New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 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 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 ( 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 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): 2401 to 2410
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2401 Oct 08 03:15 361217 33.08 0.967 Oct 09 10:24 1.298
Nov 06 12:22 357149 m 33.46 0.998 Nov 06 20:14 0.328
Dec 05 22:26 P 357767 33.40 0.993 Dec 05 08:48 -0.568
2402 Jan 04 09:41 P 363171 32.90 0.951 Jan 02 18:52 -1.618
Nov 25 14:24 T 360728 33.13 0.971 Nov 26 19:33 1.215
Dec 25 01:14 356899 m 33.48 0.999 Dec 25 06:53 0.236
2403 Jan 23 12:00 358007 m 33.38 0.991 Jan 22 20:07 -0.662
Feb 21 22:47 363841 32.84 0.944 Feb 20 05:08 -1.736
Dec 14 16:07 367563 32.51 0.906 Dec 17 00:05 2.332
2404 Jan 13 03:40 359893 33.20 0.977 Jan 14 05:43 1.085
Feb 11 14:11 356673 m 33.50 1.000 Feb 11 17:37 0.143
Mar 12 00:03 358412 33.34 0.988 Mar 11 05:48 -0.761
Apr 10 09:49 364624 32.77 0.936 Apr 08 12:57 -1.869
2405 Jan 31 05:06 366677 32.59 0.916 Feb 02 09:17 2.174
Mar 01 16:07 359625 33.23 0.980 Mar 02 16:04 0.998
Mar 31 01:52 P 357003 m 33.47 1.000 Mar 31 03:36 0.073
Apr 29 10:42 P 359057 33.28 0.986 Apr 28 14:25 -0.845
May 28 19:06 365208 32.72 0.931 May 26 20:00 -1.962
2406 Mar 20 17:36 T 366144 32.64 0.921 Mar 22 19:56 2.097
Apr 19 03:30 359497 33.24 0.982 Apr 20 02:17 0.949
May 18 11:36 357116 m 33.46 1.000 May 18 12:22 0.032
Jun 16 18:41 359156 33.27 0.985 Jun 15 21:49 -0.869
Jul 16 01:53 365180 32.72 0.931 Jul 14 02:33 -1.972
2407 May 08 03:51 365699 32.68 0.926 May 10 04:57 2.046
Jun 06 11:45 359428 33.25 0.983 Jun 07 10:03 0.929
Jul 05 18:32 357205 m 33.45 1.000 Jul 05 19:11 0.027
Aug 04 01:24 359282 33.26 0.985 Aug 03 04:14 -0.882
Sep 02 09:24 T 365393 32.70 0.929 Aug 31 09:39 -1.990
2408 Jun 24 11:10 365818 32.66 0.924 Jun 26 12:41 2.064
Jul 23 18:43 359596 33.23 0.983 Jul 24 17:12 0.937
Aug 22 02:01 T 357274 m 33.45 1.000 Aug 22 02:34 0.023
Sep 20 09:50 359296 33.26 0.984 Sep 19 12:29 -0.890
Oct 19 18:57 365521 32.69 0.928 Oct 17 19:01 -1.997
2409 Aug 11 18:39 P 365629 32.68 0.926 Aug 13 19:43 2.044
Sep 10 02:43 359234 33.26 0.984 Sep 11 00:22 0.902
Oct 09 10:45 356886 m 33.48 1.000 Oct 09 10:34 -0.008
Nov 07 19:41 359164 33.27 0.983 Nov 06 21:41 -0.916
Dec 07 06:19 365929 32.66 0.924 Dec 05 04:46 -2.065
2410 Sep 29 02:43 365174 32.72 0.931 Oct 01 01:50 1.963
Oct 28 11:51 358835 33.30 0.986 Oct 29 07:56 0.837
Nov 26 21:34 356795 m 33.49 1.000 Nov 26 19:50 -0.072
Dec 26 08:18 T 359641 33.23 0.980 Dec 25 08:03 -1.011
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 2411 to 2420
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2411 Jan 24 20:06 366977 32.56 0.913 Jan 22 14:45 -2.223
Nov 16 13:09 364653 32.77 0.936 Nov 18 09:50 1.862
Dec 16 00:11 T 358400 m 33.34 0.989 Dec 16 18:05 0.746
2412 Jan 14 11:03 356772 m 33.49 0.999 Jan 14 07:03 -0.166
Feb 12 21:43 360119 33.18 0.976 Feb 11 19:01 -1.113
Mar 13 08:27 367730 32.50 0.903 Mar 10 23:35 -2.370
