New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1801 to 1900
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 ( 1801 to 1900 ). 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): 1801 to 1810
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1801 Jun 11 08:33 404316 29.55 0.957 Jun 13 17:02 2.354
Jul 10 23:27 406642 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 10 21:24 -0.086
Aug 09 14:37 403953 29.58 0.950 Aug 07 02:04 -2.523
1802 Jul 29 15:11 404204 29.56 0.956 Aug 01 00:01 2.368
Aug 28 07:03 A 406493 M 29.40 1.000 Aug 28 04:34 -0.104
Sep 26 23:49 403651 29.60 0.946 Sep 24 08:40 -2.631
1803 Sep 15 23:54 404412 29.55 0.957 Sep 18 08:34 2.362
Oct 15 17:10 406633 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 15 12:21 -0.201
Nov 14 11:12 403440 29.62 0.939 Nov 11 15:57 -2.802
1804 Nov 02 10:36 404770 29.52 0.964 Nov 04 15:38 2.209
Dec 02 05:27 406557 M 29.39 0.998 Dec 01 17:34 -0.495
1805 Jan 01 00:57 P 402723 29.67 0.923 Dec 28 22:26 -3.105
Dec 21 00:07 A 405020 M 29.50 0.971 Dec 23 00:35 2.020
1806 Jan 19 20:04 406336 M 29.41 0.996 Jan 19 01:20 -0.781
Feb 18 15:05 402085 29.72 0.911 Feb 15 08:00 -3.295
1807 Feb 07 14:30 405570 29.46 0.979 Feb 09 07:37 1.714
Mar 09 09:04 406329 M 29.41 0.993 Mar 08 08:22 -1.029
Apr 08 02:11 401743 29.74 0.901 Apr 04 16:32 -3.402
1808 Mar 27 02:17 405719 29.45 0.985 Mar 28 13:16 1.457
Apr 25 19:27 406038 M 29.43 0.990 Apr 24 15:07 -1.180
1809 May 14 12:00 405784 29.45 0.986 May 15 21:04 1.377
Jun 13 03:41 406023 M 29.43 0.990 Jun 11 23:51 -1.160
1810 Jul 01 19:10 405942 29.44 0.987 Jul 03 02:53 1.322
Jul 31 10:16 406074 M 29.43 0.990 Jul 30 05:47 -1.187
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1811 to 1820
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1811 Aug 19 02:15 405823 29.44 0.987 Aug 20 10:16 1.334
Sep 17 18:52 A 405873 M 29.44 0.989 Sep 16 12:39 -1.259
1812 Oct 05 11:58 406056 M 29.43 0.989 Oct 06 18:45 1.283
Nov 04 05:58 405875 29.44 0.986 Nov 02 19:51 -1.421
1813 Nov 22 23:45 406259 M 29.41 0.993 Nov 24 00:56 1.049
Dec 22 19:14 405498 29.47 0.979 Dec 21 01:17 -1.748
1814 Dec 11 18:30 401985 M 29.73 0.909 Dec 15 02:36 3.338
1815 Jan 10 14:05 A 406326 M 29.41 0.996 Jan 11 08:58 0.787
Feb 09 09:45 405068 29.50 0.972 Feb 07 09:55 -1.993
1816 Jan 29 09:03 402814 29.66 0.925 Feb 01 10:43 3.069
Feb 28 03:43 406609 M 29.39 0.998 Feb 28 15:19 0.483
Mar 28 21:31 404887 29.51 0.965 Mar 26 17:52 -2.152
1817 Mar 17 21:19 403266 29.63 0.937 Mar 20 16:59 2.820
Apr 16 14:27 406513 M 29.39 0.999 Apr 16 21:12 0.281
May 16 06:56 A 404524 29.54 0.962 May 14 01:11 -2.239
1818 May 05 07:22 A 403451 29.62 0.941 May 08 00:31 2.715
