New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2201 to 2300
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 ( 2201 to 2300 ). 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): 2201 to 2210
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2201 Aug 29 12:14 402434 29.69 0.920 Sep 01 14:54 3.111
Sep 28 04:39 A 406334 M 29.41 0.996 Sep 28 22:09 0.730
Oct 27 22:25 405047 29.50 0.973 Oct 25 23:59 -1.934
2202 Oct 16 22:13 402846 29.66 0.924 Oct 19 23:19 3.046
Nov 15 16:08 406599 M 29.39 0.998 Nov 16 05:29 0.556
Dec 15 11:01 404847 29.52 0.965 Dec 13 06:43 -2.179
2203 Dec 04 10:13 403304 M 29.63 0.936 Dec 07 07:07 2.871
2204 Jan 03 05:28 406576 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 03 11:13 0.239
Feb 02 01:14 A 404198 29.56 0.954 Jan 30 13:31 -2.488
2205 Jan 21 00:24 A 403774 29.59 0.946 Jan 23 16:25 2.667
Feb 19 19:54 406586 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 19 19:14 -0.027
Mar 21 14:19 403832 29.59 0.947 Mar 18 23:10 -2.631
2206 Mar 10 13:54 404420 29.55 0.958 Mar 12 22:44 2.368
Apr 09 07:29 406670 M 29.38 1.000 Apr 09 01:10 -0.263
May 09 00:00 403595 29.61 0.940 May 06 06:36 -2.725
2207 Apr 28 00:15 404530 29.54 0.964 Apr 30 05:04 2.200
May 27 16:34 A 406456 M 29.40 0.999 May 27 08:18 -0.345
Jun 26 08:07 403327 29.63 0.939 Jun 23 14:11 -2.748
2208 Jun 14 08:48 404674 29.53 0.964 Jun 16 12:29 2.154
Jul 14 00:03 406558 M 29.39 0.999 Jul 13 16:24 -0.318
Aug 12 15:01 403445 29.62 0.940 Aug 09 21:39 -2.724
2209 Aug 01 15:36 404794 29.52 0.966 Aug 03 18:14 2.110
Aug 31 07:05 406556 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 30 22:02 -0.377
Sep 29 23:29 403184 29.64 0.935 Sep 27 02:59 -2.855
2210 Sep 18 23:39 P 404752 29.52 0.966 Sep 21 02:40 2.126
Oct 18 17:05 406434 M 29.40 0.999 Oct 18 05:48 -0.470
Nov 17 11:14 402752 29.67 0.927 Nov 14 10:29 -3.032
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2211 to 2220
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2211 Nov 06 10:45 405169 29.49 0.971 Nov 08 10:53 2.006
Dec 06 05:28 406512 M 29.39 0.997 Dec 05 12:21 -0.713
2212 Jan 05 00:27 402265 29.71 0.912 Jan 01 17:58 -3.270
Dec 23 23:40 405452 M 29.47 0.978 Dec 25 17:49 1.756
2213 Jan 22 19:25 406195 M 29.42 0.993 Jan 21 18:06 -1.055
2214 Feb 10 14:07 405735 29.45 0.985 Feb 12 02:10 1.502
Mar 12 09:09 406016 M 29.43 0.989 Mar 11 02:48 -1.265
2215 Mar 31 02:27 406093 M 29.43 0.990 Apr 01 07:44 1.220
Apr 29 19:24 405926 29.44 0.986 Apr 28 09:32 -1.411
2216 May 17 11:47 406007 M 29.43 0.991 May 18 14:16 1.103
Jun 16 03:44 A 405675 29.46 0.985 Jun 14 17:06 -1.443
2217 Jun 05 04:33 P 401532 29.76 0.900 Jun 08 14:09 3.400
Jul 04 19:38 406120 M 29.42 0.991 Jul 05 22:02 1.100
Aug 03 10:50 405797 29.45 0.985 Aug 02 00:58 -1.412
2218 Jul 23 11:37 401723 29.75 0.904 Jul 26 19:53 3.344
Aug 22 02:29 406188 M 29.42 0.992 Aug 23 03:55 1.060
Sep 20 18:40 405691 29.45 0.984 Sep 19 06:18 -1.516
2219 Sep 09 19:04 401678 29.75 0.903 Sep 13 04:01 3.373