2413 Jan 03 02:24 363611 32.86 0.946 Jan 04 19:16 1.703
Feb 01 13:25 357843 33.39 0.992 Feb 02 04:44 0.638
Mar 02 23:28 356879 m 33.48 0.999 Mar 02 17:19 -0.256
Apr 01 09:02 360734 33.13 0.971 Mar 31 03:46 -1.219
2414 Feb 20 15:06 363028 32.92 0.952 Feb 22 05:18 1.592
Mar 22 01:20 357902 33.39 0.993 Mar 22 15:03 0.572
Apr 20 10:24 T 357395 m 33.43 0.998 Apr 20 02:28 -0.330
May 19 18:46 361351 33.07 0.967 May 18 11:32 -1.301
2415 Apr 10 02:51 T 362720 32.94 0.955 Apr 11 15:44 1.537
May 09 11:39 357918 33.39 0.994 May 10 00:28 0.534
Jun 07 19:00 357500 m 33.42 0.997 Jun 07 10:24 -0.358
Jul 07 01:53 361356 33.07 0.967 Jul 05 18:21 -1.314
2416 May 27 11:49 362495 32.96 0.957 May 29 00:04 1.511
Jun 25 18:58 357940 33.38 0.995 Jun 26 07:31 0.523
Jul 25 01:38 357590 m 33.42 0.997 Jul 24 16:59 -0.361
Aug 23 08:59 P 361497 33.06 0.966 Aug 22 01:07 -1.328
2417 Jul 14 18:44 362657 32.95 0.956 Jul 16 07:22 1.527
Aug 13 02:07 T 358040 33.37 0.995 Aug 13 14:40 0.523
Sep 11 09:42 357594 m 33.42 0.997 Sep 11 00:48 -0.371
Oct 10 18:12 361544 33.05 0.966 Oct 09 10:10 -1.335
2418 Sep 01 02:32 362344 32.98 0.958 Sep 02 14:18 1.490
Sep 30 10:40 357607 33.41 0.995 Sep 30 22:19 0.485
Oct 29 19:13 357287 m 33.44 0.997 Oct 29 09:33 -0.403
Nov 28 05:02 361674 33.04 0.963 Nov 26 19:53 -1.382
2419 Oct 19 11:20 361856 33.02 0.962 Oct 20 21:11 1.411
Nov 17 20:52 357306 m 33.44 0.996 Nov 18 06:51 0.416
Dec 17 07:11 P 357461 33.43 0.995 Dec 16 19:42 -0.479
2420 Jan 15 18:28 362471 32.97 0.957 Jan 14 06:19 -1.506
Dec 05 23:01 T 361303 m 33.07 0.967 Dec 07 06:36 1.316
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 2421 to 2430
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2421 Jan 04 10:04 357034 m 33.47 0.998 Jan 04 17:45 0.320
Feb 02 20:48 357696 33.41 0.993 Feb 02 07:00 -0.575
Mar 04 07:18 363111 32.91 0.951 Mar 02 16:25 -1.620
2422 Jan 23 12:29 360452 33.15 0.973 Jan 24 16:52 1.183
Feb 21 22:54 356813 m 33.49 0.999 Feb 22 04:23 0.228
Mar 23 08:28 358081 33.37 0.991 Mar 22 16:26 -0.668
Apr 21 17:47 363828 32.84 0.944 Apr 20 00:01 -1.740
2423 Feb 11 13:45 367588 32.51 0.906 Feb 13 21:33 2.325
Mar 13 00:37 360211 33.17 0.976 Mar 14 03:09 1.105
Apr 11 10:04 P 357134 m 33.46 0.999 Apr 11 14:06 0.168
May 10 18:32 P 358662 33.32 0.989 May 10 00:48 -0.739
Jun 09 02:34 364322 32.80 0.940 Jun 07 07:01 -1.814
2424 Mar 31 01:47 T 367103 32.55 0.911 Apr 02 08:03 2.261
Apr 29 11:26 360093 33.18 0.978 Apr 30 13:05 1.068
May 28 19:17 357207 m 33.45 1.000 May 28 22:35 0.138
Jun 27 02:09 358700 33.31 0.989 Jun 26 08:03 -0.754
Jul 26 09:14 364249 32.81 0.940 Jul 24 13:41 -1.814
2425 May 18 11:30 366697 32.59 0.914 May 20 16:41 2.216
Jun 16 19:17 360014 33.19 0.979 Jun 17 20:32 1.052
Jul 16 02:01 357258 m 33.45 1.000 Jul 16 05:18 0.137
Aug 14 08:55 358788 33.30 0.989 Aug 13 14:35 -0.764
Sep 12 17:02 T 364456 32.79 0.939 Sep 10 21:07 -1.830
2426 Jul 05 18:30 366820 32.58 0.913 Jul 08 00:08 2.235
Aug 04 02:10 360144 33.18 0.978 Aug 05 03:33 1.058
Sep 02 09:40 T 357276 m 33.45 1.000 Sep 02 12:46 0.129
