New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2401 to 2500
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 ( 2401 to 2500 ). 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): 2401 to 2410
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2401 Mar 15 07:09 402340 29.70 0.916 Mar 18 11:56 3.199
Apr 14 00:24 406465 M 29.40 0.997 Apr 14 17:27 0.711
May 13 17:00 405292 29.48 0.974 May 11 20:12 -1.866
2402 May 02 17:19 402535 29.69 0.924 May 05 18:39 3.056
Jun 01 09:19 P 406322 M 29.41 0.997 Jun 02 00:33 0.635
Jul 01 01:02 405069 29.50 0.974 Jun 29 04:01 -1.875
2403 Jun 20 01:45 402739 29.67 0.925 Jun 23 01:44 2.999
Jul 19 16:49 406461 M 29.40 0.997 Jul 20 08:13 0.642
Aug 18 08:01 405204 29.49 0.974 Aug 16 11:24 -1.859
2404 Aug 06 08:37 402867 29.66 0.928 Aug 09 07:35 2.957
Sep 04 23:55 406473 M 29.40 0.998 Sep 05 14:07 0.592
Oct 04 16:34 404990 29.51 0.971 Oct 02 16:43 -1.994
2405 Sep 23 16:42 402868 29.66 0.928 Sep 26 16:12 2.979
Oct 23 10:01 P 406453 M 29.40 0.998 Oct 23 22:36 0.524
Nov 22 04:29 404693 29.53 0.966 Nov 20 00:19 -2.174
2406 Nov 11 03:57 403400 29.62 0.935 Nov 14 00:30 2.856
Dec 10 22:34 406690 M 29.38 0.999 Dec 11 05:09 0.275
2407 Jan 09 17:49 404359 M 29.55 0.955 Jan 07 07:04 -2.448
Dec 29 16:55 403831 29.59 0.947 Jan 01 08:21 2.644
2408 Jan 28 12:29 406568 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 28 11:06 -0.058
Feb 27 07:54 A 403668 29.60 0.944 Feb 24 14:48 -2.713
2409 Feb 15 07:15 P 404316 29.55 0.957 Feb 17 17:04 2.409
Mar 17 02:08 406586 M 29.39 0.999 Mar 16 19:12 -0.288
Apr 15 19:34 403408 29.62 0.938 Apr 13 00:25 -2.798
2410 Apr 04 19:28 404816 29.52 0.966 Apr 06 22:40 2.134
May 04 12:16 406589 M 29.39 0.999 May 04 01:06 -0.465
Jun 03 04:07 403179 29.64 0.933 May 31 07:21 -2.865
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2411 to 2420
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2411 May 23 04:38 404802 29.52 0.969 May 25 05:24 2.032
Jun 21 20:28 A 406391 M 29.40 0.998 Jun 21 08:45 -0.488
Jul 21 11:43 402998 29.65 0.933 Jul 18 14:54 -2.867
2412 Jul 09 12:27 404962 29.51 0.969 Jul 11 12:42 2.010
Aug 08 03:39 406539 M 29.39 0.998 Aug 07 16:24 -0.469
Sep 06 18:58 403084 29.64 0.933 Sep 03 21:49 -2.881
2413 Aug 26 19:23 405039 29.50 0.971 Aug 28 18:46 1.974
Sep 25 11:34 406466 M 29.40 0.998 Sep 24 21:59 -0.566
Oct 25 04:49 A 402660 29.68 0.924 Oct 22 03:18 -3.063
2414 Oct 14 04:42 A 405083 29.50 0.972 Oct 16 03:45 1.960
Nov 12 22:59 406351 M 29.41 0.997 Nov 12 05:51 -0.714
Dec 12 17:39 402159 29.71 0.913 Dec 09 11:23 -3.261
2415 Dec 01 17:00 405549 29.46 0.978 Dec 03 11:24 1.767
Dec 31 12:12 406338 M 29.41 0.993 Dec 30 11:55 -1.012
2417 Jan 18 06:35 405754 29.45 0.985 Jan 19 18:13 1.484
Feb 17 02:17 A 405936 M 29.44 0.988 Feb 15 18:25 -1.327
2418 Mar 07 20:36 406028 M 29.43 0.990 Mar 09 02:08 1.230
Apr 06 14:46 405807 29.45 0.985 Apr 05 03:22 -1.475
