New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1601 to 1700
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 ( 1601 to 1700 ). 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): 1601 to 1610
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1601 Nov 24 17:10 404636 29.53 0.963 Nov 26 22:58 2.241
Dec 24 13:00 A 406441 M 29.40 0.998 Dec 24 00:30 -0.521
1602 Jan 23 08:33 402619 M 29.68 0.922 Jan 20 05:44 -3.117
1603 Jan 12 07:45 405209 29.49 0.972 Jan 14 06:59 1.968
Feb 11 02:58 406473 M 29.40 0.996 Feb 10 07:42 -0.803
Mar 12 20:55 402236 29.71 0.911 Mar 09 14:43 -3.259
1604 Feb 29 20:39 405515 29.47 0.981 Mar 02 12:35 1.664
Mar 30 14:32 406218 M 29.42 0.993 Mar 29 13:54 -1.026
Apr 29 07:07 A 401732 29.74 0.903 Apr 25 22:19 -3.367
1605 Apr 18 07:35 A 405596 29.46 0.983 Apr 19 20:15 1.527
May 17 23:54 406113 M 29.42 0.992 May 16 22:44 -1.049
Jun 16 14:50 401694 29.75 0.905 Jun 13 06:46 -3.336
1606 Jun 05 15:38 405807 29.45 0.985 Jun 07 02:15 1.442
Jul 05 06:40 406201 M 29.42 0.992 Jul 04 05:11 -1.061
Aug 03 21:31 401677 29.75 0.903 Jul 31 12:48 -3.363
1607 Jul 23 22:18 405687 29.45 0.985 Jul 25 08:56 1.444
Aug 22 14:13 A 406017 M 29.43 0.991 Aug 21 11:45 -1.103
1608 Sep 09 06:53 405829 29.44 0.985 Sep 10 17:36 1.446
Oct 09 00:09 406054 M 29.43 0.990 Oct 07 19:23 -1.198
1609 Oct 27 17:26 406086 M 29.43 0.989 Oct 29 00:03 1.275
Nov 26 12:19 405830 29.44 0.985 Nov 25 00:35 -1.489
1610 Dec 15 06:58 A 406150 M 29.42 0.993 Dec 16 08:05 1.047
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1611 to 1620
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1611 Jan 14 02:57 405384 M 29.48 0.978 Jan 12 08:25 -1.772
1612 Jan 03 02:10 402184 29.71 0.911 Jan 06 09:18 3.297
Feb 01 21:22 406489 M 29.40 0.996 Feb 02 15:05 0.738
Mar 02 15:58 405206 29.49 0.972 Feb 29 16:32 -1.977
1613 Feb 19 15:30 402827 29.66 0.927 Feb 22 15:54 3.017
Mar 21 09:20 406499 M 29.40 0.999 Mar 21 20:29 0.465
Apr 20 02:32 P 404813 29.52 0.966 Apr 17 23:39 -2.120
1614 Apr 09 02:44 A 403085 29.64 0.934 Apr 11 23:34 2.868
May 08 19:12 406465 M 29.40 0.999 May 09 04:38 0.393
Jun 07 10:49 404741 29.52 0.966 Jun 05 08:28 -2.098
1615 May 27 11:26 403413 29.62 0.939 May 30 05:27 2.751
Jun 26 02:21 406602 M 29.39 0.999 Jun 26 10:52 0.355
Jul 25 17:23 404791 29.52 0.966 Jul 23 14:39 -2.114
1616 Jul 13 18:02 403337 29.63 0.939 Jul 16 11:56 2.746
Aug 12 09:26 406463 M 29.40 0.999 Aug 12 17:46 0.347
Sep 11 01:54 A 404530 29.54 0.964 Sep 08 21:00 -2.204
1617 Aug 31 02:09 403465 29.62 0.939 Sep 02 20:28 2.763
Sep 29 19:00 406602 M 29.39 0.999 Sep 30 02:04 0.295
Oct 29 12:47 404410 29.55 0.959 Oct 27 04:22 -2.350
1618 Oct 18 12:19 403878 29.59 0.946 Oct 21 03:41 2.640
Nov 17 06:39 406671 M 29.38 1.000 Nov 17 07:34 0.038
Dec 17 02:00 403869 29.59 0.946 Dec 14 10:18 -2.654
1619 Dec 06 01:08 404162 M 29.57 0.954 Dec 08 12:46 2.485