Oct 09 11:44 A 406154 M 29.42 0.993 Oct 10 12:24 1.027
Nov 08 05:57 405441 29.47 0.980 Nov 06 13:42 -1.677
2220 Oct 27 05:41 402168 29.71 0.910 Oct 30 12:34 3.287
Nov 25 23:53 406470 M 29.40 0.995 Nov 26 19:44 0.827
Dec 25 19:02 405259 29.49 0.973 Dec 23 20:21 -1.945
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2221 to 2230
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2221 Dec 14 18:12 402698 M 29.67 0.923 Dec 17 20:34 3.098
2222 Jan 13 13:30 406496 M 29.40 0.998 Jan 14 01:37 0.505
Feb 12 09:11 A 404663 29.53 0.963 Feb 10 03:14 -2.248
2223 Feb 01 08:26 A 403226 29.63 0.935 Feb 04 05:47 2.889
Mar 03 03:37 406563 M 29.39 1.000 Mar 03 09:36 0.249
Apr 01 21:44 404376 29.55 0.957 Mar 30 12:47 -2.373
2224 Mar 20 21:27 403882 29.59 0.948 Mar 23 11:58 2.605
Apr 19 14:34 406678 M 29.38 1.000 Apr 19 15:21 0.032
May 19 06:47 404195 29.56 0.953 May 16 19:55 -2.453
2225 May 08 07:09 403974 29.58 0.953 May 10 18:23 2.468
Jun 06 23:06 A 406487 M 29.40 1.000 Jun 06 22:30 -0.025
Jul 06 14:36 403964 29.58 0.952 Jul 04 03:24 -2.466
2226 Jun 25 15:17 404116 29.57 0.953 Jun 28 01:44 2.436
Jul 25 06:28 406608 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 25 06:28 0.000
Aug 23 21:40 404080 29.57 0.953 Aug 21 10:45 -2.455
2227 Aug 12 22:09 404244 29.56 0.955 Aug 15 07:39 2.396
Sep 11 13:49 406613 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 11 12:09 -0.070
Oct 11 06:40 403797 29.59 0.947 Oct 08 16:02 -2.610
2228 Sep 29 06:40 P 404248 29.56 0.956 Oct 01 16:20 2.403
Oct 29 00:28 P 406519 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 28 20:07 -0.182
Nov 27 19:04 403358 29.62 0.939 Nov 24 23:41 -2.808
2229 Nov 16 18:26 404736 29.52 0.962 Nov 19 00:37 2.258
Dec 16 13:24 406634 M 29.39 0.999 Dec 16 02:34 -0.451
2230 Jan 15 08:34 402891 M 29.66 0.925 Jan 12 07:11 -3.057
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2231 to 2240
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2231 Jan 04 07:42 405076 29.50 0.972 Jan 06 07:44 2.001
Feb 03 03:24 406365 M 29.41 0.996 Feb 02 08:24 -0.792
Mar 04 22:26 A 402097 29.72 0.910 Mar 01 15:19 -3.297
2232 Feb 21 21:58 405410 29.47 0.978 Feb 23 16:01 1.752
Mar 22 16:38 406252 M 29.41 0.993 Mar 21 17:00 -0.985
Apr 21 09:32 401806 29.74 0.904 Apr 18 01:02 -3.354
2233 Apr 10 09:41 405780 29.45 0.984 Apr 11 21:30 1.492
May 10 02:15 406203 M 29.42 0.991 May 08 23:28 -1.116
2234 May 28 18:26 405695 29.45 0.986 May 30 04:08 1.404
Jun 27 10:10 A 405983 M 29.43 0.991 Jun 26 07:00 -1.132
2235 Jul 16 02:02 405820 29.45 0.985 Jul 17 11:50 1.408
Aug 14 17:21 406118 M 29.42 0.991 Aug 13 14:44 -1.109
2236 Sep 01 09:09 405903 29.44 0.987 Sep 02 17:51 1.363
Oct 01 01:41 406006 M 29.43 0.989 Sep 29 20:03 -1.235
2237 Oct 19 19:01 A 405914 M 29.44 0.988 Oct 21 02:35 1.316
Nov 18 13:37 405773 29.45 0.986 Nov 17 03:35 -1.418
2238 Dec 07 07:44 406287 M 29.41 0.992 Dec 08 09:55 1.091
2239 Jan 06 03:04 405619 M 29.46 0.980 Jan 04 10:09 -1.705