2419 Mar 26 14:42 401629 29.75 0.901 Mar 30 00:46 3.419
Apr 25 07:27 406255 M 29.41 0.993 Apr 26 07:24 0.998
May 24 23:42 405683 29.46 0.982 May 23 09:54 -1.575
2420 May 13 00:13 401789 29.74 0.908 May 16 07:30 3.304
Jun 11 15:50 P 406121 M 29.42 0.994 Jun 12 14:35 0.948
Jul 11 07:26 405491 29.47 0.982 Jul 09 17:41 -1.573
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2421 to 2430
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2421 Jun 30 08:16 401981 29.73 0.909 Jul 03 14:33 3.261
Jul 29 23:14 406277 M 29.41 0.993 Jul 30 22:09 0.955
Aug 28 14:38 405629 29.46 0.982 Aug 27 00:55 -1.571
2422 Aug 17 15:13 402118 29.72 0.912 Aug 20 20:35 3.223
Sep 16 06:41 406304 M 29.41 0.994 Sep 17 04:13 0.897
Oct 15 23:44 405406 29.48 0.979 Oct 14 06:14 -1.729
2423 Oct 04 23:48 402174 29.71 0.913 Oct 08 05:26 3.235
Nov 03 17:25 P 406328 M 29.41 0.996 Nov 04 12:54 0.812
Dec 03 12:18 405121 29.50 0.974 Dec 01 13:57 -1.931
2424 Nov 21 11:41 402787 29.67 0.923 Nov 24 13:51 3.090
Dec 21 06:29 406615 M 29.39 0.998 Dec 21 19:26 0.539
2425 Jan 20 01:52 404817 M 29.52 0.964 Jan 17 20:38 -2.218
2426 Jan 09 00:58 403280 29.63 0.936 Jan 11 21:50 2.870
Feb 07 20:24 406542 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 08 01:30 0.212
Mar 09 15:38 A 404194 29.56 0.954 Mar 07 04:24 -2.468
2427 Feb 26 15:05 P 403807 29.59 0.947 Mar 01 06:25 2.639
Mar 28 09:33 406614 M 29.39 1.000 Mar 28 09:29 -0.003
Apr 27 02:41 404011 29.58 0.950 Apr 24 13:51 -2.535
2428 Apr 15 02:41 404301 29.56 0.957 Apr 17 11:57 2.386
May 14 19:03 406642 M 29.39 1.000 May 14 15:12 -0.160
Jun 13 10:42 403827 29.59 0.946 Jun 10 20:29 -2.592
2429 Jun 02 11:16 404273 29.56 0.959 Jun 04 18:46 2.313
Jul 02 02:53 A 406466 M 29.40 1.000 Jul 01 22:53 -0.166
Jul 31 18:13 403668 29.60 0.947 Jul 29 04:00 -2.592
2430 Jul 20 18:53 404439 29.55 0.959 Jul 23 02:02 2.298
Aug 19 10:10 406629 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 19 06:25 -0.156
Sep 18 01:49 403739 29.60 0.946 Sep 15 10:48 -2.626
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2431 to 2440
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2431 Sep 07 02:06 404538 29.54 0.961 Sep 09 08:19 2.259
Oct 06 18:36 406564 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 06 12:07 -0.270
Nov 05 12:19 A 403288 29.63 0.937 Nov 02 16:18 -2.834
2432 Oct 24 12:02 A 404641 29.53 0.963 Oct 26 17:32 2.229
Nov 23 06:40 406483 M 29.40 0.999 Nov 22 20:06 -0.440
Dec 23 01:41 402794 29.67 0.926 Dec 20 00:34 -3.047
2433 Dec 12 00:53 405175 M 29.49 0.971 Dec 14 01:14 2.015
2434 Jan 10 20:13 406509 M 29.40 0.996 Jan 10 02:04 -0.756
Feb 09 15:18 402217 29.71 0.911 Feb 06 08:19 -3.291
2435 Jan 29 14:36 405431 29.47 0.979 Jan 31 08:11 1.732
Feb 28 10:04 A 406164 M 29.42 0.992 Feb 27 08:38 -1.060
2436 Mar 18 04:11 405744 29.45 0.985 Mar 19 16:00 1.492
Apr 16 21:57 406097 M 29.43 0.990 Apr 15 17:24 -1.189