Jun 03 23:11 406520 M 29.39 0.999 Jun 04 05:31 0.264
Jul 03 14:22 404556 29.54 0.963 Jul 01 09:37 -2.198
1819 Jun 22 15:03 403696 29.60 0.944 Jun 25 06:13 2.632
Jul 22 05:53 406624 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 22 11:29 0.233
Aug 20 21:17 404532 29.54 0.961 Aug 18 15:16 -2.251
1820 Aug 08 21:46 403595 29.61 0.944 Aug 11 13:25 2.652
Sep 07 13:50 A 406492 M 29.40 1.000 Sep 07 18:51 0.209
Oct 07 07:03 404218 29.56 0.957 Oct 04 21:58 -2.378
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1821 to 1830
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1821 Sep 26 06:59 403858 29.59 0.946 Sep 28 22:05 2.630
Oct 26 00:37 406665 M 29.38 1.000 Oct 26 02:39 0.085
Nov 24 19:04 404001 29.58 0.950 Nov 22 05:14 -2.576
1822 Nov 13 18:21 404282 29.56 0.954 Nov 16 05:23 2.459
Dec 13 13:24 406623 M 29.39 1.000 Dec 13 07:56 -0.228
1823 Jan 12 09:02 P 403312 M 29.63 0.935 Jan 09 11:48 -2.885
1824 Jan 01 08:11 404601 29.53 0.963 Jan 03 14:26 2.260
Jan 31 04:01 406464 M 29.40 0.998 Jan 30 15:46 -0.510
Feb 29 22:51 402753 29.67 0.925 Feb 26 21:25 -3.059
1825 Feb 17 22:19 405193 29.49 0.972 Feb 19 21:19 1.958
Mar 19 16:30 406509 M 29.40 0.996 Mar 18 22:34 -0.747
Apr 18 09:19 402484 29.69 0.917 Apr 15 05:41 -3.151
1826 Apr 07 09:28 405344 29.48 0.978 Apr 09 03:02 1.732
May 07 02:13 406259 M 29.41 0.995 May 06 05:15 -0.873
Jun 05 17:53 P 402130 29.72 0.913 Jun 02 12:59 -3.204
1827 May 25 18:36 405414 29.47 0.979 May 27 10:47 1.674
Jun 24 10:06 406274 M 29.41 0.995 Jun 23 13:50 -0.845
Jul 24 00:51 402209 29.71 0.916 Jul 20 20:51 -3.167
1828 Jul 12 01:35 405575 29.46 0.980 Jul 13 16:36 1.626
Aug 10 16:48 406329 M 29.41 0.995 Aug 09 19:39 -0.881
Sep 09 08:31 402048 29.72 0.911 Sep 06 02:21 -3.257
1829 Aug 29 08:57 405478 29.47 0.981 Aug 31 00:14 1.637
Sep 28 01:54 A 406137 M 29.42 0.994 Sep 27 02:40 -0.969
Oct 27 19:29 401559 29.76 0.902 Oct 24 09:19 -3.423
1830 Oct 16 19:18 405764 29.45 0.983 Oct 18 08:48 1.563
Nov 15 13:41 406155 M 29.42 0.991 Nov 14 09:49 -1.161
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1831 to 1840
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1831 Dec 04 07:39 406019 M 29.43 0.988 Dec 05 15:09 1.313
1832 Jan 03 03:17 405810 M 29.45 0.985 Jan 01 15:16 -1.501
1833 Jan 20 22:05 A 406148 M 29.42 0.993 Jan 21 23:17 1.050
Feb 19 17:34 405450 29.47 0.979 Feb 17 23:57 -1.734
1834 Feb 08 17:01 402171 29.71 0.911 Feb 11 23:48 3.283
Mar 10 11:16 406471 M 29.40 0.996 Mar 11 05:29 0.759
Apr 09 04:42 405330 29.48 0.974 Apr 07 07:37 -1.879
1835 Mar 29 04:41 402606 29.68 0.924 Apr 01 06:04 3.058
Apr 27 21:20 406392 M 29.40 0.998 Apr 28 11:25 0.587
May 27 13:32 A 405016 29.50 0.972 May 25 14:48 -1.947