Dec 26 02:16 402053 29.72 0.910 Dec 29 09:53 3.317
2240 Jan 24 21:30 406362 M 29.41 0.996 Jan 25 15:57 0.769
Feb 23 17:01 A 405083 29.50 0.971 Feb 21 17:04 -1.998
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2241 to 2250
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2241 Feb 11 16:24 A 402628 29.68 0.923 Feb 14 18:59 3.107
Mar 13 11:13 406482 M 29.40 0.998 Mar 13 23:53 0.528
Apr 12 04:58 404872 29.51 0.967 Apr 10 02:29 -2.103
2242 Apr 01 04:52 403282 29.63 0.936 Apr 04 01:03 2.841
Apr 30 21:31 406619 M 29.39 0.999 May 01 05:28 0.331
May 30 13:27 404737 29.52 0.964 May 28 09:19 -2.172
2243 May 19 13:56 403348 29.63 0.941 May 22 07:33 2.734
Jun 18 05:33 A 406444 M 29.40 0.999 Jun 18 12:40 0.296
Jul 17 21:01 404536 29.54 0.964 Jul 15 16:46 -2.178
2244 Jul 05 21:44 403488 29.62 0.941 Jul 08 14:52 2.714
Aug 04 12:54 406584 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 04 20:32 0.318
Sep 03 04:24 404647 29.53 0.964 Aug 31 23:59 -2.184
2245 Aug 23 04:47 403634 29.60 0.943 Aug 25 20:58 2.674
Sep 21 20:42 406599 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 22 02:20 0.235
Oct 21 14:00 404343 29.55 0.958 Oct 19 05:15 -2.365
2246 Oct 10 13:50 P 403690 29.60 0.945 Oct 13 05:54 2.669
Nov 09 07:59 P 406542 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 09 10:29 0.104
Dec 09 02:59 403911 29.58 0.950 Dec 06 13:03 -2.580
2247 Nov 28 02:14 404255 29.56 0.953 Nov 30 14:15 2.501
Dec 27 21:22 406700 M 29.38 1.000 Dec 27 16:51 -0.188
2248 Jan 26 16:38 403476 M 29.62 0.937 Jan 23 20:32 -2.838
2249 Jan 14 15:45 404651 29.53 0.964 Jan 16 21:30 2.239
Feb 13 11:16 406483 M 29.40 0.998 Feb 12 22:46 -0.521
Mar 15 06:05 A 402759 29.67 0.925 Mar 12 04:39 -3.060
2250 Mar 04 05:41 405026 29.50 0.971 Mar 06 05:42 2.000
Apr 02 23:58 406430 M 29.40 0.997 Apr 02 07:15 -0.696
May 02 16:34 402547 29.68 0.920 Apr 29 14:11 -3.099
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2251 to 2260
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2251 Apr 21 16:47 405399 29.48 0.977 Apr 23 11:07 1.764
May 21 08:57 406413 M 29.40 0.995 May 20 13:28 -0.812
Jun 20 00:15 402378 29.70 0.917 Jun 16 20:50 -3.142
2252 Jun 08 00:58 405308 29.48 0.979 Jun 09 17:52 1.704
Jul 07 16:33 A 406219 M 29.42 0.995 Jul 06 21:00 -0.815
Aug 06 07:44 402201 29.71 0.917 Aug 03 04:01 -3.155
2253 Jul 26 08:28 405448 29.47 0.978 Jul 28 01:30 1.709
Aug 24 23:57 406365 M 29.41 0.995 Aug 24 04:37 -0.805
Sep 23 15:40 402218 29.71 0.914 Sep 20 10:52 -3.200
2254 Sep 12 15:56 405553 29.46 0.980 Sep 14 07:43 1.658
Oct 12 08:50 406253 M 29.41 0.994 Oct 11 09:58 -0.952
Nov 11 02:41 A 401650 29.75 0.902 Nov 07 16:34 -3.421
2255 Oct 31 02:26 A 405616 29.46 0.982 Nov 01 16:42 1.595
Nov 29 21:24 406045 M 29.43 0.991 Nov 28 17:38 -1.157
2256 Dec 17 15:40 406053 M 29.43 0.988 Dec 19 00:02 1.348
2257 Jan 16 11:06 405929 M 29.44 0.985 Jan 15 00:04 -1.460
2258 Feb 04 05:27 406175 M 29.42 0.993 Feb 05 06:12 1.031