1620 Jan 04 21:01 406518 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 04 15:00 -0.250
Feb 03 16:31 403231 29.63 0.935 Jan 31 19:15 -2.886
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1621 to 1630
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1621 Jan 22 15:45 404795 29.52 0.965 Jan 24 20:40 2.204
Feb 21 10:41 406606 M 29.39 0.998 Feb 20 22:01 -0.528
Mar 23 04:21 402924 29.66 0.926 Mar 20 04:01 -3.014
1622 Mar 12 04:09 405113 29.50 0.973 Mar 14 02:19 1.923
Apr 10 21:36 406395 M 29.40 0.996 Apr 10 04:09 -0.727
May 10 13:55 A 402490 29.69 0.920 May 07 11:25 -3.104
1623 Apr 29 14:24 A 405198 29.49 0.976 May 01 09:57 1.814
May 29 06:25 406328 M 29.41 0.996 May 28 12:51 -0.732
Jun 27 21:20 402490 29.69 0.922 Jun 24 19:44 -3.067
1624 Jun 15 22:05 405408 29.48 0.977 Jun 17 15:53 1.742
Jul 15 13:05 406426 M 29.40 0.996 Jul 14 19:07 -0.749
Aug 14 04:12 402460 29.69 0.919 Aug 11 01:36 -3.108
1625 Aug 03 04:48 405299 29.48 0.977 Aug 04 22:48 1.750
Sep 01 20:59 A 406250 M 29.41 0.996 Sep 01 01:48 -0.799
Oct 01 13:50 402062 29.72 0.913 Sep 28 08:02 -3.242
1626 Sep 20 13:54 405485 29.47 0.978 Sep 22 07:34 1.736
Oct 20 07:34 406302 M 29.41 0.994 Oct 19 09:26 -0.922
Nov 19 01:39 401717 29.75 0.903 Nov 15 15:43 -3.414
1627 Nov 08 01:08 405794 29.45 0.983 Nov 09 14:11 1.544
Dec 07 20:17 406097 M 29.43 0.990 Dec 06 14:37 -1.236
1628 Dec 25 15:00 A 405922 M 29.44 0.988 Dec 26 22:24 1.308
1629 Jan 24 10:56 405711 M 29.45 0.984 Jan 22 22:33 -1.516
1630 Feb 12 05:12 406311 M 29.41 0.993 Feb 13 05:15 1.002
Mar 13 23:29 405597 29.46 0.979 Mar 12 06:27 -1.710
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1631 to 1640
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1631 Mar 02 23:12 402154 29.71 0.914 Mar 06 04:59 3.241
Apr 01 16:31 406342 M 29.41 0.996 Apr 02 10:41 0.757
May 01 09:22 P 405260 29.49 0.975 Apr 29 13:25 -1.831
1632 Apr 19 09:45 A 402392 29.70 0.920 Apr 22 12:34 3.117
May 19 01:48 406329 M 29.41 0.996 May 19 18:47 0.708
Jun 17 17:17 405226 29.49 0.976 Jun 15 22:06 -1.799
1633 Jun 06 18:00 402701 29.67 0.924 Jun 09 18:26 3.018
Jul 06 08:45 406474 M 29.40 0.997 Jul 07 00:55 0.674
Aug 04 23:55 405278 29.48 0.975 Aug 03 04:05 -1.827
1634 Jul 25 00:33 402625 29.68 0.924 Jul 28 01:08 3.024
Aug 23 16:05 406351 M 29.41 0.997 Aug 24 08:01 0.664
Sep 22 08:56 A 405012 29.50 0.973 Sep 20 10:31 -1.934
1635 Sep 11 09:07 402804 29.67 0.925 Sep 14 09:46 3.028
Oct 11 02:17 406527 M 29.39 0.998 Oct 11 16:23 0.587
Nov 09 20:31 404889 29.51 0.968 Nov 07 17:53 -2.109
1636 Oct 28 19:57 403287 29.63 0.934 Oct 31 17:14 2.887
Nov 27 14:32 406634 M 29.39 0.999 Nov 27 21:58 0.310
Dec 27 10:05 404367 29.55 0.956 Dec 24 23:50 -2.427
1637 Dec 16 09:12 403644 M 29.60 0.944 Dec 19 02:27 2.719
1638 Jan 15 05:02 A 406541 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 15 05:32 0.021
Feb 14 00:24 403800 29.59 0.947 Feb 11 08:53 -2.646