Oct 01 17:46 358777 33.31 0.988 Sep 30 23:09 -0.776
Oct 31 03:08 364612 32.77 0.937 Oct 29 06:47 -1.848
2427 Aug 23 02:04 P 366581 32.60 0.915 Aug 25 06:58 2.204
Sep 21 10:30 359715 33.22 0.980 Sep 22 10:47 1.011
Oct 20 18:56 356847 m 33.49 1.000 Oct 20 21:01 0.087
Nov 19 04:10 358658 33.32 0.987 Nov 18 08:38 -0.814
Dec 18 14:58 365074 32.73 0.932 Dec 16 16:40 -1.929
2428 Oct 09 10:37 366046 32.64 0.922 Oct 11 13:05 2.103
Nov 07 20:12 359258 33.26 0.983 Nov 08 18:38 0.935
Dec 07 06:15 356743 m 33.50 1.000 Dec 07 06:34 0.014
2429 Jan 05 17:06 T 359153 33.27 0.983 Jan 04 19:11 -0.914
Feb 04 04:46 366127 32.64 0.922 Feb 02 02:38 -2.089
Nov 26 21:37 365446 32.70 0.928 Nov 28 21:17 1.986
Dec 26 08:58 T 358783 m 33.31 0.986 Dec 27 05:03 0.837
2430 Jan 24 19:53 356710 m 33.50 1.000 Jan 24 17:53 -0.083
Feb 23 06:22 359614 33.23 0.979 Feb 22 06:00 -1.015
Mar 24 16:41 366827 32.58 0.913 Mar 22 11:19 -2.224
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 2431 to 2440
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2431 Jan 14 11:10 364371 32.79 0.939 Jan 16 06:51 1.820
Feb 12 22:11 358230 33.36 0.989 Feb 13 15:40 0.729
Mar 14 07:59 356814 m 33.49 0.999 Mar 14 03:56 -0.168
Apr 12 17:08 360181 33.18 0.976 Apr 11 14:28 -1.112
May 12 02:19 T 367542 32.51 0.904 May 09 17:37 -2.362
2432 Mar 02 23:38 363822 32.84 0.945 Mar 04 16:54 1.719
Apr 01 09:37 358304 33.35 0.991 Apr 02 01:46 0.673
Apr 30 18:21 T 357291 m 33.44 0.999 Apr 30 12:49 -0.231
May 30 02:20 360718 33.13 0.973 May 28 22:03 -1.179
Jun 28 10:17 367867 32.48 0.900 Jun 26 00:15 -2.418
2433 Apr 20 10:52 T 363546 32.87 0.948 Apr 22 03:05 1.676
May 19 19:24 358302 33.35 0.992 May 20 10:53 0.645
Jun 18 02:32 357343 m 33.44 0.999 Jun 17 20:32 -0.250
Jul 17 09:18 360669 33.13 0.973 Jul 16 04:52 -1.185
Aug 15 16:55 367772 32.49 0.902 Aug 13 07:07 -2.408
2434 Jun 07 19:21 363335 32.89 0.949 Jun 09 11:04 1.655
Jul 07 02:25 358297 33.35 0.992 Jul 07 17:42 0.637
Aug 05 09:07 357392 m 33.44 0.999 Aug 05 03:09 -0.249
Sep 03 16:35 P 360788 33.12 0.972 Sep 02 11:51 -1.197
2435 Jul 26 02:05 363476 32.88 0.948 Jul 27 18:09 1.669
Aug 24 09:41 T 358346 33.35 0.992 Aug 25 00:52 0.633
Sep 22 17:32 357353 m 33.44 0.999 Sep 22 11:11 -0.265
Oct 22 02:20 360836 33.12 0.971 Oct 20 21:13 -1.213
2436 Sep 11 10:11 363091 32.91 0.951 Sep 13 01:01 1.618
Oct 10 18:43 357851 33.39 0.993 Oct 11 08:40 0.582
Nov 09 03:37 357031 m 33.47 0.998 Nov 08 20:13 -0.309
Dec 08 13:40 361003 33.10 0.969 Dec 07 07:09 -1.272
2437 Oct 29 19:31 362531 32.96 0.956 Oct 31 08:07 1.525
Nov 28 05:27 357516 33.42 0.995 Nov 28 17:33 0.504
Dec 27 15:59 P 357211 m 33.45 0.997 Dec 27 06:36 -0.391
2438 Jan 26 03:14 M 361813 m 33.03 0.962 Jan 24 17:38 -1.400
Dec 17 07:41 T 361920 33.02 0.961 Dec 18 17:45 1.419
2439 Jan 15 18:55 357225 m 33.45 0.997 Jan 16 04:38 0.405
Feb 14 05:33 357437 33.43 0.995 Feb 13 17:49 -0.489
Mar 15 15:42 362414 32.97 0.957 Mar 14 03:33 -1.506
2440 Feb 03 21:14 361064 33.09 0.968 Feb 05 04:05 1.285
Mar 04 07:29 357011 m 33.47 0.998 Mar 04 15:08 0.318
Apr 02 16:43 357796 33.40 0.993 Apr 02 02:57 -0.573