Mar 06 00:45 A 405455 29.47 0.979 Mar 04 07:02 -1.738
2259 Feb 23 00:18 A 401979 29.73 0.909 Feb 26 08:02 3.322
Mar 24 18:41 406339 M 29.41 0.996 Mar 25 14:02 0.807
Apr 23 12:04 405313 29.48 0.976 Apr 21 16:16 -1.825
2260 Apr 11 12:09 402618 29.68 0.922 Apr 14 14:00 3.077
May 11 04:20 406489 M 29.40 0.997 May 11 19:31 0.633
Jun 09 20:01 405216 29.49 0.973 Jun 07 22:49 -1.884
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2261 to 2270
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2261 May 29 20:37 402654 29.68 0.926 Jun 01 20:34 2.998
Jun 28 11:58 P 406327 M 29.41 0.997 Jun 29 02:47 0.617
Jul 28 03:29 405036 29.50 0.973 Jul 26 06:15 -1.885
2262 Jul 17 04:13 402795 29.67 0.926 Jul 20 03:52 2.986
Aug 15 19:25 406485 M 29.40 0.997 Aug 16 10:35 0.632
Sep 14 11:13 405143 29.49 0.973 Sep 12 13:22 -1.911
2263 Sep 03 11:32 402966 29.65 0.929 Sep 06 10:11 2.944
Oct 03 03:43 406518 M 29.39 0.998 Oct 03 16:33 0.534
Nov 01 21:28 404824 29.52 0.967 Oct 30 18:37 -2.119
2264 Oct 20 21:11 P 403085 29.64 0.932 Oct 23 19:23 2.924
Nov 19 15:39 P 406506 M 29.40 0.999 Nov 20 00:53 0.385
Dec 19 10:58 404411 29.55 0.959 Dec 17 02:34 -2.350
2265 Dec 08 10:09 403731 M 29.60 0.942 Dec 11 03:46 2.734
2266 Jan 07 05:23 406714 M 29.38 1.000 Jan 07 07:10 0.074
Feb 06 00:38 404018 29.58 0.948 Feb 03 09:59 -2.611
2267 Jan 25 23:48 404178 29.56 0.955 Jan 28 11:06 2.471
Feb 24 19:05 406546 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 24 13:09 -0.247
Mar 26 13:37 A 403379 29.62 0.938 Mar 23 18:05 -2.814
2268 Mar 14 13:19 404583 29.54 0.963 Mar 16 19:12 2.245
Apr 13 07:09 406546 M 29.39 0.999 Apr 12 21:30 -0.402
May 12 23:28 403241 29.63 0.935 May 10 03:24 -2.836
2269 May 01 23:45 404948 29.51 0.969 May 04 00:34 2.034
May 31 15:34 406553 M 29.39 0.998 May 31 03:30 -0.503
Jun 30 06:46 403105 29.64 0.932 Jun 27 09:47 -2.874
2270 Jun 19 07:29 404850 29.52 0.970 Jun 21 07:26 1.998
Jul 18 22:57 A 406379 M 29.40 0.998 Jul 18 11:05 -0.495
Aug 17 14:21 402936 29.66 0.932 Aug 14 16:57 -2.892
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2271 to 2280
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2271 Aug 06 14:57 405006 29.50 0.970 Aug 08 15:03 2.004
Sep 05 06:38 406538 M 29.39 0.998 Sep 04 18:37 -0.501
Oct 04 22:48 402925 29.66 0.929 Oct 01 23:44 -2.961
2272 Sep 22 22:52 405141 29.49 0.972 Sep 24 21:31 1.943
Oct 22 16:08 406432 M 29.40 0.997 Oct 22 00:02 -0.671
Nov 21 10:27 A 402331 29.70 0.916 Nov 18 05:31 -3.206
2273 Nov 10 10:00 A 405266 29.49 0.975 Nov 12 06:43 1.864
Dec 10 05:16 406260 M 29.41 0.995 Dec 09 07:48 -0.894
2274 Jan 09 00:26 M 401711 29.75 0.903 Jan 05 14:19 -3.422
Dec 28 23:41 405768 M 29.45 0.982 Dec 30 14:01 1.598
2275 Jan 27 19:07 406188 M 29.42 0.990 Jan 26 14:07 -1.208
2276 Feb 15 13:20 405932 M 29.44 0.989 Feb 16 20:19 1.291
Mar 16 08:19 A 405777 29.45 0.985 Mar 14 21:05 -1.468
2277 Apr 04 01:59 406131 M 29.42 0.992 Apr 05 04:04 1.087