1639 Feb 02 23:42 404328 29.55 0.956 Feb 05 10:10 2.436
Mar 04 18:17 406681 M 29.38 1.000 Mar 04 12:20 -0.248
Apr 03 11:37 403568 29.61 0.939 Mar 31 17:24 -2.759
1640 Mar 22 11:32 404647 29.53 0.965 Mar 24 15:53 2.181
Apr 21 04:32 406504 M 29.40 0.999 Apr 20 18:26 -0.421
May 20 20:37 A 403194 29.64 0.935 May 18 00:37 -2.833
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1641 to 1650
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1641 May 09 21:09 A 404728 29.52 0.967 May 11 23:29 2.097
Jun 08 12:53 406469 M 29.40 0.999 Jun 08 03:00 -0.412
Jul 08 03:50 403222 29.63 0.937 Jul 05 08:49 -2.793
1642 Jun 27 04:31 404935 29.51 0.968 Jun 29 05:24 2.037
Jul 26 19:32 406575 M 29.39 0.999 Jul 26 09:08 -0.433
Aug 25 10:58 403176 29.64 0.934 Aug 22 14:31 -2.852
1643 Aug 14 11:25 404843 29.52 0.968 Aug 16 12:34 2.047
Sep 13 03:53 A 406410 M 29.40 0.998 Sep 12 16:00 -0.495
Oct 12 21:14 402754 29.67 0.928 Oct 09 21:03 -3.008
1644 Sep 30 21:05 405083 29.50 0.970 Oct 02 21:26 2.014
Oct 30 15:08 406485 M 29.40 0.997 Oct 29 23:37 -0.647
Nov 29 09:38 402396 29.70 0.917 Nov 26 04:48 -3.202
1645 Nov 18 08:56 405450 29.47 0.977 Nov 20 04:14 1.804
Dec 18 04:17 406310 M 29.41 0.994 Dec 17 04:47 -0.979
1647 Jan 05 23:03 405641 29.46 0.983 Jan 07 12:34 1.563
Feb 04 18:50 405988 M 29.43 0.989 Feb 03 12:48 -1.251
1648 Feb 23 12:54 406074 M 29.43 0.989 Feb 24 19:16 1.265
Mar 24 06:49 405934 29.44 0.986 Mar 22 20:27 -1.432
1649 Apr 11 23:35 406116 M 29.42 0.992 Apr 13 00:47 1.050
May 11 16:04 P 405644 29.46 0.983 May 10 03:17 -1.533
1650 Apr 30 16:39 A 401630 29.75 0.904 May 04 01:25 3.365
May 30 08:18 406116 M 29.42 0.993 May 31 08:49 1.021
Jun 28 23:41 405642 29.46 0.984 Jun 27 11:50 -1.494
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1651 to 1660
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1651 Jun 18 00:31 401921 29.73 0.908 Jun 21 07:18 3.282
Jul 17 15:10 406270 M 29.41 0.993 Jul 18 14:53 0.989
Aug 16 06:32 405691 29.45 0.983 Aug 14 17:40 -1.536
1652 Aug 04 07:10 401856 29.74 0.908 Aug 07 14:13 3.294
Sep 02 22:52 406168 M 29.42 0.993 Sep 03 22:15 0.975
Oct 02 16:08 A 405423 29.47 0.980 Oct 01 00:13 -1.663
1653 Sep 21 16:13 P 402094 29.72 0.909 Sep 24 23:00 3.283
Oct 21 09:42 406390 M 29.40 0.995 Oct 22 06:41 0.874
Nov 20 04:20 405309 29.48 0.975 Nov 18 07:34 -1.865
1654 Nov 09 03:43 402654 29.68 0.921 Nov 12 06:40 3.124
Dec 08 22:29 406542 M 29.39 0.998 Dec 09 12:22 0.579
1655 Jan 07 18:09 404817 M 29.52 0.965 Jan 05 13:31 -2.193
Dec 27 17:17 403080 29.65 0.932 Dec 30 15:58 2.945
1656 Jan 26 12:58 406509 M 29.40 0.999 Jan 26 20:02 0.294
Feb 25 08:08 404328 29.55 0.957 Feb 22 22:38 -2.396
1657 Feb 13 07:33 403804 29.59 0.945 Feb 15 23:31 2.665
Mar 15 01:44 406695 M 29.38 1.000 Mar 15 02:38 0.038
Apr 13 18:44 404163 29.57 0.951 Apr 11 06:52 -2.495
1658 Apr 02 18:46 404112 29.57 0.955 Apr 05 05:16 2.438
