New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1901 to 2000
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 approach to Earth in a given orbit), the Moon subtends its largest apparent diameter as seen from Earth. This phenomenon, technically referred to as a perigee syzygy or perigee New/Full Moon, is commonly known as a supermoon. Using the definition above and applying it to the Moon's mean apogee and perigee distances results in a mean limiting distance of 367,607 km for a supermoon.
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 three or more new supermoons (out of a possible 12-13 New Moons) each year. The proximity of the New Moon to perigee is not that rare. The very closest New Moons (within a few hours of perigee) 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 closest New Moon perigees of the century can be found at Closest New Moon Perigees. It includes all events with a New Moon distance of 356,900 km or less. The very closest New Moon perigees are listed at Ultimate New Moon Perigees. This includes all events with a New Moon distance of 356,600 km or less.
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 Supermoon?
Determining whether a particular New Moon is a Supermoon 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 2028 Jul 22 be considered a New Supermoon? Using data from Perigee and Apogee and Moon Phases, we have:
- New Moon of 2028 Jul 22: Distance (Dm) = 364205 km
- Apogee of 2028 Jul 11: Distance (Da) = 404945 km
- Perigee of 2028 Jul 23: Distance (Dp) = 361633 km
- The distance between apogee and perigee: Da - Dp = 404945 - 361633 = 43312 km
- The distance between apogee and the New Moon: Da - Dm = 404945 - 364205 = 40740 km
- Finally, the relative distance of the New Moon from apogee to perigee:
(Da - Dm) / (Da - Dp) = 40740 / 43312 = 0.9406
New Supermoon Table Description
The table below gives the date and time (Greenwich Mean Time) of all New Moons near Perigee (perigee syzygy or new supermoon) for the century ( 1901 to 2000 ). 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 closest New Moon perigee 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 (Dn) with respect to apogee (Da) and perigee (Dp) distances of that current orbit:
Relative Distance = (Da - Dn)/(Da - Dp)
The Relative Distance is equal to 1.0 when New Moon occurs at perigee, and 0.0 when New Moon occurs at apogee.
Any New Moon occurring at a Relative Distance of 0.9 or greater is by definition a supermoon.
The date and time (GST) of the nearest perigee is given under Perigee. Finally, ΔPerigee gives the time difference (in days) between the instants of perigee and New Moon. Note that the New Moon occurs within 2 days of perigee for most supermoons.
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1901 to 1910
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1901 Feb 19 02:45 365550 32.69 0.928 Feb 21 02:42 1.998
Mar 20 12:53 359120 33.27 0.985 Mar 21 10:01 0.881
Apr 18 21:37 357098 m 33.46 1.000 Apr 18 20:57 -0.028
May 18 05:38 T 359586 33.23 0.982 May 17 06:54 -0.947
Jun 16 13:33 366002 32.65 0.922 Jun 14 11:14 -2.096
1902 Apr 08 13:50 P 365312 32.71 0.930 Apr 10 12:58 1.964
May 07 22:45 P 359191 33.27 0.985 May 08 19:26 0.862
Jun 06 06:11 357240 m 33.45 1.000 Jun 06 04:58 -0.051
Jul 05 12:59 359600 33.23 0.982 Jul 04 14:03 -0.956