May 03 19:00 405697 29.45 0.983 May 02 06:08 -1.536
2278 Apr 22 19:19 401890 29.73 0.907 Apr 26 02:48 3.312
May 22 11:03 406287 M 29.41 0.994 May 23 09:28 0.934
Jun 21 02:30 405627 29.46 0.981 Jun 19 12:25 -1.587
2279 Jun 10 03:15 401894 29.73 0.910 Jun 13 09:28 3.259
Jul 09 18:21 P 406134 M 29.42 0.994 Jul 10 16:49 0.936
Aug 08 09:57 405466 29.47 0.982 Aug 06 19:53 -1.586
2280 Jul 27 10:43 402041 29.72 0.910 Jul 30 16:46 3.252
Aug 26 02:00 406314 M 29.41 0.994 Aug 27 00:36 0.942
Sep 24 18:10 405567 29.46 0.981 Sep 23 02:54 -1.636
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2281 to 2290
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2281 Sep 13 18:26 402247 29.71 0.914 Sep 16 23:21 3.205
Oct 13 10:53 406372 M 29.41 0.995 Oct 14 06:46 0.828
Nov 12 05:03 405242 29.49 0.975 Nov 10 08:10 -1.870
2282 Nov 01 04:41 P 402438 29.69 0.918 Nov 04 08:46 3.170
Nov 30 23:25 P 406414 M 29.40 0.997 Dec 01 15:16 0.661
Dec 30 19:00 404859 29.51 0.968 Dec 28 16:15 -2.115
2283 Dec 19 18:09 403165 M 29.64 0.931 Dec 22 17:10 2.959
2284 Jan 18 13:24 406674 M 29.38 0.999 Jan 18 21:28 0.336
Feb 17 08:33 404517 29.54 0.958 Feb 14 23:33 -2.375
2285 Feb 05 07:47 403653 29.60 0.944 Feb 08 00:34 2.699
Mar 07 02:44 406553 M 29.39 1.000 Mar 07 03:33 0.034
Apr 05 20:58 A 403956 29.58 0.950 Apr 03 07:37 -2.556
2286 Mar 25 20:48 P 404076 29.57 0.953 Mar 28 08:31 2.488
Apr 24 14:11 406598 M 29.39 1.000 Apr 24 11:44 -0.102
May 24 06:14 403881 29.59 0.948 May 21 16:42 -2.564
2287 May 13 06:36 404427 29.55 0.959 May 15 13:52 2.303
Jun 11 22:05 406621 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 11 17:33 -0.189
Jul 11 13:14 403771 29.59 0.946 Jul 08 22:51 -2.599
2288 Jun 29 13:55 404319 29.55 0.960 Jul 01 20:52 2.289
Jul 29 05:21 A 406465 M 29.40 1.000 Jul 29 01:13 -0.173
Aug 27 21:01 403605 29.61 0.946 Aug 25 06:02 -2.625
2289 Aug 16 21:31 404499 29.54 0.959 Aug 19 04:29 2.290
Sep 15 13:26 406638 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 15 08:41 -0.198
Oct 15 06:04 403567 29.61 0.942 Oct 12 12:44 -2.722
2290 Oct 04 05:57 404672 29.53 0.963 Oct 06 11:13 2.219
Nov 02 23:34 406547 M 29.39 0.999 Nov 02 14:13 -0.390
Dec 02 18:20 A 402957 29.65 0.929 Nov 29 18:35 -2.989
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2291 to 2300
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2291 Nov 21 17:42 A 404866 29.51 0.967 Nov 23 20:38 2.122
Dec 21 13:13 406420 M 29.40 0.997 Dec 20 22:06 -0.630
2292 Jan 20 08:33 402371 M 29.70 0.917 Jan 17 03:34 -3.208
2293 Jan 08 07:43 405433 29.47 0.976 Jan 10 03:53 1.840
Feb 07 03:04 406396 M 29.40 0.994 Feb 06 04:16 -0.950
Mar 08 21:32 401822 29.74 0.902 Mar 05 11:48 -3.406
2294 Feb 25 21:09 405634 29.46 0.983 Feb 27 10:18 1.548
Mar 27 15:46 A 406043 M 29.43 0.990 Mar 26 11:14 -1.189
2295 Apr 15 09:10 405857 29.44 0.987 Apr 16 17:56 1.365
May 15 01:49 406017 M 29.43 0.989 May 13 20:04 -1.240
2296 Jun 01 17:39 406011 M 29.43 0.989 Jun 02 23:17 1.235