May 02 11:18 406544 M 29.39 1.000 May 02 08:42 -0.108
Jun 01 03:10 A 403841 29.59 0.948 May 29 13:54 -2.553
1659 May 21 03:46 A 404184 29.56 0.956 May 23 12:51 2.378
Jun 19 19:17 406534 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 19 17:11 -0.087
Jul 19 10:20 403888 29.59 0.950 Jul 16 22:00 -2.514
1660 Jul 07 10:58 404392 29.55 0.958 Jul 09 18:47 2.326
Aug 06 02:03 406648 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 05 23:13 -0.118
Sep 04 17:51 403822 29.59 0.947 Sep 02 03:34 -2.595
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1661 to 1670
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1661 Aug 24 18:08 404323 29.55 0.958 Aug 27 02:13 2.337
Sep 23 10:54 A 406498 M 29.40 1.000 Sep 23 06:18 -0.192
Oct 23 04:45 403383 29.62 0.940 Oct 20 10:13 -2.772
1662 Oct 12 04:26 404626 29.53 0.961 Oct 14 11:12 2.282
Nov 10 22:50 406606 M 29.39 0.999 Nov 10 13:54 -0.373
Dec 10 17:41 403025 29.65 0.929 Dec 07 18:01 -2.986
1663 Nov 29 16:51 405056 29.50 0.970 Dec 01 18:10 2.055
Dec 29 12:20 406468 M 29.40 0.997 Dec 28 19:05 -0.719
1664 Jan 28 07:47 P 402247 M 29.71 0.912 Jan 25 01:16 -3.271
1665 Jan 16 07:04 A 405308 29.48 0.977 Jan 18 02:35 1.813
Feb 15 02:38 406213 M 29.42 0.994 Feb 14 03:09 -0.979
Mar 16 20:41 401698 29.75 0.903 Mar 13 11:03 -3.401
1666 Mar 05 20:30 405775 29.45 0.984 Mar 07 09:08 1.527
Apr 04 14:00 406212 M 29.42 0.991 Apr 03 10:30 -1.146
1667 Apr 23 06:30 405818 29.45 0.987 Apr 24 14:44 1.343
May 22 22:40 P 405960 M 29.43 0.989 May 21 17:14 -1.226
1668 Jun 09 14:45 405829 29.44 0.987 Jun 10 22:43 1.332
Jul 09 06:06 405983 M 29.43 0.990 Jul 08 01:42 -1.184
1669 Jul 27 21:38 405992 29.43 0.988 Jul 29 04:48 1.298
Aug 26 13:14 406030 M 29.43 0.989 Aug 25 07:25 -1.243
1670 Sep 14 05:47 405917 M 29.44 0.989 Sep 15 12:27 1.278
Oct 13 23:28 A 405765 29.45 0.987 Oct 12 14:06 -1.390
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1671 to 1680
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1671 Nov 01 17:18 406195 M 29.42 0.991 Nov 02 20:56 1.152
Dec 01 12:16 405671 29.46 0.982 Nov 29 21:24 -1.619
1672 Nov 19 11:36 401982 29.73 0.907 Nov 22 20:02 3.351
Dec 19 06:29 406396 M 29.40 0.995 Dec 20 02:44 0.843
1673 Jan 18 02:11 405220 M 29.49 0.973 Jan 16 03:21 -1.951
1674 Jan 07 01:24 402474 29.69 0.920 Jan 10 05:21 3.165
Feb 05 20:52 A 406422 M 29.40 0.998 Feb 06 10:28 0.567
Mar 07 15:45 404808 29.52 0.967 Mar 05 12:29 -2.136
1675 Feb 24 15:19 403224 29.63 0.934 Feb 27 12:43 2.891
Mar 26 09:02 406645 M 29.39 0.999 Mar 26 16:53 0.327
Apr 25 01:41 404704 29.53 0.962 Apr 22 20:23 -2.221
1676 Apr 13 01:52 403510 29.61 0.943 Apr 15 18:31 2.694
May 12 17:59 406512 M 29.39 1.000 May 12 22:57 0.207
Jun 11 09:40 A 404423 29.55 0.960 Jun 09 03:18 -2.266
1677 May 31 10:21 A 403570 29.61 0.944 Jun 03 02:04 2.655
Jun 30 01:40 406523 M 29.39 0.999 Jun 30 07:21 0.237