1836 May 15 14:07 A 402772 29.67 0.927 May 18 13:32 2.976
Jun 14 05:37 406419 M 29.40 0.998 Jun 14 19:38 0.584
Jul 13 20:49 405073 29.50 0.973 Jul 11 23:06 -1.905
1837 Jul 02 21:31 403006 29.65 0.930 Jul 05 19:17 2.907
Aug 01 12:20 406531 M 29.39 0.998 Aug 02 01:33 0.551
Aug 31 04:01 405041 29.50 0.971 Aug 29 04:37 -1.975
1838 Aug 20 04:27 402927 29.66 0.930 Aug 23 02:44 2.928
Sep 18 20:45 A 406422 M 29.40 0.998 Sep 19 09:11 0.518
Oct 18 14:26 404719 29.53 0.967 Oct 16 11:26 -2.125
1839 Oct 07 14:14 403255 29.63 0.933 Oct 10 11:31 2.887
Nov 06 08:12 406635 M 29.39 0.999 Nov 06 16:59 0.366
Dec 06 03:01 404506 29.54 0.959 Dec 03 18:42 -2.347
1840 Nov 24 02:12 403748 29.60 0.944 Nov 26 19:01 2.700
Dec 23 21:25 406635 M 29.39 1.000 Dec 23 22:21 0.039
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1841 to 1850
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1841 Jan 22 17:06 P 403856 M 29.59 0.946 Jan 20 01:18 -2.658
1842 Jan 11 16:15 A 404134 29.57 0.954 Jan 14 04:06 2.494
Feb 10 11:54 406538 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 10 06:14 -0.236
Mar 12 06:28 403380 29.62 0.938 Mar 09 10:56 -2.814
1843 Mar 01 06:02 404757 29.52 0.964 Mar 03 10:50 2.200
Mar 30 23:48 406629 M 29.39 0.999 Mar 30 12:48 -0.458
Apr 29 16:18 403179 29.64 0.932 Apr 26 18:53 -2.893
1844 Apr 17 16:32 404900 29.51 0.970 Apr 19 16:39 2.005
May 17 08:53 406410 M 29.40 0.998 May 16 19:26 -0.560
Jun 16 00:26 P 402872 29.66 0.929 Jun 13 02:02 -2.933
1845 Jun 05 01:08 404970 29.51 0.971 Jun 07 00:21 1.967
Jul 04 16:30 406451 M 29.40 0.998 Jul 04 03:54 -0.525
Aug 03 07:25 402961 29.65 0.931 Jul 31 09:48 -2.901
1846 Jul 23 08:03 405137 29.49 0.972 Jul 25 06:13 1.923
Aug 21 23:26 406509 M 29.40 0.998 Aug 21 09:38 -0.575
Sep 20 15:34 402770 29.67 0.926 Sep 17 15:12 -3.015
1847 Sep 09 15:48 405070 29.50 0.973 Sep 11 14:07 1.930
Oct 09 09:07 A 406331 M 29.41 0.997 Oct 08 16:50 -0.679
Nov 08 03:11 402260 29.71 0.917 Nov 04 22:19 -3.203
1848 Oct 27 02:47 405416 29.47 0.976 Oct 28 22:46 1.833
Nov 25 21:30 406375 M 29.40 0.995 Nov 24 23:55 -0.899
Dec 25 16:23 401783 29.74 0.902 Dec 22 06:18 -3.420
1849 Dec 14 15:38 405729 M 29.45 0.983 Dec 16 05:17 1.569
1850 Jan 13 11:20 406069 M 29.43 0.990 Jan 12 05:23 -1.247
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1851 to 1860
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1851 Feb 01 06:02 A 405915 M 29.44 0.988 Feb 02 13:28 1.309
Mar 03 01:15 405781 29.45 0.985 Mar 01 14:05 -1.465
1852 Mar 20 18:42 406269 M 29.41 0.993 Mar 21 19:31 1.034
Apr 19 11:45 405715 29.45 0.982 Apr 17 21:26 -1.596
1853 Apr 08 11:57 401884 29.73 0.909 Apr 11 19:01 3.294
May 08 04:06 406198 M 29.42 0.994 May 09 01:31 0.892