May 02 01:35 363057 32.91 0.951 Apr 30 10:56 -1.611
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 2441 to 2450
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2441 Mar 23 08:59 360855 33.11 0.971 Mar 24 14:14 1.218
Apr 21 18:08 P 357321 m 33.44 0.999 Apr 22 00:34 0.268
May 21 02:15 P 358315 33.35 0.992 May 20 11:05 -0.632
Jun 19 09:58 363472 32.88 0.948 Jun 17 17:54 -1.670
2442 May 10 19:15 360745 33.12 0.973 May 11 23:52 1.192
Jun 09 02:52 357355 m 33.44 0.999 Jun 09 08:47 0.247
Jul 08 09:36 358295 33.35 0.992 Jul 07 18:14 -0.640
Aug 06 16:37 363360 32.89 0.949 Aug 05 00:44 -1.662
2443 May 29 19:00 367744 32.49 0.902 Jun 01 04:36 2.400
Jun 28 02:43 360657 33.13 0.973 Jun 29 07:03 1.180
Jul 27 09:28 357367 m 33.44 0.999 Jul 27 15:25 0.248
Aug 25 16:29 358349 33.35 0.992 Aug 25 00:57 -0.648
Sep 24 00:47 T 363570 32.87 0.947 Sep 22 08:29 -1.679
2444 Jul 16 01:47 367862 32.48 0.900 Jul 18 11:46 2.416
Aug 14 09:39 360741 33.12 0.973 Aug 15 13:58 1.180
Sep 12 17:25 T 357331 m 33.44 0.999 Sep 12 23:01 0.233
Oct 12 01:50 358316 33.35 0.991 Oct 11 09:48 -0.668
Nov 10 11:28 363756 32.85 0.945 Nov 08 18:26 -1.709
2445 Sep 02 09:32 P 367561 32.51 0.904 Sep 04 18:25 2.370
Oct 01 18:24 360239 33.17 0.975 Oct 02 21:18 1.121
Oct 31 03:14 356861 m 33.48 0.999 Oct 31 07:31 0.179
Nov 29 12:46 358210 33.36 0.990 Nov 28 19:34 -0.717
Dec 28 23:41 364267 32.80 0.940 Dec 27 04:24 -1.803
2446 Oct 20 18:37 366944 32.56 0.912 Oct 23 00:33 2.247
Nov 19 04:40 359726 33.22 0.979 Nov 20 05:28 1.033
Dec 18 15:00 356747 m 33.50 1.000 Dec 18 17:21 0.098
2447 Jan 17 01:56 358718 m 33.31 0.986 Jan 16 06:15 -0.820
Feb 15 13:24 365313 32.71 0.930 Feb 13 14:18 -1.962
Dec 08 06:10 366268 32.62 0.920 Dec 10 08:54 2.114
2448 Jan 06 17:46 T 359216 33.27 0.983 Jan 07 16:06 0.931
Feb 05 04:42 356705 m 33.50 1.000 Feb 05 04:41 -0.000
Mar 05 14:55 359154 33.27 0.983 Mar 04 16:53 -0.918
Apr 04 00:48 365945 32.65 0.923 Apr 01 22:48 -2.083
2449 Jan 24 19:53 365175 32.72 0.931 Jan 26 18:35 1.945
Feb 23 06:51 358674 33.32 0.986 Feb 24 02:38 0.824
Mar 24 16:23 356803 m 33.49 1.000 Mar 24 14:30 -0.078
Apr 23 01:09 359670 33.22 0.980 Apr 22 01:02 -1.005
May 22 09:53 T 366577 32.60 0.915 May 20 05:05 -2.200
2450 Mar 14 08:03 364668 32.77 0.937 Mar 16 04:36 1.856
Apr 12 17:47 358762 33.31 0.988 Apr 13 12:29 0.779
May 12 02:11 T 357241 m 33.45 1.000 May 11 23:06 -0.129
Jun 10 09:52 360131 33.18 0.978 Jun 09 08:29 -1.058
Jul 09 17:34 366832 32.57 0.913 Jul 07 11:51 -2.239
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 2451 to 2460
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2451 May 01 18:42 T 364427 32.79 0.939 May 03 14:31 1.825
May 31 03:02 358743 33.31 0.989 May 31 21:17 0.760
Jun 29 10:01 357240 m 33.45 1.000 Jun 29 06:39 -0.140
Jul 28 16:43 360032 33.19 0.978 Jul 27 15:20 -1.057
Aug 27 00:21 366723 32.58 0.914 Aug 24 18:58 -2.224
2452 Jun 18 02:46 364225 32.81 0.940 Jun 19 22:09 1.807
Jul 17 09:52 358708 33.31 0.989 Jul 18 03:55 0.752
Aug 15 16:40 357250 m 33.45 1.000 Aug 15 13:19 -0.140
