New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1501 to 1600
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 several 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 (a range of 13,984 km) while the Moon's apogee varies from 404,042 to 406,725 km (a range of 2,683 km) (Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses, Espenak and Meeus, 2021). Because of this, the limiting distance for a supermoon depends on the exact distances of apogee and perigee within a given orbit.
Surprisingly, there are frequently two or three new micromoons (out of a possible 12-13 New Moons) each year. The proximity of the New Moon to apogee is not that rare. The farthest New 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 New 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 farthest New Moon apogees of the century can be found at Farthest New Moon Apogees. It includes all events with a New Moon distance of 406,300 km or more. The extreme distance New Moon apogees are listed at Ultimate New Moon Apogees. This includes all events with a New 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 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 New Moon is a Micromoon requires three geocentric distances:
- Distance of the New Moon (Dm)
- Distance of the Immediately Preceding or Succeeding Apogee (Da)
- Distance of the Immediately Preceding or Succeeding Perigee (Dp)
For example, can the New Moon of 2030 Jun 30 be considered a New Micromoon? Using data from Perigee and Apogee and Moon Phases, we have:
- New Moon of 2030 Jun 30: Distance (Dm) = 401773 km
- Apogee of 2030 Jun 27: Distance (Da) = 405881 km
- Perigee of 2030 Jul 13: Distance (Dp) = 361792 km
- The distance between apogee and perigee: Da - Dp = 405881 - 361792 = 44089 km
- The distance between perigee and the New Moon: Dm - Dp = 401773 - 361792 = 39981 km
- Finally, the relative distance of the New Moon from perigee to apogee:
(Dm - Dp) / (Da - Dp) = 39981 / 44089 = 0.9068
New Micromoon Table Description
The table below gives the date and time (Greenwich Mean Time) of all New Moon near Apogee (apogee syzygy or new micromoon) for the century ( 1501 to 1600 ). For conversion to other time zones, see Time Zones and Universal Time.
The date and time of New Moon is given in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). A letter following the date indicates that a solar eclipse occurs (T and P correspond to total and partial solar eclipses, respectively).
Distance is the geocentric distance of the Moon (in kilometers) at New Moon. An 'M' after the distance indicates the farthest New Moon apogee syzygy of the year.
Diameter is the geocentric apparent diameter of the Moon (in arc-minutes) at New Moon.
Relative Distance expresses the fractional distance of the New 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 New Moon occurs at apogee, and 0.0 when New Moon occurs at perigee.
Any New Moon occurring at a Relative Distance of 0.9 or greater is by definition a micromoon.
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 New Moon. Note that the New Moon occurs within 2 days of apogee for most micromoons.