Jul 01 08:56 405969 29.43 0.988 Jun 30 02:07 -1.284
2297 Jul 20 00:46 P 405867 M 29.44 0.989 Jul 21 06:46 1.250
Aug 18 16:30 405821 29.45 0.988 Aug 17 09:39 -1.285
2298 Sep 06 08:42 406074 M 29.43 0.989 Sep 07 14:33 1.243
Oct 06 01:15 405921 29.44 0.987 Oct 04 16:34 -1.361
2299 Oct 24 18:12 406165 M 29.42 0.992 Oct 25 20:57 1.115
Nov 23 12:46 405599 29.46 0.982 Nov 21 21:53 -1.620
2300 Nov 12 12:22 401753 29.74 0.903 Nov 15 22:04 3.404
Dec 12 07:18 P 406268 M 29.41 0.994 Dec 13 05:37 0.929
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): 2201 to 2300
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2202 Nov 15 16:08 406599 M 29.39 0.998 Nov 16 05:29 0.556
2204 Jan 03 05:28 406576 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 03 11:13 0.239
2205 Feb 19 19:54 406586 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 19 19:14 -0.027
2206 Apr 09 07:29 406670 M 29.38 1.000 Apr 09 01:10 -0.263
2208 Jul 14 00:03 406558 M 29.39 0.999 Jul 13 16:24 -0.318
2209 Aug 31 07:05 406556 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 30 22:02 -0.377
2211 Dec 06 05:28 406512 M 29.39 0.997 Dec 05 12:21 -0.713
2223 Mar 03 03:37 406563 M 29.39 1.000 Mar 03 09:36 0.249
2224 Apr 19 14:34 406678 M 29.38 1.000 Apr 19 15:21 0.032
2226 Jul 25 06:28 406608 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 25 06:28 0.000
2227 Sep 11 13:49 406613 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 11 12:09 -0.070
2228 Oct 29 00:28 P 406519 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 28 20:07 -0.182
2229 Dec 16 13:24 406634 M 29.39 0.999 Dec 16 02:34 -0.451
2242 Apr 30 21:31 406619 M 29.39 0.999 May 01 05:28 0.331
2244 Aug 04 12:54 406584 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 04 20:32 0.318
2245 Sep 21 20:42 406599 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 22 02:20 0.235
2246 Nov 09 07:59 P 406542 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 09 10:29 0.104
2247 Dec 27 21:22 406700 M 29.38 1.000 Dec 27 16:51 -0.188
2263 Oct 03 03:43 406518 M 29.39 0.998 Oct 03 16:33 0.534
2264 Nov 19 15:39 P 406506 M 29.40 0.999 Nov 20 00:53 0.385
2266 Jan 07 05:23 406714 M 29.38 1.000 Jan 07 07:10 0.074
2267 Feb 24 19:05 406546 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 24 13:09 -0.247
2268 Apr 13 07:09 406546 M 29.39 0.999 Apr 12 21:30 -0.402
2269 May 31 15:34 406553 M 29.39 0.998 May 31 03:30 -0.503
2271 Sep 05 06:38 406538 M 29.39 0.998 Sep 04 18:37 -0.501
2284 Jan 18 13:24 406674 M 29.38 0.999 Jan 18 21:28 0.336
2285 Mar 07 02:44 406553 M 29.39 1.000 Mar 07 03:33 0.034
2286 Apr 24 14:11 406598 M 29.39 1.000 Apr 24 11:44 -0.102
2287 Jun 11 22:05 406621 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 11 17:33 -0.189
2289 Sep 15 13:26 406638 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 15 08:41 -0.198
2290 Nov 02 23:34 406547 M 29.39 0.999 Nov 02 14:13 -0.390
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.