Aug 03 20:17 365879 32.66 0.923 Aug 01 18:19 -2.082
1903 May 26 22:50 365013 32.74 0.932 May 28 21:23 1.940
Jun 25 06:11 359078 33.28 0.986 Jun 26 02:36 0.851
Jul 24 12:46 357171 m 33.46 1.000 Jul 24 11:37 -0.048
Aug 22 19:51 359582 33.23 0.982 Aug 21 20:44 -0.963
Sep 21 04:31 T 366082 32.64 0.922 Sep 19 02:05 -2.101
1904 Jul 13 05:27 365098 32.73 0.932 Jul 15 04:12 1.948
Aug 11 12:58 359154 33.27 0.986 Aug 12 09:19 0.848
Sep 09 20:43 T 357189 m 33.45 1.000 Sep 09 19:16 -0.060
Oct 09 05:25 359687 33.22 0.981 Oct 08 05:43 -0.987
Nov 07 15:37 366468 32.61 0.918 Nov 05 12:11 -2.143
1905 Aug 30 13:13 T 364864 32.75 0.934 Sep 01 11:02 1.909
Sep 28 21:59 358719 33.31 0.987 Sep 29 17:06 0.796
Oct 28 06:58 356812 m 33.49 1.000 Oct 28 04:21 -0.109
Nov 26 16:47 359695 33.22 0.979 Nov 25 15:55 -1.036
Dec 26 04:04 367059 32.55 0.912 Dec 23 22:14 -2.243
1906 Oct 17 22:43 364167 32.81 0.941 Oct 19 17:48 1.795
Nov 16 08:36 358192 33.36 0.990 Nov 17 01:36 0.708
Dec 15 18:54 356782 m 33.49 0.999 Dec 15 14:24 -0.188
1907 Jan 14 05:57 T 360349 m 33.16 0.974 Jan 13 02:17 -1.153
Dec 05 10:22 363561 32.87 0.947 Dec 07 02:49 1.685
1908 Jan 03 21:43 T 357892 33.39 0.992 Jan 04 12:28 0.614
Feb 02 08:36 357008 m 33.47 0.998 Feb 02 01:41 -0.289
Mar 02 18:57 360996 33.10 0.969 Mar 01 12:38 -1.263
1909 Jan 22 00:12 362632 32.95 0.955 Jan 23 13:12 1.542
Feb 20 10:52 357517 33.42 0.994 Feb 20 23:20 0.520
Mar 21 20:11 357195 m 33.45 0.997 Mar 21 11:18 -0.370
Apr 20 04:51 361487 33.06 0.965 Apr 18 20:31 -1.348
1910 Mar 11 12:12 362199 32.99 0.959 Mar 12 23:07 1.455
Apr 09 21:25 357693 m 33.41 0.996 Apr 10 08:43 0.471
May 09 05:33 T 357694 33.41 0.996 May 08 19:23 -0.424
Jun 07 13:16 361990 33.01 0.962 Jun 06 03:26 -1.410
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1911 to 1920
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1911 Apr 28 22:25 T 362151 33.00 0.961 Apr 30 08:55 1.437
May 28 06:24 357815 33.40 0.996 May 28 17:15 0.452
Jun 26 13:19 357758 m 33.40 0.996 Jun 26 02:52 -0.435
Jul 25 20:12 361899 33.02 0.963 Jul 24 10:30 -1.404
1912 Jun 15 06:23 361962 33.01 0.962 Jun 16 16:34 1.424
Jul 14 13:13 357716 33.40 0.996 Jul 14 23:59 0.449
Aug 12 19:57 357683 m 33.41 0.996 Aug 12 09:28 -0.437
Sep 11 03:48 361963 33.01 0.962 Sep 09 17:54 -1.413
1913 Aug 02 12:58 362042 33.01 0.962 Aug 03 23:08 1.424
Aug 31 20:38 P 357728 33.40 0.996 Sep 01 07:11 0.440
Sep 30 04:56 P 357705 m 33.41 0.996 Sep 29 17:52 -0.461
Oct 29 14:29 362202 32.99 0.960 Oct 28 03:42 -1.449
1914 Sep 19 21:33 361647 33.04 0.964 Sep 21 06:22 1.367
Oct 19 06:33 357254 m 33.45 0.997 Oct 19 15:43 0.382
Nov 17 16:02 357481 33.43 0.995 Nov 17 03:48 -0.509
Dec 17 02:35 362510 32.96 0.956 Dec 15 14:02 -1.523
1915 Nov 07 07:52 360960 33.10 0.969 Nov 08 14:13 1.264
Dec 06 18:03 356929 m 33.48 0.998 Dec 07 01:10 0.296
1916 Jan 05 04:45 357795 m 33.40 0.993 Jan 04 14:18 -0.602
Feb 03 16:05 T 363472 32.88 0.948 Feb 01 23:57 -1.672
Dec 24 20:31 P 360449 33.15 0.973 Dec 26 00:29 1.165
1917 Jan 23 07:40 P 356877 m 33.48 0.999 Jan 23 12:26 0.199
Feb 21 18:09 358256 33.35 0.990 Feb 21 01:13 -0.705
Mar 23 04:05 364166 32.81 0.941 Mar 21 09:05 -1.791
1918 Jan 12 22:35 367223 32.54 0.910 Jan 15 05:05 2.271
Feb 11 10:04 359776 33.21 0.978 Feb 12 11:16 1.050
Mar 12 19:52 356803 m 33.49 1.000 Mar 12 22:43 0.119
Apr 11 04:34 358610 33.32 0.988 Apr 10 09:51 -0.780