For New Moons at Apogee from 1501 through 2500, see New Micromoons by Century.
For Full Moons at Apogee from 1501 through 2500, see Full Micromoons by Century.
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1501 to 1510
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1501 Jul 15 06:59 405017 29.50 0.969 Jul 17 07:12 2.009
Aug 13 22:28 406566 M 29.39 0.998 Aug 13 10:45 -0.489
Sep 12 14:47 402964 29.65 0.929 Sep 09 15:54 -2.954
1502 Sep 01 14:54 404986 29.51 0.971 Sep 03 14:47 1.995
Oct 01 08:27 A 406370 M 29.41 0.997 Sep 30 17:26 -0.626
Oct 31 02:53 402372 29.70 0.919 Oct 27 22:44 -3.173
1503 Oct 20 02:23 405307 29.48 0.974 Oct 21 23:51 1.895
Nov 18 21:26 406384 M 29.40 0.995 Nov 18 00:57 -0.854
Dec 18 16:26 401886 29.73 0.905 Dec 15 07:12 -3.385
1504 Dec 06 15:39 405704 M 29.45 0.982 Dec 08 06:17 1.610
1505 Jan 05 11:15 406142 M 29.42 0.990 Jan 04 06:23 -1.203
1506 Jan 24 05:50 A 405858 M 29.44 0.988 Jan 25 14:05 1.344
Feb 23 00:53 405812 29.45 0.986 Feb 21 14:51 -1.418
1507 Mar 13 18:15 406202 M 29.42 0.992 Mar 14 20:36 1.097
Apr 12 11:01 405798 29.45 0.983 Apr 10 22:37 -1.517
1508 Mar 31 11:20 401747 29.74 0.906 Apr 03 19:26 3.337
Apr 30 03:07 406168 M 29.42 0.993 May 01 02:14 0.963
May 29 18:49 P 405563 29.46 0.982 May 28 05:13 -1.567
1509 May 18 19:38 A 401798 29.74 0.907 May 22 02:51 3.300
Jun 17 10:47 406148 M 29.42 0.993 Jun 18 10:28 0.986
Jul 17 02:10 405589 29.46 0.983 Jul 15 13:27 -1.530
1510 Jul 06 02:55 402042 29.72 0.909 Jul 09 09:01 3.254
Aug 04 17:54 406325 M 29.41 0.994 Aug 05 16:45 0.952
Sep 03 10:03 405600 29.46 0.981 Sep 01 19:04 -1.625
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1511 to 1520
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1511 Aug 23 10:21 402047 29.72 0.911 Aug 26 16:29 3.256
Sep 22 03:04 406258 M 29.41 0.995 Sep 23 00:13 0.881
Oct 21 21:29 A 405231 29.49 0.976 Oct 20 01:34 -1.830
1512 Oct 09 21:07 402426 29.69 0.916 Oct 13 01:50 3.196
Nov 08 15:44 406495 M 29.40 0.997 Nov 09 08:27 0.697
Dec 08 11:03 405013 29.50 0.969 Dec 06 09:17 -2.074
1513 Nov 27 10:11 403092 29.64 0.930 Nov 30 09:29 2.971
Dec 27 05:26 406613 M 29.39 0.999 Dec 27 13:47 0.348
1514 Jan 26 00:53 404476 M 29.54 0.958 Jan 23 15:53 -2.375
1515 Jan 15 00:08 403519 29.61 0.942 Jan 17 18:11 2.752
Feb 13 19:18 P 406533 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 13 21:25 0.088
Mar 15 13:25 404051 29.57 0.952 Mar 13 01:16 -2.506
1516 Mar 03 13:13 404124 29.57 0.952 Mar 06 01:04 2.494
Apr 02 06:17 406680 M 29.38 1.000 Apr 02 04:15 -0.085
May 01 22:12 403989 29.58 0.949 Apr 29 09:10 -2.543
1517 Apr 20 22:36 404282 29.56 0.958 Apr 23 06:38 2.334
May 20 14:16 406523 M 29.39 1.000 May 20 10:26 -0.160
Jun 19 05:38 A 403741 29.60 0.947 Jun 16 15:43 -2.579
1518 Jun 08 06:21 A 404273 29.56 0.958 Jun 10 14:23 2.335
Jul 07 21:41 406532 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 07 18:54 -0.116
Aug 06 13:04 403780 29.59 0.948 Aug 03 23:27 -2.567
1519 Jul 26 13:32 404493 29.54 0.959 Jul 28 20:42 2.299