Sep 14 00:19 P 360135 33.18 0.978 Sep 12 22:35 -1.072
Oct 13 09:39 P 367090 32.55 0.911 Oct 11 03:24 -2.261
2453 Aug 05 09:28 364333 32.80 0.940 Aug 07 05:02 1.815
Sep 03 17:20 T 358701 33.31 0.989 Sep 04 11:07 0.741
Oct 03 01:30 357168 m 33.46 0.999 Oct 02 21:35 -0.164
Nov 01 10:36 360187 33.18 0.976 Oct 31 08:15 -1.098
Nov 30 21:11 367474 32.52 0.907 Nov 28 13:46 -2.309
2454 Sep 22 17:54 363875 32.84 0.943 Sep 24 11:53 1.750
Oct 22 02:52 358144 33.36 0.991 Oct 22 19:08 0.677
Nov 20 12:08 356832 m 33.49 0.999 Nov 20 06:55 -0.218
Dec 19 22:23 360387 33.16 0.973 Dec 18 18:20 -1.169
2455 Nov 10 03:50 363238 32.90 0.950 Nov 11 19:12 1.640
Dec 09 14:08 357776 m 33.40 0.993 Dec 10 04:18 0.590
2456 Jan 08 00:50 P 357019 m 33.47 0.998 Jan 07 17:29 -0.306
Feb 06 11:59 P 361200 33.08 0.967 Feb 05 04:50 -1.298
Dec 27 16:26 T 362576 32.96 0.956 Dec 29 05:03 1.526
2457 Jan 26 03:45 357470 33.43 0.995 Jan 26 15:32 0.491
Feb 24 14:13 357230 m 33.45 0.997 Feb 24 04:33 -0.403
Mar 26 00:01 361753 33.03 0.963 Mar 24 14:31 -1.395
2458 Feb 14 05:56 361727 33.03 0.963 Feb 15 15:22 1.392
Mar 15 16:00 357266 m 33.45 0.997 Mar 16 01:50 0.410
Apr 14 00:53 357560 33.42 0.995 Apr 13 13:22 -0.479
May 13 09:20 362324 32.98 0.958 May 11 21:41 -1.485
2459 Apr 03 17:14 361554 33.05 0.965 Apr 05 01:20 1.338
May 03 02:04 P 357564 m 33.42 0.997 May 03 11:00 0.372
Jun 01 09:53 T 358017 33.38 0.994 May 31 21:17 -0.525
Jun 30 17:21 362662 32.95 0.956 Jun 29 04:39 -1.529
2460 May 21 02:57 361451 33.06 0.967 May 22 10:39 1.321
Jun 19 10:25 357558 m 33.42 0.997 Jun 19 18:59 0.357
Jul 18 17:04 357945 33.38 0.994 Jul 18 04:24 -0.528
Aug 17 00:05 362522 32.96 0.957 Aug 15 11:40 -1.517
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 2461 to 2470
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2461 Jul 08 10:09 361347 33.07 0.967 Jul 09 17:35 1.310
Aug 06 16:59 357532 m 33.42 0.997 Aug 07 01:32 0.356
Sep 05 00:10 357968 33.38 0.994 Sep 04 11:18 -0.536
Oct 04 08:41 T 362737 32.94 0.955 Oct 02 19:47 -1.538
2462 Aug 25 17:10 361382 33.07 0.967 Aug 27 00:27 1.304
Sep 24 01:16 T 357441 m 33.43 0.998 Sep 24 09:19 0.335
Oct 23 10:01 357912 33.39 0.994 Oct 22 20:27 -0.565
Nov 21 19:54 362953 32.92 0.953 Nov 20 06:00 -1.579
2463 Oct 13 02:25 360801 33.12 0.971 Oct 14 07:55 1.229
Nov 11 11:39 356929 m 33.48 0.999 Nov 11 18:05 0.268
Dec 10 21:28 357819 33.40 0.992 Dec 10 06:28 -0.624
2464 Jan 09 08:25 363503 32.87 0.947 Jan 07 16:01 -1.684
Oct 31 02:45 367860 32.48 0.902 Nov 02 12:15 2.396
Nov 29 13:14 360235 33.17 0.975 Nov 30 16:24 1.132
Dec 28 23:49 356806 m 33.49 0.999 Dec 29 04:10 0.181
2465 Jan 27 10:45 T 358334 m 33.35 0.989 Jan 26 17:15 -0.729
Feb 25 21:56 364527 32.78 0.938 Feb 24 01:47 -1.840
Dec 18 14:47 367119 32.55 0.911 Dec 20 20:46 2.249
2466 Jan 17 02:35 359701 33.22 0.979 Jan 18 03:13 1.027
Feb 15 13:27 356756 m 33.49 1.000 Feb 15 15:28 0.084
Mar 16 23:23 358738 33.31 0.986 Mar 16 03:39 -0.822
Apr 15 08:48 365087 32.73 0.932 Apr 13 10:05 -1.947
2467 Feb 05 04:35 366022 32.65 0.923 Feb 07 06:28 2.079