May 10 13:01 364661 32.77 0.936 May 08 15:48 -1.884
1919 Mar 02 11:11 366473 32.61 0.918 Mar 04 14:46 2.149
Mar 31 21:04 359687 33.22 0.981 Apr 01 20:56 0.994
Apr 30 05:30 357172 m 33.46 1.000 Apr 30 07:18 0.075
May 29 13:12 T 359112 33.27 0.986 May 28 17:14 -0.832
Jun 27 20:52 365046 32.73 0.932 Jun 25 22:26 -1.935
1920 Apr 18 21:43 366279 32.62 0.920 Apr 21 00:47 2.128
May 18 06:25 P 359750 33.22 0.981 May 19 06:01 0.984
Jun 16 13:41 357263 m 33.45 1.000 Jun 16 15:08 0.060
Jul 15 20:25 359070 33.28 0.986 Jul 15 00:24 -0.834
Aug 14 03:44 364898 32.75 0.934 Aug 12 05:46 -1.915
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1921 to 1930
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1921 Jun 06 06:14 365997 32.65 0.922 Jun 08 08:50 2.108
Jul 05 13:36 359611 33.23 0.982 Jul 06 12:56 0.972
Aug 03 20:17 357153 m 33.46 1.000 Aug 03 21:47 0.063
Sep 02 03:33 359031 33.28 0.986 Sep 01 07:20 -0.842
Oct 01 12:26 T 365126 32.73 0.932 Sep 29 13:53 -1.939
1922 Jul 24 12:47 366060 32.64 0.921 Jul 26 15:26 2.110
Aug 22 20:34 359635 33.23 0.982 Aug 23 19:40 0.963
Sep 21 04:38 T 357125 m 33.46 1.000 Sep 21 05:37 0.041
Oct 20 13:40 359131 33.27 0.985 Oct 19 16:39 -0.876
Nov 19 00:06 365556 32.69 0.928 Nov 17 00:15 -1.994
1923 Sep 10 20:52 T 365750 32.67 0.924 Sep 12 22:12 2.055
Oct 10 06:05 359127 33.27 0.984 Oct 11 03:39 0.899
Nov 08 15:27 356718 m 33.50 1.000 Nov 08 15:00 -0.019
Dec 08 01:30 359160 33.27 0.983 Dec 07 03:03 -0.936
1924 Jan 06 12:48 366187 32.63 0.921 Jan 04 10:19 -2.103
Oct 28 06:57 364969 32.74 0.933 Oct 30 05:05 1.922
Nov 26 17:15 358557 33.33 0.987 Nov 27 12:27 0.800
Dec 26 03:46 356691 m 33.50 1.000 Dec 26 01:16 -0.104
1925 Jan 24 14:45 359826 m 33.21 0.978 Jan 23 13:25 -1.056
Feb 23 02:12 367343 32.53 0.908 Feb 20 19:08 -2.294
Dec 15 19:05 364309 32.80 0.940 Dec 17 14:19 1.802
1926 Jan 14 06:34 358242 33.36 0.990 Jan 14 23:28 0.704
Feb 12 17:20 356906 m 33.48 0.999 Feb 12 12:28 -0.203
Mar 14 03:20 360428 33.15 0.974 Mar 12 23:32 -1.158
1927 Feb 02 08:54 363380 32.88 0.948 Feb 04 00:46 1.661
Mar 03 19:25 357876 33.39 0.992 Mar 04 10:10 0.615
Apr 02 04:24 357070 m 33.47 0.998 Apr 01 21:47 -0.276
May 01 12:40 360852 33.11 0.971 Apr 30 07:07 -1.231
1928 Mar 21 20:29 362991 32.92 0.953 Mar 23 10:31 1.585
Apr 20 05:25 358055 33.37 0.993 Apr 20 19:15 0.576
May 19 13:14 T 357521 m 33.42 0.998 May 19 05:36 -0.318
Jun 17 20:42 P 361282 33.08 0.969 Jun 16 14:00 -1.279
1929 May 09 06:07 T 362963 32.92 0.953 May 10 19:59 1.578
Jun 07 13:56 358144 33.36 0.994 Jun 08 03:31 0.566
Jul 06 20:47 357527 m 33.42 0.998 Jul 06 13:01 -0.323
Aug 05 03:40 361150 33.09 0.969 Aug 03 21:13 -1.269
1930 Jun 26 13:47 362763 32.94 0.954 Jun 28 03:20 1.565
Jul 25 20:42 358006 33.38 0.994 Jul 26 10:08 0.560
Aug 24 03:37 357419 m 33.43 0.998 Aug 23 19:47 -0.326
Sep 22 11:41 361216 33.08 0.968 Sep 21 04:55 -1.282
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1931 to 1940
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1931 Aug 13 20:27 362798 32.94 0.955 Aug 15 09:49 1.557
Sep 12 04:26 P 357963 33.38 0.994 Sep 12 17:28 0.543
Oct 11 13:06 P 357411 m 33.43 0.997 Oct 11 04:28 -0.359
Nov 09 22:55 361474 33.06 0.966 Nov 08 15:01 -1.329
1932 Sep 30 05:30 362321 32.98 0.958 Oct 01 17:10 1.486
Oct 29 14:56 357433 33.43 0.995 Oct 30 02:18 0.474
Nov 28 00:43 357186 m 33.45 0.996 Nov 27 14:39 -0.420