Aug 25 05:16 406655 M 29.38 1.000 Aug 25 00:53 -0.183
Sep 23 22:03 403602 29.61 0.942 Sep 21 04:57 -2.713
1520 Sep 11 21:59 404504 29.54 0.961 Sep 14 04:36 2.276
Oct 11 15:54 A 406482 M 29.40 0.999 Oct 11 07:47 -0.338
Nov 10 10:46 403003 29.65 0.932 Nov 07 11:57 -2.951
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1521 to 1530
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1521 Oct 30 10:07 404900 29.51 0.966 Nov 01 13:45 2.151
Nov 29 05:24 406538 M 29.39 0.998 Nov 28 15:15 -0.590
Dec 29 00:34 402544 29.68 0.919 Dec 25 20:29 -3.170
1522 Dec 17 23:42 405355 M 29.48 0.976 Dec 19 20:15 1.856
1523 Jan 16 19:13 406343 M 29.41 0.994 Jan 15 20:39 -0.940
Feb 15 14:01 P 401792 29.74 0.903 Feb 12 04:15 -3.407
1524 Feb 04 13:38 A 405553 29.46 0.982 Feb 06 04:06 1.603
Mar 05 08:18 406081 M 29.43 0.991 Mar 04 05:06 -1.134
1525 Mar 24 01:26 405917 29.44 0.987 Mar 25 10:28 1.376
Apr 22 17:50 406110 M 29.42 0.989 Apr 21 12:34 -1.219
1526 May 11 09:43 405879 29.44 0.988 May 12 16:11 1.270
Jun 10 01:14 P 405902 M 29.44 0.989 Jun 08 19:05 -1.256
1527 Jun 28 17:10 405874 29.44 0.988 Jun 30 00:25 1.302
Jul 28 08:42 405942 M 29.44 0.989 Jul 27 03:17 -1.226
1528 Aug 15 00:37 406071 M 29.43 0.989 Aug 16 06:46 1.256
Sep 13 17:09 405945 29.44 0.987 Sep 12 08:48 -1.348
1529 Oct 02 10:24 406043 M 29.43 0.991 Oct 03 14:33 1.172
Nov 01 05:13 A 405588 29.46 0.983 Oct 30 15:27 -1.574
1530 Oct 21 04:48 401732 29.74 0.901 Oct 24 15:08 3.430
Nov 19 23:38 406343 M 29.41 0.994 Nov 20 22:47 0.964
Dec 19 19:08 405406 29.48 0.976 Dec 17 23:07 -1.834
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1531 to 1540
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1531 Dec 08 18:17 402470 M 29.69 0.917 Dec 11 22:52 3.191
1532 Jan 07 13:26 406508 M 29.40 0.997 Jan 08 04:10 0.614
Feb 06 08:43 404927 29.51 0.967 Feb 04 05:41 -2.126
1533 Jan 25 08:06 402936 29.66 0.930 Jan 28 07:31 2.976
Feb 24 02:52 P 406478 M 29.40 0.999 Feb 24 11:50 0.374
Mar 25 20:38 404581 29.54 0.962 Mar 23 14:59 -2.235
1534 Mar 14 20:35 403543 29.61 0.941 Mar 17 14:15 2.736
Apr 13 13:11 406653 M 29.38 1.000 Apr 13 18:27 0.219
May 13 04:51 404566 29.54 0.960 May 10 22:34 -2.262
1535 May 02 05:20 403673 29.60 0.946 May 04 19:54 2.607
May 31 20:41 406508 M 29.40 1.000 Jun 01 00:38 0.165
Jun 30 12:04 A 404342 29.55 0.959 Jun 28 05:02 -2.293
1536 Jun 18 12:48 A 403664 29.60 0.945 Jun 21 03:40 2.619
Jul 18 04:09 406537 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 18 09:05 0.206
Aug 16 19:51 404377 29.55 0.960 Aug 14 12:44 -2.297
1537 Aug 05 20:12 403908 29.58 0.947 Aug 08 10:06 2.579
Sep 04 12:13 406672 M 29.38 1.000 Sep 04 15:05 0.120
Oct 04 05:28 404173 29.57 0.953 Oct 01 18:08 -2.472
1538 Sep 23 05:13 403968 29.58 0.950 Sep 25 18:19 2.546
Oct 22 23:29 A 406530 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 22 22:13 -0.053
Nov 21 18:45 403581 29.61 0.943 Nov 19 01:19 -2.726
1539 Nov 10 17:58 404445 29.55 0.957 Nov 13 03:31 2.397
Dec 10 13:25 406637 M 29.39 0.999 Dec 10 05:38 -0.325
1540 Jan 09 08:38 403163 29.64 0.931 Jan 06 09:52 -2.949
Dec 28 07:46 404955 M 29.51 0.968 Dec 30 10:06 2.097