Jul 29 16:51 404484 29.54 0.962 Jul 27 11:19 -2.231
1678 Jul 18 17:27 403782 29.59 0.945 Jul 21 08:04 2.609
Aug 17 08:39 406646 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 17 13:21 0.196
Sep 16 00:50 404398 29.55 0.958 Sep 13 16:45 -2.336
1679 Sep 05 00:59 403745 29.60 0.946 Sep 07 15:46 2.616
Oct 04 18:05 A 406519 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 04 20:40 0.108
Nov 03 12:24 403950 29.58 0.952 Oct 31 23:32 -2.536
1680 Oct 22 11:55 404119 29.57 0.951 Oct 25 00:52 2.539
Nov 21 06:38 406668 M 29.38 1.000 Nov 21 04:15 -0.100
Dec 21 01:46 403607 29.61 0.941 Dec 18 07:23 -2.766
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1681 to 1690
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1681 Dec 10 00:51 404615 M 29.53 0.961 Dec 12 07:59 2.297
1682 Jan 08 20:21 406573 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 08 09:27 -0.454
Feb 07 15:44 P 402883 29.66 0.926 Feb 04 14:39 -3.045
1683 Jan 27 15:02 404921 29.51 0.970 Jan 29 16:26 2.058
Feb 26 10:18 406383 M 29.40 0.997 Feb 25 17:33 -0.698
Mar 28 04:03 402424 29.69 0.918 Mar 25 00:23 -3.153
1684 Mar 16 03:57 405411 29.47 0.977 Mar 17 22:50 1.787
Apr 14 21:01 406427 M 29.40 0.995 Apr 14 00:37 -0.850
May 14 12:45 402289 29.70 0.914 May 11 08:10 -3.191
1685 May 03 13:18 405448 29.47 0.981 May 05 04:32 1.635
Jun 02 05:09 406205 M 29.42 0.994 Jun 01 07:16 -0.912
Jul 01 20:20 P 402021 29.72 0.912 Jun 28 14:54 -3.226
1686 Jun 20 21:10 405466 29.47 0.980 Jun 22 12:29 1.638
Jul 20 12:31 406249 M 29.41 0.995 Jul 19 15:39 -0.869
Aug 19 03:36 402081 29.72 0.913 Aug 15 22:25 -3.216
1687 Aug 08 04:10 405643 29.46 0.981 Aug 09 18:37 1.601
Sep 06 20:04 406294 M 29.41 0.994 Sep 05 21:17 -0.949
Oct 06 12:46 401777 29.74 0.904 Oct 03 03:56 -3.368
1688 Sep 24 12:50 405604 29.46 0.982 Sep 26 02:34 1.572
Oct 24 06:56 A 406042 M 29.43 0.992 Oct 23 04:08 -1.116
1689 Nov 12 01:01 405945 29.44 0.986 Nov 13 11:06 1.421
Dec 11 20:15 405978 M 29.43 0.987 Dec 10 11:23 -1.369
1690 Dec 30 14:31 406198 M 29.42 0.992 Dec 31 17:00 1.103
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1691 to 1700
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1691 Jan 29 10:09 405574 M 29.46 0.980 Jan 27 17:19 -1.701
1692 Jan 18 09:28 401820 29.74 0.906 Jan 21 18:35 3.380
Feb 17 04:37 A 406276 M 29.41 0.995 Feb 18 00:47 0.840
Mar 17 23:10 405239 29.49 0.975 Mar 16 02:25 -1.865
1693 Mar 06 22:57 402583 29.68 0.921 Mar 10 01:45 3.117
Apr 05 16:11 406528 M 29.39 0.997 Apr 06 07:01 0.618
May 05 08:29 405187 29.49 0.972 May 03 10:00 -1.937
1694 Apr 24 08:50 402839 29.66 0.929 Apr 27 07:36 2.949
May 24 00:32 406405 M 29.40 0.998 May 24 13:08 0.525
Jun 22 16:06 A 404940 29.51 0.971 Jun 20 16:49 -1.970
1695 Jun 11 16:50 A 402885 29.66 0.930 Jun 14 15:08 2.929
Jul 11 08:02 406435 M 29.40 0.998 Jul 11 21:29 0.560
Aug 09 23:25 405009 29.50 0.972 Aug 08 00:45 -1.945