Dec 27 11:22 361818 33.03 0.962 Dec 26 01:28 -1.413
1933 Nov 17 16:24 361569 33.05 0.964 Nov 19 01:15 1.369
Dec 17 02:53 357093 m 33.46 0.997 Dec 17 12:01 0.381
1934 Jan 15 13:37 357511 m 33.42 0.995 Jan 15 01:14 -0.516
Feb 14 00:43 T 362769 32.94 0.954 Feb 12 11:18 -1.559
1935 Jan 05 05:20 361031 33.10 0.969 Jan 06 11:42 1.266
Feb 03 16:27 P 357034 m 33.47 0.998 Feb 03 23:19 0.286
Mar 05 02:40 357944 33.38 0.992 Mar 04 11:57 -0.614
Apr 03 12:11 363392 32.88 0.948 Apr 01 20:12 -1.666
1936 Feb 22 18:42 360370 33.16 0.974 Feb 23 22:25 1.155
Mar 23 04:14 356957 m 33.48 0.999 Mar 23 09:19 0.212
Apr 21 12:33 358252 33.35 0.991 Apr 20 20:15 -0.679
May 20 20:34 363810 32.85 0.944 May 19 02:46 -1.742
1937 Mar 12 19:32 367441 32.52 0.907 Mar 15 03:03 2.313
Apr 11 05:10 360310 33.16 0.976 Apr 12 07:51 1.112
May 10 13:18 357301 m 33.44 0.999 May 10 17:36 0.180
Jun 08 20:43 T 358689 33.31 0.990 Jun 08 03:30 -0.717
Jul 08 04:12 364129 32.82 0.942 Jul 06 09:31 -1.779
1938 Apr 30 05:28 367295 32.53 0.908 May 02 12:46 2.304
May 29 14:00 T 360365 33.16 0.976 May 30 16:37 1.110
Jun 27 21:10 357342 m 33.44 0.999 Jun 28 01:17 0.172
Jul 27 03:53 358596 33.32 0.990 Jul 26 10:43 -0.716
Aug 25 11:17 363967 32.83 0.943 Aug 23 17:07 -1.757
1939 Jun 17 13:37 367020 32.56 0.910 Jun 19 20:25 2.284
Jul 16 21:03 360193 33.18 0.977 Jul 17 23:19 1.095
Aug 15 03:53 357192 m 33.45 0.999 Aug 15 07:58 0.170
Sep 13 11:22 358538 33.33 0.989 Sep 12 17:55 -0.727
Oct 12 20:30 T 364222 32.81 0.941 Oct 11 01:35 -1.788
1940 Aug 03 20:09 367053 32.55 0.910 Aug 06 02:50 2.279
Sep 02 04:15 360161 33.18 0.977 Sep 03 06:08 1.078
Oct 01 12:41 T 357116 m 33.46 1.000 Oct 01 16:02 0.140
Oct 30 22:03 358634 33.32 0.988 Oct 30 03:35 -0.769
Nov 29 08:42 364693 32.77 0.936 Nov 27 12:08 -1.857
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1941 to 1950
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1941 Sep 21 04:38 T 366661 32.59 0.915 Sep 23 09:33 2.205
Oct 20 14:20 359578 33.23 0.980 Oct 21 14:21 1.001
Nov 19 00:04 356680 m 33.50 1.000 Nov 19 01:42 0.068
Dec 18 10:18 358682 33.31 0.986 Dec 17 14:09 -0.839
1942 Jan 16 21:32 365352 32.71 0.929 Jan 14 22:10 -1.974
Nov 08 15:19 365797 32.67 0.925 Nov 10 16:32 2.051
Dec 08 01:59 358972 m 33.29 0.984 Dec 08 23:26 0.893
1943 Jan 06 12:38 356658 m 33.50 1.000 Jan 06 12:08 -0.020
Feb 04 23:29 T 359348 33.25 0.982 Feb 04 00:28 -0.959
Mar 06 10:34 366465 32.61 0.918 Mar 04 06:54 -2.153
Dec 27 03:50 365094 32.73 0.932 Dec 29 01:59 1.923
1944 Jan 25 15:24 T 358647 33.32 0.987 Jan 26 10:31 0.797
Feb 24 01:59 356860 m 33.48 1.000 Feb 23 23:13 -0.115
Mar 24 11:36 359899 33.20 0.978 Mar 23 10:19 -1.054
Apr 22 20:43 366999 32.56 0.911 Apr 20 14:21 -2.266
1945 Feb 12 17:33 364177 32.81 0.941 Feb 14 12:27 1.787
Mar 14 03:51 358293 33.35 0.990 Mar 14 20:59 0.714
Apr 12 12:30 356999 m 33.47 0.999 Apr 12 08:12 -0.179
May 11 20:21 360256 33.17 0.976 May 10 17:37 -1.114
Jun 10 04:26 367366 32.53 0.906 Jun 07 20:11 -2.343
1946 Apr 02 04:37 363838 32.84 0.945 Apr 03 22:01 1.725
May 01 13:16 358476 33.33 0.991 May 02 05:45 0.687
May 30 20:49 P 357401 m 33.43 0.999 May 30 15:48 -0.209
Jun 29 04:06 P 360619 33.14 0.974 Jun 28 00:30 -1.150
Jul 28 11:53 367580 32.51 0.904 Jul 26 03:12 -2.362
1947 May 20 13:44 T 363826 32.84 0.945 May 22 07:09 1.726
Jun 18 21:26 358529 33.33 0.991 Jun 19 13:48 0.682