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1541 to 1550
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1541 Jan 27 03:05 406490 M 29.40 0.997 Jan 26 11:00 -0.670
Feb 25 21:39 P 402486 29.69 0.918 Feb 22 17:34 -3.170
1542 Feb 14 21:19 A 405189 29.49 0.975 Feb 16 17:57 1.860
Mar 16 15:35 406290 M 29.41 0.995 Mar 15 19:25 -0.840
Apr 15 08:09 402164 29.71 0.913 Apr 12 02:59 -3.215
1543 Apr 04 08:28 405560 29.46 0.980 Apr 06 00:11 1.655
May 04 00:29 406356 M 29.41 0.994 May 03 02:34 -0.913
Jun 02 15:27 402144 29.71 0.912 May 30 10:10 -3.220
1544 May 21 16:14 405516 29.47 0.982 May 23 06:01 1.574
Jun 20 07:38 406166 M 29.42 0.994 Jun 19 09:03 -0.940
Jul 19 22:50 P 401900 29.73 0.910 Jul 16 16:29 -3.265
1545 Jul 08 23:36 405527 29.47 0.981 Jul 10 14:15 1.610
Aug 07 15:19 406220 M 29.42 0.994 Aug 06 17:14 -0.920
Sep 06 07:11 401863 29.74 0.908 Sep 02 23:50 -3.306
1546 Aug 26 07:27 405749 29.45 0.983 Aug 27 20:43 1.553
Sep 25 00:21 406221 M 29.42 0.992 Sep 23 22:42 -1.069
1547 Oct 13 17:53 405769 29.45 0.985 Oct 15 04:48 1.454
Nov 12 13:03 A 405886 M 29.44 0.988 Nov 11 05:30 -1.315
1548 Nov 30 07:37 406137 M 29.42 0.990 Dec 01 13:02 1.225
Dec 30 03:11 405750 29.45 0.983 Dec 28 13:06 -1.587
1549 Dec 19 02:25 401806 M 29.74 0.904 Dec 22 12:08 3.405
1550 Jan 17 21:23 406347 M 29.41 0.995 Jan 18 18:28 0.879
Feb 16 16:23 405331 29.48 0.975 Feb 14 19:35 -1.867
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1551 to 1560
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1551 Feb 05 15:57 402297 29.70 0.917 Feb 08 20:42 3.198
Mar 07 10:15 P 406359 M 29.41 0.997 Mar 08 02:09 0.663
Apr 06 03:38 405058 29.50 0.972 Apr 04 04:48 -1.952
1552 Mar 25 03:48 402893 29.66 0.928 Mar 28 03:16 2.978
Apr 23 19:56 406554 M 29.39 0.998 Apr 24 08:33 0.526
May 23 11:22 405080 29.50 0.970 May 21 12:04 -1.972
1553 May 12 11:59 402994 29.65 0.933 May 15 09:01 2.877
Jun 11 03:05 406417 M 29.40 0.998 Jun 11 14:49 0.489
Jul 10 18:31 A 404872 29.51 0.970 Jul 08 18:29 -2.002
1554 Jun 29 19:14 A 402987 29.65 0.931 Jul 02 16:49 2.899
Jul 29 10:39 406467 M 29.40 0.998 Jul 29 23:17 0.526
Aug 28 02:43 404903 29.51 0.970 Aug 26 02:10 -2.023
1555 Aug 17 02:59 403264 29.63 0.934 Aug 19 23:24 2.851
Sep 15 19:17 406621 M 29.39 0.999 Sep 16 05:20 0.418
Oct 15 13:00 404679 29.53 0.963 Oct 13 07:30 -2.230
1556 Oct 03 12:38 403384 29.62 0.938 Oct 06 07:56 2.805
Nov 02 07:13 A 406519 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 02 12:42 0.229
Dec 02 02:47 404106 29.57 0.954 Nov 29 14:51 -2.497
1557 Nov 21 01:55 403944 29.58 0.947 Nov 23 17:09 2.635
Dec 20 21:27 406682 M 29.38 1.000 Dec 20 20:02 -0.059
1558 Jan 19 16:39 403740 M 29.60 0.943 Jan 16 23:23 -2.720
1559 Jan 08 15:48 404504 29.54 0.960 Jan 10 23:47 2.332
Feb 07 10:51 406582 M 29.39 0.999 Feb 07 01:24 -0.394
Mar 09 05:07 P 403139 29.64 0.932 Mar 06 06:57 -2.923
1560 Feb 26 04:53 A 404761 29.52 0.967 Feb 28 07:37 2.114
Mar 26 22:42 406437 M 29.40 0.998 Mar 26 09:45 -0.540
Apr 25 15:00 402894 29.66 0.929 Apr 22 16:13 -2.949
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1561 to 1570
