778/0.896 Feb 13 20:51 -1.232
2387 Mar 05 20:28 405715 M 29.45 0.989 0.780/0.898 Mar 07 03:25 1.290
Apr 04 14:55 t 405580 29.46 0.985 0.782/0.898 Apr 03 04:04 -1.451
2388 Apr 22 08:09 405890 M 29.44 0.991 0.779/0.897 Apr 23 11:00 1.119
May 22 00:32 405540 29.47 0.984 0.783/0.898 May 20 12:51 -1.486
2389 May 11 01:04 401520 29.76 0.903 0.813/0.917 May 14 09:49 3.364
Jun 09 16:17 405973 M 29.43 0.993 0.779/0.897 Jun 10 16:29 1.009
Jul 09 07:32 405455 29.47 0.983 0.784/0.899 Jul 07 18:58 -1.523
2390 Jun 28 08:23 401443 29.77 0.904 0.813/0.917 Jul 01 16:52 3.353
Jul 27 23:25 p 405831 M 29.44 0.992 0.780/0.897 Jul 29 00:20 1.038
Aug 26 15:13 405331 29.48 0.983 0.784/0.899 Aug 25 02:41 -1.522
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2391 to 2400
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2391 Aug 15 15:55 401634 29.75 0.904 0.812/0.916 Aug 19 00:17 3.348
Sep 14 07:29 406066 M 29.43 0.993 0.778/0.896 Sep 15 08:02 1.023
Oct 14 00:11 405423 29.47 0.981 0.783/0.899 Oct 12 09:26 -1.615
2392 Oct 02 00:16 401888 29.73 0.909 0.810/0.915 Oct 05 07:14 3.290
Oct 31 17:21 406140 M 29.42 0.995 0.777/0.896 Nov 01 14:20 0.875
Nov 30 12:08 405049 29.50 0.975 0.786/0.901 Nov 28 14:52 -1.886
2393 Nov 19 11:36 p 402212 29.71 0.916 0.807/0.913 Nov 22 16:50 3.218
Dec 19 06:47 406249 M 29.41 0.997 0.775/0.895 Dec 19 22:39 0.662
2394 Jan 18 02:28 404686 M 29.53 0.967 0.788/0.902 Jan 15 23:08 -2.139
2395 Jan 07 01:37 403011 29.65 0.931 0.801/0.910 Jan 10 00:42 2.962
Feb 05 20:47 406491 M 29.40 0.999 0.772/0.894 Feb 06 04:17 0.313
Mar 07 15:37 404320 29.55 0.957 0.792/0.904 Mar 05 06:15 -2.390
2396 Feb 24 15:01 403444 29.62 0.944 0.798/0.908 Feb 27 07:52 2.702
Mar 25 09:30 n 406331 M 29.41 1.000 0.773/0.895 Mar 25 10:35 0.045
Apr 24 03:07 n 403804 29.59 0.950 0.796/0.906 Apr 21 14:23 -2.530
2397 Apr 13 03:11 403816 29.59 0.951 0.796/0.906 Apr 15 15:30 2.513
May 12 19:54 406380 M 29.40 1.000 0.774/0.895 May 12 18:40 -0.051
Jun 11 11:27 403787 29.59 0.950 0.796/0.906 Jun 08 23:03 -2.517
2398 May 31 11:58 404057 29.57 0.956 0.794/0.905 Jun 02 20:54 2.372
Jun 30 03:08 406364 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Jun 30 00:30 -0.109
Jul 29 18:16 403664 29.60 0.948 0.797/0.907 Jul 27 05:01 -2.553
2399 Jul 18 18:59 403926 29.58 0.955 0.795/0.906 Jul 21 04:23 2.392
Aug 17 10:32 p 406245 M 29.41 1.000 0.775/0.895 Aug 17 08:33 -0.083
Sep 16 02:34 403518 29.61 0.948 0.798/0.907 Sep 13 12:25 -2.589
2400 Sep 04 02:54 404171 29.57 0.956 0.793/0.905 Sep 06 12:05 2.382
Oct 03 19:16 406450 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.894 Oct 03 15:47 -0.145
Nov 02 12:30 403426 29.62 0.942 0.798/0.908 Oct 30 19:00 -2.730
Farthest Full Moon Apogees (Full Micromoons)
The farthest Full Moon apogees (or Full Micromoons) for the century are listed below. This includes all events in which the Full Moon's distance is equal to or greater than 406300 km.
Farthest Full Moon Apogees (Full Micromoons): 2301 to 2400
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2313 Dec 03 23:12 406422 M 29.40 0.998 0.773/0.895 Dec 04 12:43 0.563
2315 Jan 21 13:00 406379 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.895 Jan 21 18:23 0.225
2316 Mar 10 02:55 406405 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.895 Mar 10 02:15 -0.028
2317 Apr 27 13:27 406436 M 29.40 1.000 0.774/0.895 Apr 27 08:00 -0.227
2319 Aug 02 05:03 406354 M 29.41 1.000 0.775/0.895 Aug 01 23:28 -0.232
2320 Sep 18 12:40 406339 M 29.41 0.999 0.774/0.895 Sep 18 05:12 -0.311
2322 Dec 24 12:47 406335 M 29.41 0.996 0.774/0.895 Dec 23 19:11 -0.734
2334 Mar 21 10:26 406373 M 29.41 1.000 0.773/0.895 Mar 21 16:35 0.256
2335 May 08 20:19 406427 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.895 May 08 22:13 0.079
2337 Aug 12 11:32 406389 M 29.40 1.000 0.774/0.895 Aug 12 13:38 0.088
2338 Sep 29 19:37 406387 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.895 Sep 29 19:27 -0.007
2339 Nov 17 07:18 406346 M 29.41 1.000 0.773/0.895 Nov 17 03:27 -0.160
2341 Jan 03 20:48 406456 M 29.40 0.998 0.773/0.894 Jan 03 09:25 -0.474
2353 May 19 03:05 406348 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 May 19 12:23 0.387
2355 Aug 23 18:05 406351 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Aug 24 03:48 0.405
2356 Oct 10 02:43 406368 M 29.41 0.999 0.774/0.895 Oct 10 09:44 0.293
2357 Nov 27 15:02 406370 M 29.41 1.000 0.773/0.895 Nov 27 17:52 0.118
2359 Jan 15 04:49 406522 M 29.39 1.000 0.772/0.894 Jan 14 23:42 -0.213
2375 Dec 08 22:52 406337 M 29.41 0.999 0.774/0.895 Dec 09 08:16 0.392
2377 Jan 25 12:49 406534 M 29.39 1.000 0.771/0.894 Jan 25 14:00 0.049
2378 Mar 15 02:03 n 406333 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Mar 14 20:12 -0.244
2379 May 02 13:05 406345 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 May 02 04:25 -0.360
2380 Jun 18 20:42 406314 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Jun 18 10:22 -0.431
2382 Sep 23 12:15 406358 M 29.41 0.999 0.774/0.895 Sep 23 01:36 -0.444
2395 Feb 05 20:47 406491 M 29.40 0.999 0.772/0.894 Feb 06 04:17 0.313
2396 Mar 25 09:30 n 406331 M 29.41 1.000 0.773/0.895 Mar 25 10:35 0.045
2397 May 12 19:54 406380 M 29.40 1.000 0.774/0.895 May 12 18:40 -0.051
2398 Jun 30 03:08 406364 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Jun 30 00:30 -0.109
2400 Oct 03 19:16 406450 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.894 Oct 03 15:47 -0.145
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.