Jun 06 20:03 A 405442 29.47 0.980 Jun 05 04:32 -1.647
1854 May 26 20:47 A 402025 29.72 0.912 May 30 02:25 3.235
Jun 25 12:02 406241 M 29.41 0.994 Jun 26 09:39 0.901
Jul 25 03:16 405518 29.47 0.981 Jul 23 12:43 -1.607
1855 Jul 14 04:01 402255 29.71 0.914 Jul 17 08:15 3.176
Aug 12 18:53 406364 M 29.41 0.995 Aug 13 15:36 0.863
Sep 11 10:52 405475 29.47 0.979 Sep 09 18:08 -1.698
1856 Aug 30 11:14 402204 29.71 0.915 Sep 02 15:57 3.196
Sep 29 03:48 A 406284 M 29.41 0.995 Sep 29 23:30 0.820
Oct 28 21:55 405156 29.49 0.975 Oct 27 01:04 -1.869
1857 Oct 17 21:39 402606 29.68 0.919 Oct 21 00:52 3.134
Nov 16 15:55 406547 M 29.39 0.997 Nov 17 07:19 0.641
Dec 16 11:02 404958 29.51 0.968 Dec 14 08:18 -2.114
1858 Dec 05 10:11 403172 M 29.64 0.932 Dec 08 08:32 2.932
1859 Jan 04 05:26 406593 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 04 12:47 0.306
Feb 03 01:05 P 404357 29.55 0.956 Jan 31 14:56 -2.423
1860 Jan 23 00:17 A 403616 29.61 0.944 Jan 25 17:37 2.722
Feb 21 19:39 406556 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 21 20:41 0.043
Mar 22 13:56 403964 29.58 0.950 Mar 20 00:31 -2.559
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1861 to 1870
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1861 Mar 11 13:37 404258 29.56 0.955 Mar 14 00:12 2.440
Apr 10 06:56 406685 M 29.38 1.000 Apr 10 03:01 -0.163
May 09 23:08 403824 29.59 0.945 May 07 08:09 -2.624
1862 Apr 28 23:27 404386 29.55 0.961 May 01 06:06 2.277
May 28 15:26 406490 M 29.40 1.000 May 28 09:39 -0.241
Jun 27 06:54 P 403555 29.61 0.944 Jun 24 15:12 -2.654
1863 Jun 16 07:36 404454 29.54 0.961 Jun 18 13:45 2.256
Jul 15 22:54 406552 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 15 18:00 -0.204
Aug 14 14:03 403646 29.60 0.945 Aug 11 22:52 -2.633
1864 Aug 02 14:34 404630 29.53 0.962 Aug 04 19:43 2.215
Sep 01 06:08 406615 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 31 23:43 -0.267
Sep 30 22:43 403426 29.62 0.939 Sep 28 04:11 -2.772
1865 Sep 19 22:46 404601 29.53 0.963 Sep 22 03:55 2.214
Oct 19 16:28 A 406459 M 29.40 0.999 Oct 19 07:07 -0.389
Nov 18 11:00 402905 29.66 0.930 Nov 15 11:29 -2.980
1866 Nov 07 10:25 405018 29.50 0.968 Nov 09 12:38 2.092
Dec 07 05:25 406538 M 29.39 0.997 Dec 06 14:08 -0.637
1867 Jan 06 00:30 402444 29.69 0.916 Jan 02 19:30 -3.209
Dec 25 23:40 405387 M 29.48 0.977 Dec 27 19:18 1.818
1868 Jan 24 19:19 406278 M 29.41 0.993 Jan 23 19:38 -0.987
1869 Feb 11 13:54 A 405626 29.46 0.983 Feb 13 03:29 1.566
Mar 13 08:47 406058 M 29.43 0.990 Mar 12 04:18 -1.187
1870 Apr 01 01:58 406001 29.43 0.988 Apr 02 09:24 1.310
Apr 30 18:38 406039 M 29.43 0.988 Apr 29 11:21 -1.303
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1871 to 1880