Jul 18 04:15 357353 m 33.44 0.999 Jul 17 23:11 -0.212
Aug 16 11:12 360455 33.15 0.975 Aug 15 07:54 -1.138
Sep 14 19:28 367474 32.52 0.906 Sep 12 11:16 -2.342
1948 Jul 06 21:09 363610 32.86 0.946 Jul 08 14:12 1.711
Aug 05 04:13 358349 33.35 0.991 Aug 05 20:19 0.671
Sep 03 11:21 357211 m 33.45 0.999 Sep 03 06:07 -0.218
Oct 02 19:42 360525 33.14 0.974 Oct 01 15:54 -1.158
Nov 01 06:03 T 367992 32.47 0.901 Oct 29 20:14 -2.408
1949 Aug 24 03:59 363595 32.86 0.947 Aug 25 20:38 1.694
Sep 22 12:21 358248 33.36 0.992 Sep 23 03:50 0.645
Oct 21 21:23 P 357175 m 33.46 0.999 Oct 21 15:07 -0.261
Nov 20 07:29 360804 33.12 0.971 Nov 19 02:17 -1.217
1950 Oct 11 13:33 363029 32.92 0.951 Oct 13 04:06 1.606
Nov 09 23:25 357663 33.41 0.994 Nov 10 12:57 0.564
Dec 09 09:29 356948 m 33.48 0.998 Dec 09 01:31 -0.332
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1951 to 1960
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1951 Jan 07 20:10 361172 33.09 0.967 Jan 06 12:47 -1.308
Nov 29 01:00 362218 32.99 0.958 Nov 30 12:26 1.476
Dec 28 11:43 357312 m 33.44 0.996 Dec 28 22:55 0.466
1952 Jan 26 22:26 357280 m 33.45 0.996 Jan 26 12:08 -0.430
Feb 25 09:16 T 362101 33.00 0.960 Feb 23 22:29 -1.449
1953 Jan 15 14:08 361662 33.04 0.964 Jan 16 23:01 1.370
Feb 14 01:10 P 357250 m 33.45 0.997 Feb 14 10:11 0.376
Mar 15 11:05 357680 33.41 0.994 Mar 14 22:33 -0.522
Apr 13 20:09 362648 32.95 0.955 Apr 12 07:09 -1.541
1954 Mar 05 03:11 361024 33.10 0.969 Mar 06 09:35 1.266
Apr 03 12:25 357169 m 33.46 0.998 Apr 03 19:53 0.311
May 02 20:22 357940 33.38 0.993 May 02 06:33 -0.576
Jun 01 04:03 362991 32.92 0.952 May 30 13:34 -1.603
1955 Apr 22 13:06 360992 33.10 0.971 Apr 23 18:45 1.236
May 21 20:59 357488 m 33.43 0.998 May 22 03:53 0.288
Jun 20 04:12 T 358318 33.35 0.993 Jun 19 13:44 -0.603
Jul 19 11:34 363256 32.90 0.951 Jul 17 20:29 -1.629
1956 Jun 08 21:29 T 361034 33.10 0.971 Jun 10 03:14 1.240
Jul 08 04:37 357480 m 33.43 0.998 Jul 08 11:26 0.284
Aug 06 11:25 358177 33.36 0.993 Aug 05 21:01 -0.600
Sep 04 18:57 363085 32.91 0.952 Sep 03 04:23 -1.607
1957 Jul 27 04:28 360827 33.12 0.971 Jul 28 09:45 1.220
Aug 25 11:32 357286 m 33.44 0.998 Aug 25 18:11 0.277
Sep 23 19:18 358103 33.37 0.992 Sep 23 04:30 -0.617
Oct 23 04:43 P 363373 32.88 0.949 Oct 21 13:11 -1.648
1958 Sep 13 12:02 360731 33.13 0.972 Sep 14 16:41 1.194
Oct 12 20:52 T 357162 m 33.46 0.999 Oct 13 02:31 0.236
Nov 11 06:34 358195 33.36 0.991 Nov 10 14:30 -0.669
Dec 10 17:23 363880 32.84 0.944 Dec 08 23:53 -1.729
1959 Oct 02 12:31 T 367595 32.51 0.904 Oct 04 21:09 2.360
Oct 31 22:41 360071 33.19 0.976 Nov 02 01:10 1.103
Nov 30 08:46 356699 m 33.50 1.000 Nov 30 12:27 0.153
Dec 29 19:09 358260 33.35 0.989 Dec 29 01:13 -0.747
1960 Jan 28 06:15 364556 32.78 0.937 Jan 26 09:49 -1.851
Nov 18 23:46 366652 32.59 0.916 Nov 21 04:13 2.185
Dec 18 10:47 359434 m 33.25 0.981 Dec 19 10:30 0.988
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1961 to 1970
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1961 Jan 16 21:30 356682 m 33.50 1.000 Jan 16 22:59 0.062
Feb 15 08:10 T 358920 33.29 0.985 Feb 14 11:27 -0.864
Mar 16 18:51 365614 32.68 0.927 Mar 14 18:25 -2.018
1962 Jan 06 12:35 365918 32.66 0.924 Jan 08 13:49 2.051
Feb 05 00:10 T 359108 33.28 0.984 Feb 05 21:38 0.894
Mar 06 10:31 356869 m 33.48 1.000 Mar 06 09:53 -0.026
Apr 04 19:45 359411 33.25 0.982 Apr 03 20:58 -0.949