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1561 Apr 14 15:22 405132 29.50 0.972 Apr 16 13:44 1.932
May 14 07:03 406530 M 29.39 0.997 May 13 16:37 -0.601
Jun 12 21:58 402903 29.66 0.928 Jun 09 23:08 -2.952
1562 Jun 01 22:41 405078 29.50 0.974 Jun 03 19:42 1.875
Jul 01 14:00 406355 M 29.41 0.997 Jun 30 23:08 -0.620
Jul 31 05:28 P 402662 29.68 0.926 Jul 28 05:24 -3.003
1563 Jul 20 06:05 405108 29.50 0.973 Jul 22 03:58 1.912
Aug 18 22:03 406423 M 29.40 0.997 Aug 18 07:19 -0.614
Sep 17 14:24 402596 29.68 0.923 Sep 14 12:46 -3.068
1564 Sep 05 14:27 405366 29.48 0.975 Sep 07 10:35 1.839
Oct 05 07:44 406428 M 29.40 0.996 Oct 04 12:44 -0.792
Nov 04 02:01 402074 29.72 0.910 Oct 31 18:37 -3.308
1565 Oct 24 01:31 405441 29.47 0.979 Oct 25 18:58 1.727
Nov 22 20:59 A 406126 M 29.42 0.993 Nov 21 19:43 -1.053
1566 Dec 11 15:40 405879 M 29.44 0.985 Dec 13 03:09 1.479
1567 Jan 10 11:12 406042 M 29.43 0.988 Jan 09 03:13 -1.333
1568 Jan 29 05:15 406130 M 29.42 0.991 Jan 30 08:39 1.142
Feb 27 23:56 405682 29.46 0.982 Feb 26 09:37 -1.597
1569 Feb 15 23:42 401603 29.75 0.902 Feb 19 09:44 3.418
Mar 17 17:31 A 406174 M 29.42 0.994 Mar 18 16:21 0.951
Apr 16 10:32 405474 29.47 0.980 Apr 14 18:41 -1.660
1570 Apr 05 10:53 402178 29.71 0.913 Apr 08 16:09 3.219
May 05 02:36 406380 M 29.40 0.995 May 05 22:34 0.832
Jun 03 17:50 405526 29.47 0.979 Jun 02 01:39 -1.674
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1571 to 1580
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1571 May 23 18:34 402248 29.71 0.917 May 26 22:01 3.144
Jun 22 09:28 406249 M 29.41 0.995 Jun 23 04:56 0.811
Jul 22 01:01 A 405328 29.48 0.979 Jul 20 08:05 -1.706
1572 Jul 10 01:45 A 402249 29.71 0.915 Jul 13 05:52 3.171
Aug 08 17:17 406324 M 29.41 0.995 Aug 09 13:27 0.840
Sep 07 09:44 405357 29.48 0.978 Sep 05 15:45 -1.749
1573 Aug 27 09:55 402567 29.68 0.919 Aug 30 12:38 3.114
Sep 26 02:31 406503 M 29.40 0.997 Sep 26 19:36 0.712
Oct 25 20:40 405124 29.50 0.972 Oct 23 21:01 -1.985
1574 Oct 14 20:12 402756 29.67 0.925 Oct 17 21:28 3.053
Nov 13 15:03 A 406450 M 29.40 0.998 Nov 14 03:13 0.507
Dec 13 10:51 404582 29.54 0.963 Dec 11 04:33 -2.262
1575 Dec 02 09:58 403401 M 29.62 0.936 Dec 05 06:40 2.863
1576 Jan 01 05:28 406673 M 29.38 1.000 Jan 01 10:27 0.207
Jan 31 00:33 404274 29.56 0.953 Jan 28 12:59 -2.482
1577 Jan 18 23:47 403999 29.58 0.950 Jan 21 13:19 2.564
Feb 17 18:29 406616 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 17 15:48 -0.112
Mar 19 12:25 P 403748 29.60 0.944 Mar 16 20:26 -2.666
1578 Mar 08 12:18 A 404270 29.56 0.958 Mar 10 21:06 2.366
Apr 07 05:40 406517 M 29.39 1.000 Apr 07 00:06 -0.233
May 06 21:42 403570 29.61 0.943 May 04 05:33 -2.673
1579 Apr 25 22:09 404631 29.53 0.963 Apr 28 03:07 2.207
May 25 13:32 406630 M 29.39 0.999 May 25 06:42 -0.284
Jun 24 04:26 403601 29.61 0.942 Jun 21 12:11 -2.677
1580 Jun 12 05:07 404567 29.54 0.964 Jun 14 09:14 2.171
Jul 11 20:25 406467 M 29.40 0.999 Jul 11 13:17 -0.297
Aug 10 12:10 P 403355 29.63 0.940 Aug 07 18:27 -2.739
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1581 to 1590