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1871 May 19 10:45 405931 M 29.44 0.990 May 20 15:31 1.198
Jun 18 02:30 A 405799 29.45 0.987 Jun 16 18:22 -1.339
1872 Jul 05 18:25 405988 M 29.43 0.989 Jul 06 23:34 1.215
Aug 04 09:46 405890 29.44 0.988 Aug 03 02:28 -1.304
1873 Aug 23 01:31 406125 M 29.42 0.990 Aug 24 05:36 1.170
Sep 21 17:51 405839 29.44 0.986 Sep 20 07:48 -1.419
1874 Oct 10 11:02 A 406083 M 29.43 0.992 Oct 11 13:47 1.115
Nov 09 05:34 405528 29.47 0.982 Nov 07 14:53 -1.612
1875 Oct 29 05:13 401917 29.73 0.905 Nov 01 14:08 3.371
Nov 27 23:45 406403 M 29.40 0.994 Nov 28 21:36 0.911
Dec 27 19:05 405358 29.48 0.975 Dec 25 22:03 -1.876
1876 Dec 15 18:14 402556 M 29.68 0.920 Dec 18 21:57 3.155
1877 Jan 14 13:28 406498 M 29.40 0.998 Jan 15 03:11 0.571
Feb 13 08:59 404812 29.52 0.965 Feb 11 04:42 -2.178
1878 Feb 02 08:17 A 403049 29.65 0.932 Feb 05 06:58 2.945
Mar 04 03:18 406516 M 29.39 0.999 Mar 04 11:05 0.325
Apr 02 21:15 404500 29.54 0.960 Mar 31 14:13 -2.293
1879 Mar 22 21:05 403697 29.60 0.944 Mar 25 13:24 2.680
Apr 21 13:56 406673 M 29.38 1.000 Apr 21 17:13 0.137
May 21 05:51 404410 29.55 0.957 May 18 21:31 -2.347
1880 May 09 06:17 403801 29.59 0.949 May 11 19:24 2.547
Jun 07 21:55 406495 M 29.40 1.000 Jun 07 23:51 0.081
Jul 07 13:21 A 404172 29.57 0.956 Jul 05 04:29 -2.370
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1881 to 1890
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1881 Jun 26 14:04 403866 29.59 0.949 Jun 29 03:01 2.540
Jul 26 05:19 406576 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 26 08:08 0.117
Aug 24 20:45 404260 29.56 0.957 Aug 22 12:04 -2.362
1882 Aug 13 21:10 404059 29.57 0.951 Aug 16 09:07 2.497
Sep 12 12:59 406649 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 12 13:54 0.038
Oct 12 06:02 404015 29.58 0.951 Oct 09 17:19 -2.530
1883 Oct 01 05:54 404078 29.57 0.953 Oct 03 17:36 2.487
Oct 30 23:57 A 406522 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 30 21:30 -0.102
Nov 29 18:54 403495 29.61 0.942 Nov 27 00:47 -2.755
1884 Nov 17 18:12 404571 29.54 0.959 Nov 20 02:23 2.341
Dec 17 13:24 406646 M 29.39 0.999 Dec 17 04:27 -0.373
1885 Jan 16 08:37 403063 M 29.65 0.929 Jan 13 08:49 -2.992
1886 Jan 05 07:44 404997 29.50 0.970 Jan 07 09:11 2.060
Feb 04 03:15 406434 M 29.40 0.997 Feb 03 09:58 -0.720
Mar 05 22:04 A 402317 29.70 0.915 Mar 02 16:40 -3.225
1887 Feb 22 21:40 A 405279 29.48 0.977 Feb 24 17:20 1.819
Mar 24 16:10 406279 M 29.41 0.995 Mar 23 18:34 -0.900
Apr 23 08:53 402018 29.72 0.910 Apr 20 02:19 -3.274
1888 Apr 11 09:08 405665 29.46 0.982 Apr 12 23:09 1.584
May 11 01:24 406297 M 29.41 0.993 May 10 01:19 -1.003