May 04 04:25 366056 32.64 0.921 May 02 01:45 -2.111
1963 Feb 24 02:06 365025 32.74 0.933 Feb 26 00:14 1.923
Mar 25 12:10 358769 33.31 0.987 Mar 26 07:48 0.818
Apr 23 20:29 356982 m 33.47 1.000 Apr 23 18:33 -0.080
May 23 04:00 359707 33.22 0.980 May 22 04:02 -0.999
Jun 21 11:46 366356 32.62 0.918 Jun 19 07:40 -2.171
1964 Apr 12 12:37 364738 32.76 0.936 Apr 14 09:36 1.874
May 11 21:02 358953 33.29 0.987 May 12 16:16 0.802
Jun 10 04:22 P 357338 m 33.44 1.000 Jun 10 01:59 -0.099
Jul 09 11:31 P 360008 33.19 0.980 Jul 08 10:57 -1.023
Aug 07 19:17 366534 32.60 0.917 Aug 05 14:57 -2.180
1965 May 30 21:12 T 364742 32.76 0.936 Jun 01 18:24 1.883
Jun 29 04:52 358971 33.29 0.987 Jun 30 00:05 0.800
Jul 28 11:45 357236 m 33.45 1.000 Jul 28 09:20 -0.100
Aug 26 18:50 359814 33.21 0.980 Aug 25 18:34 -1.012
Sep 25 03:18 366451 32.61 0.918 Sep 22 23:21 -2.164
1966 Jul 18 04:30 364500 32.78 0.937 Jul 20 01:11 1.862
Aug 16 11:47 358744 33.31 0.988 Aug 17 06:32 0.781
Sep 14 19:13 357061 m 33.47 1.000 Sep 14 16:28 -0.115
Oct 14 03:51 359894 33.20 0.979 Oct 13 02:52 -1.041
Nov 12 14:26 T 367025 32.56 0.912 Nov 10 08:41 -2.240
1967 Sep 04 11:37 364425 32.79 0.939 Sep 06 07:36 1.833
Oct 03 20:24 358581 33.32 0.989 Oct 04 14:17 0.746
Nov 02 05:48 T 356997 m 33.47 0.999 Nov 02 01:48 -0.167
Dec 01 16:10 360190 33.18 0.976 Nov 30 13:30 -1.111
Dec 31 03:38 367756 32.49 0.904 Dec 28 19:15 -2.349
1968 Oct 21 21:44 363769 32.85 0.944 Oct 23 15:13 1.728
Nov 20 08:02 357943 33.38 0.991 Nov 20 23:42 0.653
Dec 19 18:19 356768 m 33.49 0.999 Dec 19 12:24 -0.246
1969 Jan 18 04:59 360577 m 33.14 0.972 Jan 16 23:59 -1.208
Dec 09 09:42 362904 32.93 0.952 Dec 10 23:45 1.586
1970 Jan 07 20:35 357586 33.42 0.994 Jan 08 09:50 0.552
Feb 06 07:13 357104 m 33.46 0.998 Feb 05 22:58 -0.344
Mar 07 17:42 T 361471 33.06 0.965 Mar 06 09:31 -1.341
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1971 to 1980
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1971 Jan 26 22:55 362342 32.98 0.958 Jan 28 10:25 1.479
Feb 25 09:48 P 357522 33.42 0.996 Feb 25 21:02 0.468
Mar 26 19:23 357468 m 33.43 0.996 Mar 26 09:04 -0.430
Apr 25 04:02 361940 33.01 0.962 Apr 23 17:57 -1.420
1972 Mar 15 11:35 361732 33.03 0.963 Mar 16 20:48 1.384
Apr 13 20:31 357438 m 33.43 0.997 Apr 14 06:25 0.412
May 13 04:08 357681 33.41 0.995 May 12 16:47 -0.473
Jun 11 11:30 362214 32.99 0.959 Jun 10 00:16 -1.468
1973 May 02 20:55 361729 33.03 0.964 May 04 05:41 1.366
Jun 01 04:34 357732 m 33.40 0.997 Jun 01 14:09 0.399
Jun 30 11:39 T 358000 33.38 0.995 Jun 29 23:55 -0.489
Jul 29 18:59 362430 32.97 0.959 Jul 28 07:21 -1.484
1974 Jun 20 04:56 T 361755 33.03 0.964 Jun 21 13:52 1.373
Jul 19 12:06 357673 m 33.41 0.997 Jul 19 21:35 0.395
Aug 17 19:01 357816 33.40 0.995 Aug 17 07:20 -0.487
Sep 16 02:45 362258 32.99 0.959 Sep 14 15:33 -1.466
1975 Aug 07 11:57 361504 33.05 0.966 Aug 08 20:16 1.346
Sep 05 19:19 357434 m 33.43 0.997 Sep 06 04:24 0.379
Oct 05 03:23 357727 33.40 0.995 Oct 04 15:07 -0.512
Nov 03 13:05 P 362579 32.96 0.956 Nov 02 00:41 -1.516
1976 Sep 23 19:55 361342 33.07 0.967 Sep 25 03:20 1.309
Oct 23 05:10 T 357262 m 33.45 0.998 Oct 23 13:04 0.329
Nov 21 15:11 357814 33.40 0.993 Nov 21 01:24 -0.574
Dec 21 02:08 363116 32.91 0.951 Dec 19 11:31 -1.609
1977 Nov 11 07:09 360606 33.14 0.972 Nov 12 12:04 1.205
Dec 10 17:33 356774 m 33.49 0.999 Dec 10 23:15 0.238