Mar 06 15:25 359175 33.27 0.983 Mar 07 13:37 0.925
Apr 05 00:39 356847 m 33.49 1.000 Apr 05 01:00 0.014
May 04 09:01 359199 33.27 0.984 May 03 11:30 -0.897
Jun 02 17:20 P 365634 32.68 0.926 May 31 16:20 -2.042
2468 Mar 24 16:21 365566 32.69 0.928 Mar 26 16:24 2.002
Apr 23 01:48 359279 33.26 0.984 Apr 23 23:12 0.891
May 22 09:55 T 357246 m 33.45 1.000 May 22 09:21 -0.024
Jun 20 17:21 359589 33.23 0.983 Jun 19 18:50 -0.938
Jul 20 00:53 365831 32.66 0.924 Jul 17 23:15 -2.068
2469 May 12 02:26 T 365357 32.71 0.929 May 14 02:02 1.983
Jun 10 10:36 359240 33.26 0.985 Jun 11 07:41 0.879
Jul 09 17:30 357194 m 33.45 1.000 Jul 09 16:46 -0.030
Aug 08 00:11 359448 33.24 0.983 Aug 07 01:46 -0.934
Sep 06 07:54 365719 32.67 0.925 Sep 04 06:39 -2.052
2470 Jun 29 10:08 365160 32.72 0.931 Jul 01 09:20 1.967
Jul 28 17:18 359173 33.27 0.985 Jul 29 14:09 0.868
Aug 27 00:16 357165 m 33.46 1.000 Aug 26 23:30 -0.031
Sep 25 08:08 P 359536 33.24 0.982 Sep 24 09:19 -0.950
Oct 24 17:43 P 366118 32.64 0.922 Oct 22 15:29 -2.093
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 2471 to 2480
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2471 Aug 16 16:52 365229 32.72 0.930 Aug 18 16:03 1.966
Sep 15 01:03 T 359105 33.28 0.986 Sep 15 21:27 0.850
Oct 14 09:35 357040 m 33.47 1.000 Oct 14 08:01 -0.066
Nov 12 19:00 359594 33.23 0.981 Nov 11 19:17 -0.988
Dec 12 05:45 366553 32.60 0.917 Dec 10 02:01 -2.156
2472 Oct 03 01:44 364686 32.77 0.935 Oct 04 22:55 1.882
Nov 01 11:09 358484 33.33 0.988 Nov 02 05:42 0.772
Nov 30 20:46 356691 m 33.50 1.000 Nov 30 17:38 -0.130
Dec 30 07:10 359824 33.21 0.977 Dec 29 05:29 -1.070
2473 Jan 28 18:47 367432 32.52 0.907 Jan 26 11:24 -2.308
Nov 20 12:14 363979 32.83 0.943 Nov 22 06:26 1.759
Dec 19 22:52 358089 m 33.37 0.991 Dec 20 15:09 0.678
2474 Jan 18 09:40 356881 m 33.48 0.999 Jan 18 04:22 -0.221
Feb 16 20:39 P 360628 33.14 0.972 Feb 15 15:55 -1.197
2475 Jan 08 01:11 T 363276 32.89 0.949 Jan 09 16:28 1.637
Feb 06 12:32 357773 33.40 0.993 Feb 07 02:27 0.580
Mar 07 22:47 357075 m 33.46 0.998 Mar 07 15:13 -0.315
Apr 06 08:11 361124 33.09 0.968 Apr 05 01:21 -1.285
2476 Feb 25 14:32 362445 32.97 0.957 Feb 27 02:44 1.508
Mar 26 00:22 357579 33.42 0.995 Mar 26 12:31 0.506
Apr 24 08:54 357373 m 33.44 0.997 Apr 23 23:43 -0.382
May 23 16:57 361624 33.04 0.965 May 22 08:18 -1.361
2477 Apr 14 01:19 362311 32.98 0.959 Apr 15 12:30 1.466
May 13 09:53 357864 33.39 0.995 May 13 21:23 0.479
Jun 11 17:27 T 357772 m 33.40 0.997 Jun 11 07:27 -0.416
Jul 11 00:44 361895 33.02 0.963 Jul 09 15:19 -1.393
2478 Jun 01 10:31 362212 32.99 0.960 Jun 02 21:29 1.457
Jun 30 17:53 357818 33.40 0.996 Jul 01 05:09 0.469
Jul 30 00:31 357649 m 33.41 0.997 Jul 29 14:34 -0.415
Aug 28 07:37 361731 33.03 0.964 Aug 26 22:32 -1.379
2479 Jul 19 17:32 362088 33.00 0.961 Jul 21 04:11 1.444
Aug 18 00:31 357751 33.40 0.996 Aug 18 11:40 0.464
Sep 16 07:56 357643 m 33.41 0.996 Sep 15 21:42 -0.426
Oct 15 16:43 T 361959 33.01 0.962 Oct 14 06:59 -1.406
2480 Sep 05 00:46 362065 33.00 0.961 Sep 06 11:03 1.428
Oct 04 09:14 T 357602 33.42 0.996 Oct 04 19:39 0.434