Jun 09 16:34 401906 29.73 0.906 Jun 06 09:19 -3.302
1889 May 29 17:20 405590 29.46 0.984 May 31 05:22 1.501
Jun 28 08:54 A 406082 M 29.43 0.992 Jun 27 08:19 -1.024
Jul 28 00:00 401681 29.75 0.905 Jul 24 16:05 -3.330
1890 Jul 17 00:50 405661 29.46 0.983 Jul 18 13:23 1.523
Aug 15 16:20 406186 M 29.42 0.993 Aug 14 16:20 -1.000
Sep 14 07:53 401699 29.75 0.904 Sep 10 23:16 -3.359
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1891 to 1900
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1891 Sep 03 08:16 405818 29.45 0.984 Sep 04 19:33 1.470
Oct 03 00:58 406131 M 29.42 0.991 Oct 01 21:38 -1.139
1892 Oct 20 18:24 P 405823 29.44 0.986 Oct 22 04:01 1.401
Nov 19 13:19 405841 M 29.44 0.988 Nov 18 04:52 -1.352
1893 Dec 08 07:40 406206 M 29.42 0.991 Dec 09 11:49 1.173
1894 Jan 07 03:07 405708 M 29.45 0.981 Jan 05 11:57 -1.632
Dec 27 02:20 401899 29.73 0.906 Dec 30 11:15 3.372
1895 Jan 25 21:26 406347 M 29.41 0.995 Jan 26 17:30 0.836
Feb 24 16:44 405223 29.49 0.974 Feb 22 18:35 -1.923
1896 Feb 13 16:13 A 402429 29.69 0.919 Feb 16 20:09 3.164
Mar 14 10:48 406414 M 29.40 0.998 Mar 15 01:23 0.608
Apr 13 04:23 404984 29.51 0.970 Apr 11 03:59 -2.017
1897 Apr 02 04:24 403070 29.65 0.931 Apr 05 02:26 2.918
May 01 20:46 406591 M 29.39 0.999 May 02 07:20 0.440
May 31 12:26 404936 29.51 0.968 May 29 10:58 -2.061
1898 May 20 12:58 403145 29.64 0.936 May 23 08:33 2.815
Jun 19 04:19 406425 M 29.40 0.999 Jun 19 14:02 0.405
Jul 18 19:47 A 404721 29.53 0.967 Jul 16 17:54 -2.079
1899 Jul 07 20:31 403212 29.64 0.935 Jul 10 16:09 2.818
Aug 06 11:48 406526 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 06 22:16 0.436
Sep 05 03:33 404805 29.52 0.967 Sep 03 01:24 -2.090
1900 Aug 25 03:53 403428 29.62 0.938 Aug 27 22:25 2.773
Sep 23 19:57 406613 M 29.39 0.999 Sep 24 04:07 0.340
Oct 23 13:27 404539 29.54 0.961 Oct 21 06:37 -2.285
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): 1801 to 1900
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1801 Jul 10 23:27 406642 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 10 21:24 -0.086
1803 Oct 15 17:10 406633 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 15 12:21 -0.201
1804 Dec 02 05:27 406557 M 29.39 0.998 Dec 01 17:34 -0.495
1816 Feb 28 03:43 406609 M 29.39 0.998 Feb 28 15:19 0.483
1817 Apr 16 14:27 406513 M 29.39 0.999 Apr 16 21:12 0.281
1818 Jun 03 23:11 406520 M 29.39 0.999 Jun 04 05:31 0.264
1819 Jul 22 05:53 406624 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 22 11:29 0.233
1821 Oct 26 00:37 406665 M 29.38 1.000 Oct 26 02:39 0.085
1822 Dec 13 13:24 406623 M 29.39 1.000 Dec 13 07:56 -0.228
1825 Mar 19 16:30 406509 M 29.40 0.996 Mar 18 22:34 -0.747