1978 Jan 09 04:00 357892 m 33.39 0.991 Jan 08 12:12 -0.658
Feb 07 14:54 363793 32.85 0.944 Feb 05 21:19 -1.733
Nov 30 08:19 367532 32.51 0.906 Dec 02 16:07 2.325
Dec 29 19:36 359946 33.20 0.977 Dec 30 21:38 1.085
1979 Jan 28 06:20 356762 m 33.49 1.000 Jan 28 09:50 0.146
Feb 26 16:45 T 358537 33.33 0.988 Feb 25 22:18 -0.769
Mar 28 02:59 364787 32.76 0.935 Mar 26 05:44 -1.886
1980 Jan 17 21:19 366782 32.58 0.915 Jan 20 01:51 2.189
Feb 16 08:51 T 359625 33.23 0.980 Feb 17 08:45 0.996
Mar 16 18:56 356933 m 33.48 1.000 Mar 16 20:30 0.065
Apr 15 03:46 358968 33.29 0.986 Apr 14 07:30 -0.844
May 14 12:00 365139 32.73 0.931 May 12 12:58 -1.960
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1981 to 1990
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1981 Mar 06 10:31 365924 32.66 0.924 Mar 08 12:11 2.069
Apr 04 20:19 359304 33.26 0.983 Apr 05 18:38 0.930
May 04 04:19 357020 m 33.47 1.000 May 04 04:52 0.023
Jun 02 11:32 359201 33.27 0.985 Jun 01 14:21 -0.882
Jul 01 19:03 365377 32.70 0.928 Jun 29 18:57 -2.004
1982 Apr 23 20:29 365690 32.68 0.926 Apr 25 21:17 2.034
May 23 04:40 359488 33.24 0.983 May 24 02:48 0.922
Jun 21 11:52 P 357331 m 33.44 1.000 Jun 21 12:09 0.012
Jul 20 18:57 P 359449 33.24 0.984 Jul 19 21:21 -0.899
Aug 19 02:45 365533 32.69 0.928 Aug 17 02:32 -2.009
1983 Jun 11 04:38 T 365701 32.68 0.925 Jun 13 05:45 2.047
Jul 10 12:18 359466 33.24 0.983 Jul 11 10:23 0.920
Aug 08 19:18 357177 m 33.46 1.000 Aug 08 19:31 0.009
Sep 07 02:35 359230 33.26 0.984 Sep 06 05:12 -0.891
Oct 06 11:16 365477 32.70 0.928 Oct 04 11:16 -2.000
1984 Jul 28 11:51 365430 32.70 0.928 Jul 30 12:17 2.018
Aug 26 19:25 359189 33.27 0.984 Aug 27 16:50 0.892
Sep 25 03:11 356968 m 33.47 1.000 Sep 25 02:51 -0.013
Oct 24 12:08 359319 33.26 0.983 Oct 23 13:51 -0.928
Nov 22 22:57 T 366106 32.64 0.922 Nov 20 20:53 -2.086
1985 Sep 14 19:20 365285 32.71 0.930 Sep 16 18:42 1.974
Oct 14 04:33 358961 33.29 0.986 Oct 15 00:52 0.846
Nov 12 14:20 T 356876 m 33.48 1.000 Nov 12 12:30 -0.077
Dec 12 00:54 359631 33.23 0.980 Dec 11 00:42 -1.008
1986 Jan 10 12:22 366863 32.57 0.914 Jan 08 07:28 -2.204
Nov 02 06:02 364538 32.78 0.937 Nov 04 02:28 1.851
Dec 01 16:43 358273 33.35 0.989 Dec 02 10:32 0.743
Dec 31 03:10 356645 m 33.51 0.999 Dec 30 23:16 -0.162
1987 Jan 29 13:44 360026 m 33.19 0.976 Jan 28 11:06 -1.110
Feb 28 00:51 367750 32.49 0.903 Feb 25 15:54 -2.373
Dec 20 18:25 363632 32.86 0.946 Dec 22 11:14 1.700
1988 Jan 19 05:26 357917 33.39 0.992 Jan 19 20:47 0.640
Feb 17 15:54 356982 m 33.47 0.999 Feb 17 09:44 -0.257
Mar 18 02:02 T 360878 33.11 0.970 Mar 16 20:26 -1.234
1989 Feb 06 07:37 363074 32.91 0.952 Feb 07 21:56 1.597
Mar 07 18:19 P 357854 33.39 0.994 Mar 08 07:51 0.564
Apr 06 03:33 357306 m 33.44 0.998 Apr 05 19:31 -0.334
May 05 11:46 361266 33.08 0.968 May 04 04:37 -1.298
1990 Mar 26 19:48 362498 32.96 0.957 Mar 28 08:05 1.512
Apr 25 04:27 357766 33.40 0.995 Apr 25 16:54 0.519
May 24 11:47 357473 m 33.43 0.997 May 24 02:58 -0.367
Jun 22 18:55 361480 33.06 0.966 Jun 21 10:51 -1.336
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1991 to 2000
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1991 May 14 04:36 362521 32.96 0.957 May 15 16:40 1.503
Jun 12 12:06 358034 33.38 0.995 Jun 13 00:24 0.513
Jul 11 19:06 T 357739 m 33.40 0.997 Jul 11 10:06 -0.375
Aug 10 02:28 361655 33.04 0.966 Aug 08 18:08 -1.347