1696 Jul 29 00:00 403108 29.64 0.932 Jul 31 21:14 2.885
Aug 27 15:21 406570 M 29.39 0.998 Aug 28 03:30 0.507
Sep 26 07:56 404904 29.51 0.968 Sep 24 06:06 -2.077
1697 Sep 15 07:59 403113 29.64 0.933 Sep 18 05:14 2.886
Oct 15 01:24 A 406475 M 29.40 0.999 Oct 15 11:05 0.403
Nov 13 20:10 404457 29.54 0.961 Nov 11 13:02 -2.297
1698 Nov 02 19:35 403567 29.61 0.939 Nov 05 14:26 2.785
Dec 02 14:33 406673 M 29.38 1.000 Dec 02 18:38 0.170
1699 Jan 01 09:51 404139 M 29.57 0.951 Dec 29 20:52 -2.541
Dec 21 08:54 404127 29.57 0.952 Dec 23 21:40 2.531
1700 Jan 20 04:21 406624 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 19 23:53 -0.186
Feb 18 23:34 P 403478 29.62 0.938 Feb 16 04:07 -2.810
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): 1601 to 1700
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1615 Jun 26 02:21 406602 M 29.39 0.999 Jun 26 10:52 0.355
1617 Sep 29 19:00 406602 M 29.39 0.999 Sep 30 02:04 0.295
1618 Nov 17 06:39 406671 M 29.38 1.000 Nov 17 07:34 0.038
1620 Jan 04 21:01 406518 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 04 15:00 -0.250
1621 Feb 21 10:41 406606 M 29.39 0.998 Feb 20 22:01 -0.528
1635 Oct 11 02:17 406527 M 29.39 0.998 Oct 11 16:23 0.587
1636 Nov 27 14:32 406634 M 29.39 0.999 Nov 27 21:58 0.310
1638 Jan 15 05:02 A 406541 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 15 05:32 0.021
1639 Mar 04 18:17 406681 M 29.38 1.000 Mar 04 12:20 -0.248
1640 Apr 21 04:32 406504 M 29.40 0.999 Apr 20 18:26 -0.421
1642 Jul 26 19:32 406575 M 29.39 0.999 Jul 26 09:08 -0.433
1654 Dec 08 22:29 406542 M 29.39 0.998 Dec 09 12:22 0.579
1656 Jan 26 12:58 406509 M 29.40 0.999 Jan 26 20:02 0.294
1657 Mar 15 01:44 406695 M 29.38 1.000 Mar 15 02:38 0.038
1658 May 02 11:18 406544 M 29.39 1.000 May 02 08:42 -0.108
1659 Jun 19 19:17 406534 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 19 17:11 -0.087
1660 Aug 06 02:03 406648 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 05 23:13 -0.118
1662 Nov 10 22:50 406606 M 29.39 0.999 Nov 10 13:54 -0.373
1675 Mar 26 09:02 406645 M 29.39 0.999 Mar 26 16:53 0.327
1676 May 12 17:59 406512 M 29.39 1.000 May 12 22:57 0.207
1677 Jun 30 01:40 406523 M 29.39 0.999 Jun 30 07:21 0.237
1678 Aug 17 08:39 406646 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 17 13:21 0.196
1679 Oct 04 18:05 A 406519 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 04 20:40 0.108
1680 Nov 21 06:38 406668 M 29.38 1.000 Nov 21 04:15 -0.100
1682 Jan 08 20:21 406573 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 08 09:27 -0.454
1693 Apr 05 16:11 406528 M 29.39 0.997 Apr 06 07:01 0.618
1696 Aug 27 15:21 406570 M 29.39 0.998 Aug 28 03:30 0.507
1698 Dec 02 14:33 406673 M 29.38 1.000 Dec 02 18:38 0.170
1700 Jan 20 04:21 406624 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 19 23:53 -0.186
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.