Nov 02 18:20 357567 m 33.42 0.996 Nov 02 07:08 -0.467
Dec 02 04:29 362204 32.99 0.959 Nov 30 17:29 -1.459
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 2481 to 2490
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2481 Oct 23 10:32 361404 33.06 0.965 Oct 24 18:40 1.339
Nov 21 20:10 357051 m 33.47 0.997 Nov 22 04:43 0.356
Dec 21 06:13 357486 33.43 0.994 Dec 20 17:22 -0.536
2482 Jan 19 17:11 362784 32.94 0.953 Jan 18 03:29 -1.571
Dec 10 21:53 360788 m 33.12 0.970 Dec 12 03:27 1.232
2483 Jan 09 08:40 356921 m 33.48 0.999 Jan 09 15:01 0.265
Feb 07 19:32 T 358002 33.38 0.992 Feb 07 04:09 -0.641
Mar 09 06:24 363774 32.85 0.945 Mar 07 13:06 -1.721
Dec 29 23:27 368000 32.47 0.901 Jan 01 08:53 2.393
2484 Jan 28 11:22 T 360237 33.17 0.975 Jan 29 14:23 1.125
Feb 26 22:07 356863 m 33.48 0.999 Feb 27 02:13 0.171
Mar 27 07:43 358368 33.34 0.989 Mar 26 14:16 -0.727
Apr 25 16:41 364256 32.81 0.940 Apr 23 21:11 -1.813
2485 Feb 15 13:12 366915 32.57 0.913 Feb 17 18:35 2.224
Mar 16 23:53 359734 33.22 0.979 Mar 18 00:37 1.031
Apr 15 08:48 356945 m 33.48 1.000 Apr 15 11:26 0.110
May 14 16:48 358775 33.31 0.988 May 13 21:51 -0.790
Jun 13 00:47 P 364726 32.76 0.935 Jun 11 03:25 -1.890
2486 Apr 05 00:30 366514 32.60 0.917 Apr 07 04:21 2.160
May 04 09:42 359853 33.21 0.980 May 05 09:55 1.009
Jun 02 17:33 T 357305 m 33.44 1.000 Jun 02 19:33 0.083
Jul 02 00:47 359097 33.28 0.987 Jul 01 05:07 -0.820
Jul 31 08:13 364870 32.75 0.934 Jul 29 10:31 -1.904
2487 May 23 10:01 T 366337 32.62 0.918 May 25 13:39 2.151
Jun 21 18:05 359792 33.21 0.981 Jun 22 18:07 1.001
Jul 21 00:57 357204 m 33.45 1.000 Jul 21 02:53 0.081
Aug 19 07:43 358918 33.29 0.987 Aug 18 12:10 -0.814
Sep 17 15:34 364763 32.76 0.935 Sep 15 18:12 -1.890
2488 Jul 09 17:28 366136 32.64 0.920 Jul 11 20:38 2.132
Aug 08 00:47 359688 33.22 0.981 Aug 09 00:26 0.986
Sep 06 07:58 357135 m 33.46 1.000 Sep 06 09:44 0.074
Oct 05 16:06 358996 33.29 0.986 Oct 04 20:03 -0.836
Nov 04 01:57 P 365200 32.72 0.931 Nov 02 03:22 -1.941
2489 Aug 27 00:19 366157 32.63 0.920 Aug 29 03:13 2.121
Sep 25 08:53 T 359555 33.23 0.982 Sep 26 07:53 0.958
Oct 24 17:48 356967 m 33.47 1.000 Oct 24 18:30 0.029
Nov 23 03:31 359058 33.28 0.984 Nov 22 06:19 -0.883
Dec 22 14:25 365677 32.68 0.926 Dec 20 14:03 -2.015
2490 Oct 14 09:41 365526 32.69 0.927 Oct 16 10:06 2.018
Nov 12 19:34 358869 33.30 0.985 Nov 13 16:23 0.868
Dec 12 05:29 356606 m 33.51 1.000 Dec 12 04:23 -0.046
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 2491 to 2500
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2491 Jan 10 15:58 359313 33.26 0.981 Jan 09 16:36 -0.974
Feb 09 03:26 366570 32.60 0.917 Feb 06 23:21 -2.170
Dec 01 20:45 364748 32.76 0.935 Dec 03 17:50 1.879
Dec 31 07:41 358451 m 33.34 0.988 Jan 01 02:06 0.767
2492 Jan 29 18:30 P 356799 m 33.49 1.000 Jan 29 15:12 -0.137
Feb 28 05:15 P 360100 33.18 0.976 Feb 27 02:54 -1.098
Mar 28 15:55 367600 32.51 0.905 Mar 26 07:36 -2.346
2493 Jan 18 09:56 364018 32.83 0.943 Jan 20 04:02 1.754
Feb 16 21:16 358131 33.37 0.991 Feb 17 13:22 0.671