2437 May 05 14:23 405976 29.43 0.988 May 06 21:14 1.285
Jun 04 06:19 406007 M 29.43 0.988 Jun 02 23:41 -1.276
2438 Jun 22 22:17 P 405847 M 29.44 0.989 Jun 24 04:29 1.258
Jul 22 13:51 405841 29.44 0.988 Jul 21 07:28 -1.266
2439 Aug 10 05:42 406020 M 29.43 0.988 Aug 11 11:59 1.262
Sep 08 21:21 405982 29.43 0.988 Sep 07 14:35 -1.282
2440 Sep 26 13:36 406069 M 29.43 0.990 Sep 27 18:17 1.195
Oct 26 07:03 405754 29.45 0.985 Oct 24 19:56 -1.464
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2441 to 2450
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2441 Nov 14 00:58 P 406146 M 29.42 0.992 Nov 15 03:10 1.092
Dec 13 20:11 405493 29.47 0.980 Dec 12 03:44 -1.685
2442 Dec 02 19:33 402137 M 29.71 0.909 Dec 06 03:06 3.314
2443 Jan 01 14:29 406487 M 29.40 0.996 Jan 02 09:39 0.799
Jan 31 09:53 405227 29.49 0.972 Jan 29 10:20 -1.981
2444 Jan 20 09:03 402686 29.67 0.924 Jan 23 11:11 3.089
Feb 19 04:16 406462 M 29.40 0.998 Feb 19 15:52 0.483
Mar 19 23:13 A 404676 29.53 0.964 Mar 17 18:07 -2.213
2445 Mar 08 22:49 P 403241 29.63 0.936 Mar 11 19:35 2.865
Apr 07 16:51 406580 M 29.39 0.999 Apr 07 23:43 0.286
May 07 09:39 404562 29.54 0.961 May 05 03:21 -2.262
2446 Apr 26 09:48 403721 29.60 0.945 Apr 29 01:05 2.637
May 26 01:45 406624 M 29.39 1.000 May 26 05:18 0.148
Jun 24 17:13 404414 29.55 0.958 Jun 22 09:43 -2.312
2447 Jun 13 17:51 403674 29.60 0.947 Jun 16 08:00 2.590
Jul 13 09:16 A 406467 M 29.40 1.000 Jul 13 13:01 0.157
Aug 12 00:44 404271 29.56 0.959 Aug 09 17:14 -2.312
2448 Jul 31 01:21 403851 29.59 0.947 Aug 02 15:15 2.579
Aug 29 16:46 406646 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 29 20:29 0.155
Sep 28 08:49 404324 29.55 0.957 Sep 25 23:55 -2.371
2449 Sep 17 08:57 403979 29.58 0.950 Sep 19 21:47 2.535
Oct 17 01:45 406596 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 17 02:20 0.024
Nov 15 19:56 A 403858 29.59 0.948 Nov 13 05:28 -2.603
2450 Nov 04 19:30 A 404148 29.57 0.953 Nov 07 07:13 2.488
Dec 04 14:26 406558 M 29.39 1.000 Dec 04 10:27 -0.166
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2451 to 2460
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2451 Jan 03 09:44 M 403383 29.62 0.938 Dec 31 13:53 -2.827
Dec 23 08:51 404754 M 29.52 0.963 Dec 25 14:56 2.253
2452 Jan 22 04:12 406628 M 29.39 0.998 Jan 21 16:18 -0.496
Feb 20 23:14 402856 29.66 0.924 Feb 17 21:34 -3.069
2453 Feb 08 22:32 405054 29.50 0.972 Feb 10 21:59 1.977
Mar 10 17:43 A 406339 M 29.41 0.996 Mar 09 22:56 -0.783
Apr 09 11:41 402211 29.71 0.914 Apr 06 06:12 -3.228
2454 Mar 29 11:37 405397 29.48 0.978 Mar 31 05:42 1.753
Apr 28 04:58 406327 M 29.41 0.994 Apr 27 07:29 -0.895
May 27 20:41 402126 29.72 0.912 May 24 15:09 -3.230
2455 May 16 21:11 405625 29.46 0.982 May 18 10:54 1.572
Jun 15 12:49 406263 M 29.41 0.993 Jun 14 13:33 -0.969
Jul 15 03:51 401945 29.73 0.908 Jul 11 21:19 -3.273
2456 Jul 03 04:42 P 405498 29.47 0.982 Jul 04 18:15 1.565