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1581 Jul 30 12:40 404622 29.53 0.963 Aug 01 17:34 2.205
Aug 29 04:53 406553 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 28 21:30 -0.308
Sep 27 21:43 403266 29.63 0.937 Sep 25 01:49 -2.829
1582 Sep 16 21:34 404922 29.51 0.967 Sep 19 00:22 2.116
Oct 26 15:15 406570 M 29.39 0.998 Oct 26 02:55 -0.514
Nov 25 09:57 402724 29.67 0.923 Nov 22 07:41 -3.094
1583 Nov 14 09:17 405062 29.50 0.972 Nov 16 09:02 1.989
Dec 14 04:58 A 406311 M 29.41 0.996 Dec 13 10:03 -0.788
1584 Jan 13 00:29 M 401969 29.73 0.909 Jan 09 16:20 -3.339
Dec 31 23:42 405570 M 29.46 0.979 Jan 02 17:09 1.727
1585 Jan 30 19:07 406284 M 29.41 0.992 Jan 29 17:25 -1.071
1586 Feb 18 13:00 405853 29.44 0.986 Feb 19 22:42 1.404
Mar 20 07:18 405980 M 29.43 0.988 Mar 18 23:43 -1.316
1587 Apr 08 00:36 A 405920 M 29.44 0.989 Apr 09 06:23 1.240
May 07 17:16 405828 29.44 0.987 May 06 08:40 -1.358
1588 May 25 09:08 406131 M 29.42 0.991 May 26 12:28 1.139
Jun 24 00:15 405901 29.44 0.986 Jun 22 15:22 -1.370
1589 Jul 12 15:51 406005 M 29.43 0.991 Jul 13 18:59 1.130
Aug 11 07:34 A 405710 29.45 0.986 Aug 09 21:50 -1.405
1590 Aug 30 00:01 406110 M 29.42 0.991 Aug 31 03:33 1.148
Sep 28 16:52 405740 29.45 0.985 Sep 27 05:29 -1.474
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1591 to 1600
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1591 Sep 17 17:00 401822 29.74 0.903 Sep 21 01:49 3.367
Oct 17 09:54 406324 M 29.41 0.993 Oct 18 09:51 0.998
Nov 16 04:27 405506 29.47 0.979 Nov 14 10:43 -1.739
1592 Nov 04 03:54 402087 29.72 0.911 Nov 07 10:55 3.292
Dec 03 22:58 A 406327 M 29.41 0.996 Dec 04 17:41 0.780
1593 Jan 02 18:54 M 405008 M 29.50 0.971 Dec 31 18:24 -2.021
Dec 22 18:03 402814 29.66 0.924 Dec 25 20:03 3.083
1594 Jan 21 13:27 406609 M 29.39 0.998 Jan 22 00:48 0.473
Feb 20 08:20 404763 29.52 0.963 Feb 18 02:43 -2.235
1595 Feb 09 07:41 403441 29.62 0.940 Feb 12 02:41 2.791
Mar 11 01:58 406590 M 29.39 1.000 Mar 11 06:10 0.175
Apr 09 19:33 P 404307 29.56 0.956 Apr 07 10:00 -2.398
1596 Mar 28 19:35 A 403711 29.60 0.947 Mar 31 10:25 2.618
Apr 27 12:30 406527 M 29.39 1.000 Apr 27 14:24 0.079
May 27 04:19 404187 29.56 0.956 May 24 18:57 -2.390
1597 May 16 04:50 404059 29.57 0.952 May 18 16:21 2.480
Jun 14 19:58 406654 M 29.38 1.000 Jun 14 20:48 0.035
Jul 14 10:54 404231 29.56 0.955 Jul 12 01:21 -2.398
1598 Jul 03 11:33 403985 29.58 0.952 Jul 05 22:39 2.462
Aug 02 02:53 406503 M 29.40 1.000 Aug 02 03:30 0.026
Aug 31 18:59 A 403978 29.58 0.953 Aug 29 07:38 -2.472
1599 Aug 20 19:20 404072 29.57 0.952 Aug 23 07:04 2.489
Sep 19 11:52 406612 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 19 11:45 -0.005
Oct 19 05:12 403869 29.59 0.948 Oct 16 15:01 -2.591
1600 Oct 07 04:52 404426 29.55 0.957 Oct 09 14:04 2.383
Nov 05 22:53 406650 M 29.38 1.000 Nov 05 17:12 -0.237
Dec 05 17:57 403322 29.63 0.935 Dec 02 20:55 -2.876
Farthest New Moon Apogees (New Micromoons)
The closest New Moon apogees (or New Micromoons) for the century are listed below. This includes all events in which the New Moon's distance is equal to or more than 406300 km.