1992 Jun 30 12:18 T 362527 32.96 0.957 Jul 02 00:34 1.511
Jul 29 19:35 357923 33.39 0.995 Jul 30 07:45 0.507
Aug 28 02:42 357511 m 33.42 0.997 Aug 27 17:39 -0.377
Sep 26 10:40 361484 33.06 0.966 Sep 25 02:39 -1.334
1993 Aug 17 19:28 362226 32.99 0.959 Aug 19 06:52 1.475
Sep 16 03:10 357635 33.41 0.995 Sep 16 14:41 0.480
Oct 15 11:36 357410 m 33.43 0.997 Oct 15 01:45 -0.410
Nov 13 21:34 P 361842 33.02 0.962 Nov 12 12:05 -1.395
1994 Oct 05 03:55 361989 33.01 0.961 Oct 06 14:07 1.425
Nov 03 13:36 T 357413 m 33.43 0.996 Nov 03 23:40 0.420
Dec 02 23:54 357493 33.43 0.995 Dec 02 12:19 -0.483
1995 Jan 01 10:56 362400 32.97 0.957 Dec 30 23:02 -1.495
Nov 22 15:43 361182 33.08 0.967 Nov 23 23:06 1.308
Dec 22 02:22 356904 m 33.48 0.998 Dec 22 10:07 0.322
1996 Jan 20 12:50 357578 m 33.42 0.993 Jan 19 23:07 -0.572
Feb 18 23:30 363068 32.91 0.951 Feb 17 08:40 -1.618
1997 Jan 09 04:26 360508 33.15 0.972 Jan 10 08:50 1.184
Feb 07 15:06 356900 m 33.48 0.999 Feb 07 20:40 0.232
Mar 09 01:15 T 358202 33.36 0.991 Mar 08 09:01 -0.676
Apr 07 11:02 363988 32.83 0.943 Apr 05 16:53 -1.756
1998 Jan 28 06:01 367687 32.50 0.905 Jan 30 14:09 2.339
Feb 26 17:26 T 360200 33.17 0.976 Feb 27 19:53 1.102
Mar 28 03:14 357054 m 33.47 0.999 Mar 28 07:04 0.160
Apr 26 11:41 358570 33.33 0.989 Apr 25 17:55 -0.740
May 25 19:32 364254 32.81 0.940 May 24 00:00 -1.814
1999 Mar 17 18:48 366874 32.57 0.913 Mar 20 00:18 2.230
Apr 16 04:22 359896 33.20 0.979 Apr 17 05:28 1.046
May 15 12:05 357114 m 33.46 1.000 May 15 15:08 0.127
Jun 13 19:03 358748 33.31 0.988 Jun 13 00:36 -0.768
Jul 13 02:24 364442 32.79 0.938 Jul 11 06:07 -1.845
2000 May 04 04:12 366691 32.59 0.915 May 06 09:06 2.204
Jun 02 12:14 360078 33.19 0.979 Jun 03 13:20 1.046
Jul 01 19:20 P 357381 m 33.44 1.000 Jul 01 22:19 0.124
Jul 31 02:25 P 358944 33.29 0.988 Jul 30 07:44 -0.779
Aug 29 10:19 364578 32.78 0.938 Aug 27 13:59 -1.847
Closest New Moon Perigees (New Supermoons)
The closest New Moon perigees (or New Supermoons) for the century are listed below. This includes all events in which the New Moon's distance is less than or equal to 356,900 km.
Closest New Moon Perigees (New Supermoons): 1901 to 2000
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1905 Oct 28 06:58 356812 m 33.49 1.000 Oct 28 04:21 -0.109
1906 Dec 15 18:54 356782 m 33.49 0.999 Dec 15 14:24 -0.188
1917 Jan 23 07:40 P 356877 m 33.48 0.999 Jan 23 12:26 0.199
1918 Mar 12 19:52 356803 m 33.49 1.000 Mar 12 22:43 0.119
1923 Nov 08 15:27 356718 m 33.50 1.000 Nov 08 15:00 -0.019
1924 Dec 26 03:46 356691 m 33.50 1.000 Dec 26 01:16 -0.104
1941 Nov 19 00:04 356680 m 33.50 1.000 Nov 19 01:42 0.068
1943 Jan 06 12:38 356658 m 33.50 1.000 Jan 06 12:08 -0.020
1944 Feb 24 01:59 356860 m 33.48 1.000 Feb 23 23:13 -0.115
1959 Nov 30 08:46 356699 m 33.50 1.000 Nov 30 12:27 0.153
1961 Jan 16 21:30 356682 m 33.50 1.000 Jan 16 22:59 0.062
1962 Mar 06 10:31 356869 m 33.48 1.000 Mar 06 09:53 -0.026
1968 Dec 19 18:19 356768 m 33.49 0.999 Dec 19 12:24 -0.246
1977 Dec 10 17:33 356774 m 33.49 0.999 Dec 10 23:15 0.238
1979 Jan 28 06:20 356762 m 33.49 1.000 Jan 28 09:50 0.146
1985 Nov 12 14:20 T 356876 m 33.48 1.000 Nov 12 12:30 -0.077
1986 Dec 31 03:10 356645 m 33.51 0.999 Dec 30 23:16 -0.162
1997 Feb 07 15:06 356900 m 33.48 0.999 Feb 07 20:40 0.232
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.