Aug 01 20:15 406118 M 29.42 0.993 Jul 31 21:22 -0.954
Aug 31 11:37 401802 29.74 0.908 Aug 28 04:33 -3.295
2457 Aug 20 12:14 405693 29.45 0.982 Aug 22 01:45 1.563
Sep 19 04:10 406263 M 29.41 0.993 Sep 18 04:23 -0.991
Oct 18 20:35 401681 29.75 0.902 Oct 15 11:04 -3.396
2458 Oct 07 20:39 405771 29.45 0.984 Oct 09 08:18 1.485
Nov 06 14:30 406038 M 29.43 0.990 Nov 05 09:47 -1.196
2459 Nov 25 08:39 P 405909 M 29.44 0.987 Nov 26 17:21 1.363
Dec 25 04:08 405811 29.45 0.986 Dec 23 17:41 -1.436
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2461 to 2470
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2461 Jan 11 22:29 406307 M 29.41 0.993 Jan 12 23:48 1.055
Feb 10 17:49 405591 29.46 0.979 Feb 09 00:09 -1.736
2462 Jan 30 17:07 402047 29.72 0.911 Feb 03 00:23 3.303
Mar 01 12:02 406326 M 29.41 0.996 Mar 02 06:08 0.754
Mar 31 06:40 A 405110 29.50 0.973 Mar 29 07:57 -1.947
2463 Mar 20 06:26 P 402617 29.68 0.923 Mar 23 08:36 3.091
Apr 18 23:59 406480 M 29.40 0.998 Apr 19 13:51 0.577
May 18 16:27 405056 29.50 0.971 May 16 16:55 -1.980
2464 May 06 16:46 403072 29.65 0.932 May 09 14:05 2.888
Jun 05 08:19 406534 M 29.39 0.998 Jun 05 19:20 0.459
Jul 04 23:40 404936 29.51 0.969 Jul 02 23:05 -2.025
2465 Jun 24 00:22 403007 29.65 0.933 Jun 26 21:05 2.863
Jul 23 15:39 A 406393 M 29.40 0.998 Jul 24 03:08 0.479
Aug 22 07:18 404804 29.52 0.969 Aug 20 06:37 -2.029
2466 Aug 11 07:53 403199 29.64 0.933 Aug 14 04:21 2.853
Sep 09 23:27 406591 M 29.39 0.999 Sep 10 10:34 0.463
Oct 09 15:55 404842 29.52 0.967 Oct 07 13:11 -2.114
2467 Sep 28 15:56 403367 29.62 0.937 Oct 01 11:11 2.802
Oct 28 09:04 406563 M 29.39 0.999 Oct 28 16:36 0.314
Nov 27 03:41 A 404367 29.55 0.958 Nov 24 18:48 -2.371
2468 Nov 15 03:07 A 403610 29.61 0.942 Nov 17 20:48 2.737
Dec 14 22:18 406576 M 29.39 1.000 Dec 15 00:50 0.105
2469 Jan 13 17:48 403926 M 29.58 0.949 Jan 11 03:20 -2.603
2470 Jan 02 16:53 404288 29.56 0.954 Jan 05 04:30 2.484
Feb 01 12:12 406695 M 29.38 1.000 Feb 01 06:34 -0.234
Mar 03 07:04 403454 29.62 0.937 Feb 28 10:55 -2.840
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2471 to 2480
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2471 Feb 20 06:26 404625 29.53 0.964 Feb 22 11:38 2.217
Mar 22 01:15 A 406458 M 29.40 0.998 Mar 21 13:16 -0.500
Apr 20 18:54 402894 29.66 0.928 Apr 17 19:29 -2.976
2472 Apr 08 18:55 404985 29.51 0.970 Apr 10 19:13 2.012
May 08 11:51 406493 M 29.40 0.998 May 07 21:36 -0.594
Jun 07 03:22 402868 29.66 0.927 Jun 04 04:10 -2.966
2473 May 27 03:54 405203 29.49 0.974 May 29 00:26 1.856
Jun 25 19:17 406447 M 29.40 0.997 Jun 25 03:30 -0.658
Jul 25 10:22 402705 29.67 0.925 Jul 22 10:08 -3.009
2474 Jul 14 11:07 P 405078 29.50 0.974 Jul 16 07:54 1.866
Aug 13 02:43 P 406320 M 29.41 0.997 Aug 12 11:23 -0.639
Sep 11 18:26 402555 29.68 0.924 Sep 08 17:24 -3.043
2475 Aug 31 18:52 405299 29.48 0.974 Sep 02 15:24 1.856