Closest New Moon Apogees (New Micromoons): 1501 to 1600
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1501 Aug 13 22:28 406566 M 29.39 0.998 Aug 13 10:45 -0.489
1513 Dec 27 05:26 406613 M 29.39 0.999 Dec 27 13:47 0.348
1515 Feb 13 19:18 P 406533 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 13 21:25 0.088
1516 Apr 02 06:17 406680 M 29.38 1.000 Apr 02 04:15 -0.085
1517 May 20 14:16 406523 M 29.39 1.000 May 20 10:26 -0.160
1518 Jul 07 21:41 406532 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 07 18:54 -0.116
1519 Aug 25 05:16 406655 M 29.38 1.000 Aug 25 00:53 -0.183
1521 Nov 29 05:24 406538 M 29.39 0.998 Nov 28 15:15 -0.590
1532 Jan 07 13:26 406508 M 29.40 0.997 Jan 08 04:10 0.614
1534 Apr 13 13:11 406653 M 29.38 1.000 Apr 13 18:27 0.219
1535 May 31 20:41 406508 M 29.40 1.000 Jun 01 00:38 0.165
1536 Jul 18 04:09 406537 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 18 09:05 0.206
1537 Sep 04 12:13 406672 M 29.38 1.000 Sep 04 15:05 0.120
1538 Oct 22 23:29 A 406530 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 22 22:13 -0.053
1539 Dec 10 13:25 406637 M 29.39 0.999 Dec 10 05:38 -0.325
1552 Apr 23 19:56 406554 M 29.39 0.998 Apr 24 08:33 0.526
1555 Sep 15 19:17 406621 M 29.39 0.999 Sep 16 05:20 0.418
1556 Nov 02 07:13 A 406519 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 02 12:42 0.229
1557 Dec 20 21:27 406682 M 29.38 1.000 Dec 20 20:02 -0.059
1559 Feb 07 10:51 406582 M 29.39 0.999 Feb 07 01:24 -0.394
1561 May 14 07:03 406530 M 29.39 0.997 May 13 16:37 -0.601
1573 Sep 26 02:31 406503 M 29.40 0.997 Sep 26 19:36 0.712
1576 Jan 01 05:28 406673 M 29.38 1.000 Jan 01 10:27 0.207
1577 Feb 17 18:29 406616 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 17 15:48 -0.112
1578 Apr 07 05:40 406517 M 29.39 1.000 Apr 07 00:06 -0.233
1579 May 25 13:32 406630 M 29.39 0.999 May 25 06:42 -0.284
1581 Aug 29 04:53 406553 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 28 21:30 -0.308
1582 Oct 26 15:15 406570 M 29.39 0.998 Oct 26 02:55 -0.514
1594 Jan 21 13:27 406609 M 29.39 0.998 Jan 22 00:48 0.473
1595 Mar 11 01:58 406590 M 29.39 1.000 Mar 11 06:10 0.175
1596 Apr 27 12:30 406527 M 29.39 1.000 Apr 27 14:24 0.079
1597 Jun 14 19:58 406654 M 29.38 1.000 Jun 14 20:48 0.035
1598 Aug 02 02:53 406503 M 29.40 1.000 Aug 02 03:30 0.026
1599 Sep 19 11:52 406612 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 19 11:45 -0.005
1600 Nov 05 22:53 406650 M 29.38 1.000 Nov 05 17:12 -0.237
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.