Mar 18 07:16 356972 m 33.47 0.999 Mar 18 01:49 -0.227
Apr 16 16:16 360535 33.14 0.973 Apr 15 12:02 -1.176
2494 Mar 07 23:04 363213 32.90 0.950 Mar 09 14:13 1.631
Apr 06 08:38 357949 33.38 0.993 Apr 06 23:09 0.605
May 05 16:49 357239 m 33.45 0.998 May 05 10:01 -0.283
Jun 04 00:31 360965 33.10 0.970 Jun 02 18:48 -1.238
2495 Apr 25 09:18 363120 32.91 0.952 Apr 26 23:44 1.602
May 24 17:36 358221 33.36 0.993 May 25 07:46 0.590
Jun 23 00:58 T 357580 m 33.42 0.998 Jun 22 17:36 -0.307
Jul 22 08:08 361176 33.08 0.970 Jul 21 01:54 -1.260
2496 Jun 11 18:01 363023 32.92 0.952 Jun 13 08:22 1.598
Jul 11 01:21 358134 33.37 0.993 Jul 11 15:19 0.582
Aug 09 08:03 357410 m 33.43 0.998 Aug 09 00:44 -0.304
Sep 07 15:16 360994 33.10 0.970 Sep 06 09:20 -1.248
2497 Jul 30 00:55 362872 32.93 0.953 Jul 31 14:52 1.581
Aug 28 08:08 358023 33.38 0.993 Aug 28 21:49 0.570
Sep 26 15:49 357376 m 33.44 0.998 Sep 26 08:07 -0.321
Oct 26 00:53 T 361235 33.08 0.968 Oct 24 18:07 -1.282
2498 Sep 16 08:27 362785 32.94 0.954 Sep 17 21:45 1.554
Oct 15 17:19 T 357813 33.40 0.994 Oct 16 06:03 0.530
Nov 14 02:47 357279 m 33.45 0.997 Nov 13 17:51 -0.372
Dec 13 13:08 361508 33.05 0.965 Dec 12 04:51 -1.346
2499 Nov 03 18:47 362041 33.01 0.960 Nov 05 05:34 1.449
Dec 03 04:48 357225 m 33.45 0.996 Dec 03 15:26 0.443
2500 Jan 01 15:02 357208 m 33.45 0.996 Jan 01 04:14 -0.450
Jan 31 01:56 362107 33.00 0.959 Jan 29 14:50 -1.462
Dec 22 06:35 361383 33.07 0.966 Dec 23 14:35 1.333
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): 2401 to 2500
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2402 Dec 25 01:14 356899 m 33.48 0.999 Dec 25 06:53 0.236
2404 Feb 11 14:11 356673 m 33.50 1.000 Feb 11 17:37 0.143
2409 Oct 09 10:45 356886 m 33.48 1.000 Oct 09 10:34 -0.008
2410 Nov 26 21:34 356795 m 33.49 1.000 Nov 26 19:50 -0.072
2412 Jan 14 11:03 356772 m 33.49 0.999 Jan 14 07:03 -0.166
2413 Mar 02 23:28 356879 m 33.48 0.999 Mar 02 17:19 -0.256
2422 Feb 21 22:54 356813 m 33.49 0.999 Feb 22 04:23 0.228
2427 Oct 20 18:56 356847 m 33.49 1.000 Oct 20 21:01 0.087
2428 Dec 07 06:15 356743 m 33.50 1.000 Dec 07 06:34 0.014
2430 Jan 24 19:53 356710 m 33.50 1.000 Jan 24 17:53 -0.083
2431 Mar 14 07:59 356814 m 33.49 0.999 Mar 14 03:56 -0.168
2445 Oct 31 03:14 356861 m 33.48 0.999 Oct 31 07:31 0.179
2446 Dec 18 15:00 356747 m 33.50 1.000 Dec 18 17:21 0.098
2448 Feb 05 04:42 356705 m 33.50 1.000 Feb 05 04:41 -0.000
2449 Mar 24 16:23 356803 m 33.49 1.000 Mar 24 14:30 -0.078
2454 Nov 20 12:08 356832 m 33.49 0.999 Nov 20 06:55 -0.218
2464 Dec 28 23:49 356806 m 33.49 0.999 Dec 29 04:10 0.181
2466 Feb 15 13:27 356756 m 33.49 1.000 Feb 15 15:28 0.084
2467 Apr 05 00:39 356847 m 33.49 1.000 Apr 05 01:00 0.014
2472 Nov 30 20:46 356691 m 33.50 1.000 Nov 30 17:38 -0.130
2474 Jan 18 09:40 356881 m 33.48 0.999 Jan 18 04:22 -0.221
2484 Feb 26 22:07 356863 m 33.48 0.999 Feb 27 02:13 0.171
2490 Dec 12 05:29 356606 m 33.51 1.000 Dec 12 04:23 -0.046
2492 Jan 29 18:30 P 356799 m 33.49 1.000 Jan 29 15:12 -0.137
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.