1837 Aug 01 12:20 406531 M 29.39 0.998 Aug 02 01:33 0.551
1839 Nov 06 08:12 406635 M 29.39 0.999 Nov 06 16:59 0.366
1840 Dec 23 21:25 406635 M 29.39 1.000 Dec 23 22:21 0.039
1842 Feb 10 11:54 406538 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 10 06:14 -0.236
1843 Mar 30 23:48 406629 M 29.39 0.999 Mar 30 12:48 -0.458
1846 Aug 21 23:26 406509 M 29.40 0.998 Aug 21 09:38 -0.575
1857 Nov 16 15:55 406547 M 29.39 0.997 Nov 17 07:19 0.641
1859 Jan 04 05:26 406593 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 04 12:47 0.306
1860 Feb 21 19:39 406556 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 21 20:41 0.043
1861 Apr 10 06:56 406685 M 29.38 1.000 Apr 10 03:01 -0.163
1863 Jul 15 22:54 406552 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 15 18:00 -0.204
1864 Sep 01 06:08 406615 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 31 23:43 -0.267
1866 Dec 07 05:25 406538 M 29.39 0.997 Dec 06 14:08 -0.637
1878 Mar 04 03:18 406516 M 29.39 0.999 Mar 04 11:05 0.325
1879 Apr 21 13:56 406673 M 29.38 1.000 Apr 21 17:13 0.137
1881 Jul 26 05:19 406576 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 26 08:08 0.117
1882 Sep 12 12:59 406649 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 12 13:54 0.038
1883 Oct 30 23:57 A 406522 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 30 21:30 -0.102
1884 Dec 17 13:24 406646 M 29.39 0.999 Dec 17 04:27 -0.373
1897 May 01 20:46 406591 M 29.39 0.999 May 02 07:20 0.440
1899 Aug 06 11:48 406526 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 06 22:16 0.436
1900 Sep 23 19:57 406613 M 29.39 0.999 Sep 24 04:07 0.340
1801 Jul 10 23:27 406642 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 10 21:24 -0.086
1803 Oct 15 17:10 406633 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 15 12:21 -0.201
1816 Feb 28 03:43 406609 M 29.39 0.998 Feb 28 15:19 0.483
1819 Jul 22 05:53 406624 M 29.39 1.000 Jul 22 11:29 0.233
1821 Oct 26 00:37 406665 M 29.38 1.000 Oct 26 02:39 0.085
1822 Dec 13 13:24 406623 M 29.39 1.000 Dec 13 07:56 -0.228
1839 Nov 06 08:12 406635 M 29.39 0.999 Nov 06 16:59 0.366
1840 Dec 23 21:25 406635 M 29.39 1.000 Dec 23 22:21 0.039
1843 Mar 30 23:48 406629 M 29.39 0.999 Mar 30 12:48 -0.458
1861 Apr 10 06:56 406685 M 29.38 1.000 Apr 10 03:01 -0.163
1864 Sep 01 06:08 406615 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 31 23:43 -0.267
1879 Apr 21 13:56 406673 M 29.38 1.000 Apr 21 17:13 0.137
1882 Sep 12 12:59 406649 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 12 13:54 0.038
1884 Dec 17 13:24 406646 M 29.39 0.999 Dec 17 04:27 -0.373
1900 Sep 23 19:57 406613 M 29.39 0.999 Sep 24 04:07 0.340
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.