Sep 30 11:07 406472 M 29.40 0.997 Sep 29 18:19 -0.700
Oct 30 04:02 402397 29.70 0.917 Oct 26 23:52 -3.173
2476 Oct 18 03:52 405416 29.47 0.978 Oct 19 22:14 1.765
Nov 16 22:06 406258 M 29.41 0.994 Nov 15 23:48 -0.929
Dec 16 17:03 A 401633 29.75 0.901 Dec 13 06:22 -3.445
2477 Dec 05 16:28 P 405621 M 29.46 0.982 Dec 07 07:27 1.624
2478 Jan 04 12:09 M 406075 M 29.43 0.991 Jan 03 07:46 -1.182
2479 Jan 23 06:30 406075 M 29.43 0.988 Jan 24 13:51 1.306
Feb 22 01:41 405905 29.44 0.985 Feb 20 14:06 -1.483
2480 Mar 11 19:41 406130 M 29.42 0.993 Mar 12 20:17 1.025
Apr 10 13:56 A 405492 29.47 0.980 Apr 08 21:52 -1.670
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2481 to 2490
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2481 Mar 30 13:56 P 401935 29.73 0.908 Apr 02 21:29 3.314
Apr 29 07:00 406312 M 29.41 0.995 Apr 30 03:52 0.869
May 28 23:09 405489 29.47 0.979 May 27 06:35 -1.691
2482 May 17 23:39 402358 29.70 0.918 May 21 02:57 3.137
Jun 16 14:50 406370 M 29.41 0.996 Jun 17 09:18 0.770
Jul 16 06:05 405388 29.48 0.978 Jul 14 12:33 -1.731
2483 Jul 05 06:52 402274 29.70 0.918 Jul 08 10:03 3.133
Aug 03 22:03 A 406244 M 29.41 0.995 Aug 04 17:13 0.799
Sep 02 13:57 405266 29.49 0.978 Aug 31 20:09 -1.742
2484 Aug 21 14:31 402491 29.69 0.918 Aug 24 17:22 3.119
Sep 20 06:17 406467 M 29.40 0.996 Sep 21 00:38 0.764
Oct 19 23:10 405292 29.48 0.975 Oct 18 02:36 -1.857
2485 Oct 08 23:05 402706 29.67 0.924 Oct 12 00:29 3.059
Nov 07 16:32 406470 M 29.40 0.998 Nov 08 06:54 0.599
Dec 07 11:31 P 404820 29.52 0.967 Dec 05 08:17 -2.135
2486 Nov 26 10:53 A 403029 29.65 0.930 Nov 29 10:16 2.975
Dec 26 06:15 406541 M 29.39 0.999 Dec 26 15:13 0.374
2487 Jan 25 01:50 404423 M 29.55 0.959 Jan 22 16:56 -2.371
2488 Jan 14 00:56 403775 29.59 0.944 Jan 16 17:56 2.708
Feb 12 20:06 406708 M 29.38 1.000 Feb 12 20:51 0.032
Mar 13 14:45 404014 29.58 0.948 Mar 11 00:22 -2.599
2489 Mar 02 14:14 404139 29.57 0.955 Mar 05 01:07 2.454
Apr 01 08:38 A 406518 M 29.39 1.000 Apr 01 03:36 -0.210
May 01 01:58 403531 29.61 0.942 Apr 28 08:50 -2.714
2490 Apr 20 02:05 404506 29.54 0.961 Apr 22 08:33 2.270
May 19 18:36 406591 M 29.39 0.999 May 19 11:43 -0.287
Jun 18 09:56 403555 29.61 0.941 Jun 15 17:16 -2.694
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2491 to 2500
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2491 Jun 07 10:30 404708 29.53 0.965 Jun 09 13:49 2.139
Jul 07 01:40 406558 M 29.39 0.999 Jul 06 17:29 -0.341
Aug 05 16:51 403404 29.62 0.939 Aug 02 23:04 -2.741
2492 Jul 24 17:33 P 404588 29.53 0.964 Jul 26 21:25 2.161
Aug 23 09:15 P 406448 M 29.40 0.999 Aug 23 01:28 -0.324
Sep 22 01:21 403241 29.63 0.938 Sep 19 06:23 -2.791
2493 Sep 11 01:37 404842 29.52 0.965 Sep 13 04:57 2.139
Oct 10 18:11 406613 M 29.39 0.999 Oct 10 08:21 -0.410
Nov 09 11:36 403053 29.65 0.931 Nov 06 12:48 -2.950
2494 Oct 29 11:14 405006 29.50 0.970 Oct 31 12:06 2.036
Nov 28 05:48 406419 M 29.40 0.997 Nov 27 13:58 -0.660
Dec 28 01:06 A 402290 29.70 0.915 Dec 24 19:27 -3.235
2495 Dec 17 00:22 P 405284 M 29.48 0.975 Dec 18 21:25 1.877
2496 Jan 15 20:09 406288 M 29.41 0.994 Jan 14 21:58 -0.924
Feb 14 15:08 401726 29.75 0.902 Feb 11 05:00 -3.422
2497 Feb 02 14:29 405791 29.45 0.983 Feb 04 03:46 1.553
Mar 04 09:27 406169 M 29.42 0.990 Mar 03 04:08 -1.221
2498 Mar 23 03:12 405874 M 29.44 0.988 Mar 24 10:18 1.296
Apr 21 21:04 A 405817 29.45 0.987 Apr 20 11:52 -1.383
2499 May 10 13:52 406074 M 29.43 0.991 May 11 17:44 1.161
Jun 09 05:44 405858 29.44 0.986 Jun 07 20:20 -1.392
2500 May 29 06:25 401577 29.76 0.901 Jun 01 15:41 3.386
Jun 27 21:17 406132 M 29.42 0.992 Jun 28 23:11 1.079
Jul 27 12:31 405770 29.45 0.985 Jul 26 02:09 -1.432
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): 2401 to 2500
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2406 Dec 10 22:34 406690 M 29.38 0.999 Dec 11 05:09 0.275
2408 Jan 28 12:29 406568 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 28 11:06 -0.058
2409 Mar 17 02:08 406586 M 29.39 0.999 Mar 16 19:12 -0.288
2410 May 04 12:16 406589 M 29.39 0.999 May 04 01:06 -0.465
2412 Aug 08 03:39 406539 M 29.39 0.998 Aug 07 16:24 -0.469
2424 Dec 21 06:29 406615 M 29.39 0.998 Dec 21 19:26 0.539
2426 Feb 07 20:24 406542 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 08 01:30 0.212
2427 Mar 28 09:33 406614 M 29.39 1.000 Mar 28 09:29 -0.003
2428 May 14 19:03 406642 M 29.39 1.000 May 14 15:12 -0.160
2430 Aug 19 10:10 406629 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 19 06:25 -0.156
2431 Oct 06 18:36 406564 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 06 12:07 -0.270
2434 Jan 10 20:13 406509 M 29.40 0.996 Jan 10 02:04 -0.756
2445 Apr 07 16:51 406580 M 29.39 0.999 Apr 07 23:43 0.286
2446 May 26 01:45 406624 M 29.39 1.000 May 26 05:18 0.148
2448 Aug 29 16:46 406646 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 29 20:29 0.155
2449 Oct 17 01:45 406596 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 17 02:20 0.024
2450 Dec 04 14:26 406558 M 29.39 1.000 Dec 04 10:27 -0.166
2452 Jan 22 04:12 406628 M 29.39 0.998 Jan 21 16:18 -0.496
2464 Jun 05 08:19 406534 M 29.39 0.998 Jun 05 19:20 0.459
2466 Sep 09 23:27 406591 M 29.39 0.999 Sep 10 10:34 0.463
2467 Oct 28 09:04 406563 M 29.39 0.999 Oct 28 16:36 0.314
2468 Dec 14 22:18 406576 M 29.39 1.000 Dec 15 00:50 0.105
2470 Feb 01 12:12 406695 M 29.38 1.000 Feb 01 06:34 -0.234
2486 Dec 26 06:15 406541 M 29.39 0.999 Dec 26 15:13 0.374
2488 Feb 12 20:06 406708 M 29.38 1.000 Feb 12 20:51 0.032
2489 Apr 01 08:38 A 406518 M 29.39 1.000 Apr 01 03:36 -0.210
2490 May 19 18:36 406591 M 29.39 0.999 May 19 11:43 -0.287
2491 Jul 07 01:40 406558 M 29.39 0.999 Jul 06 17:29 -0.341
2493 Oct 10 18:11 406613 M 29.39 0.999 Oct 10 08:21 -0.410
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.