New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 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 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 ( 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 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): 1901 to 1910
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1901 Oct 12 13:11 403503 29.61 0.941 Oct 15 07:12 2.750
Nov 11 07:34 A 406525 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 11 11:56 0.182
Dec 11 02:53 404032 29.58 0.952 Dec 08 14:15 -2.527
1902 Nov 30 02:04 404078 29.57 0.949 Dec 02 16:01 2.581
Dec 29 21:25 406699 M 29.38 1.000 Dec 29 18:48 -0.109
1903 Jan 28 16:39 403642 M 29.60 0.941 Jan 25 22:14 -2.767
1904 Jan 17 15:47 404557 29.54 0.961 Jan 19 22:54 2.297
Feb 16 11:05 406536 M 29.39 0.999 Feb 16 00:22 -0.447
Mar 17 05:39 A 402972 29.65 0.929 Mar 14 06:03 -2.984
1905 Mar 06 05:19 A 404872 29.51 0.969 Mar 08 07:00 2.070
Apr 04 23:23 406439 M 29.40 0.998 Apr 04 08:52 -0.605
May 04 15:50 402753 29.67 0.925 May 01 15:31 -3.013
1906 Apr 23 16:07 405257 29.49 0.975 Apr 25 12:43 1.859
May 23 08:01 406487 M 29.40 0.997 May 22 15:21 -0.695
Jun 21 23:06 402678 29.67 0.923 Jun 18 22:14 -3.036
1907 Jun 10 23:50 405174 29.49 0.976 Jun 12 19:03 1.801
Jul 10 15:17 A 406292 M 29.41 0.996 Jul 09 22:22 -0.705
Aug 09 06:36 402460 29.69 0.922 Aug 06 04:58 -3.068
1908 Jul 28 07:17 405262 29.49 0.975 Jul 30 03:04 1.825
Aug 26 22:59 406408 M 29.40 0.997 Aug 26 06:19 -0.694
Sep 25 14:59 402451 29.69 0.920 Sep 22 12:06 -3.120
1909 Sep 14 15:08 405447 29.47 0.977 Sep 16 09:24 1.761
Oct 14 08:13 406355 M 29.41 0.995 Oct 13 11:37 -0.858
Nov 13 02:18 401899 29.73 0.907 Nov 09 17:48 -3.354
1910 Nov 02 01:56 P 405507 29.47 0.980 Nov 03 18:09 1.676
Dec 01 21:11 406094 M 29.43 0.992 Nov 30 19:00 -1.091
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1911 to 1920
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1911 Dec 20 15:40 405958 M 29.44 0.986 Dec 22 01:56 1.428
1912 Jan 19 11:10 406006 M 29.43 0.987 Jan 18 01:58 -1.383
1913 Feb 06 05:22 406143 M 29.42 0.992 Feb 07 07:43 1.098
Mar 08 00:22 405582 29.46 0.981 Mar 06 08:35 -1.658
1914 Feb 25 00:02 A 401756 29.74 0.905 Feb 28 09:11 3.382
Mar 26 18:09 406248 M 29.41 0.995 Mar 27 15:33 0.892
Apr 25 11:21 405412 29.47 0.978 Apr 23 17:49 -1.731
1915 Apr 14 11:35 402379 29.70 0.917 Apr 17 15:21 3.156
May 14 03:31 406437 M 29.40 0.996 May 14 21:21 0.743
Jun 12 18:57 405396 29.48 0.977 Jun 11 00:30 -1.768
1916 May 31 19:37 402422 29.69 0.921 Jun 03 21:33 3.080
Jun 30 10:43 406279 M 29.41 0.996 Jul 01 04:09 0.727
Jul 30 02:15 A 405198 29.49 0.976 Jul 28 07:27 -1.784
1917 Jul 19 03:00 P 402492 29.69 0.920 Jul 22 05:10 3.091
Aug 17 18:21 406402 M 29.40 0.996 Aug 18 12:22 0.751
Sep 16 10:27 405277 29.48 0.976 Sep 14 14:53 -1.815
1918 Sep 05 10:43 402743 29.67 0.924 Sep 08 11:39 3.038
Oct 05 03:05 406510 M 29.40 0.997 Oct 05 18:21 0.636
Nov 03 21:01 404998 29.50 0.970 Nov 01 20:04 -2.040
1919 Oct 23 20:39 402884 29.66 0.928 Oct 26 20:42 3.002
Nov 22 15:19 A 406470 M 29.40 0.999 Nov 23 02:23 0.461
Dec 22 10:55 404517 29.54 0.962 Dec 20 03:52 -2.294
1920 Dec 10 10:04 403542 M 29.61 0.939 Dec 13 05:31 2.811
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1921 to 1930
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1921 Jan 09 05:26 406699 M 29.38 1.000 Jan 09 09:09 0.155
Feb 08 00:37 404177 29.56 0.951 Feb 05 11:46 -2.535
1922 Jan 27 23:48 404066 29.57 0.952 Jan 30 12:28 2.528
Feb 26 18:47 406582 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 26 14:46 -0.168
Mar 28 13:03 A 403585 29.61 0.942 Mar 25 19:30 -2.731
1923 Mar 17 12:51 A 404402 29.55 0.960 Mar 19 20:29 2.318
Apr 16 06:28 406535 M 29.39 0.999 Apr 15 23:10 -0.304
May 15 22:38 403435 29.62 0.940 May 13 04:47 -2.744
1924 May 03 23:00 404779 29.52 0.966 May 06 02:08 2.130
Jun 02 14:34 406604 M 29.39 0.999 Jun 02 05:24 -0.382
Jul 02 05:35 403388 29.62 0.938 Jun 29 11:14 -2.764
1925 Jun 21 06:17 404685 29.53 0.967 Jun 23 08:37 2.097
Jul 20 21:40 A 406425 M 29.40 0.999 Jul 20 12:29 -0.383
Aug 19 13:15 403173 29.64 0.937 Aug 16 17:58 -2.803
1926 Aug 08 13:48 404795 29.52 0.966 Aug 10 16:38 2.118
Sep 07 05:45 406556 M 29.39 0.999 Sep 06 20:25 -0.389
Oct 06 22:13 403136 29.64 0.934 Oct 04 01:04 -2.881
1927 Sep 25 22:11 405016 29.50 0.969 Sep 27 23:11 2.042
Oct 25 15:37 406512 M 29.39 0.998 Oct 25 01:45 -0.578
Nov 24 10:09 402562 29.68 0.921 Nov 21 06:49 -3.139
1928 Nov 12 09:35 P 405139 29.49 0.973 Nov 14 08:12 1.942
Dec 12 05:06 406291 M 29.41 0.995 Dec 11 09:16 -0.826
1929 Jan 11 00:28 M 401872 29.73 0.907 Jan 07 15:36 -3.370
Dec 30 23:42 405658 M 29.46 0.980 Jan 01 15:55 1.676
1930 Jan 29 19:07 406255 M 29.41 0.991 Jan 28 16:06 -1.126
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1931 to 1940
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1931 Feb 17 13:11 405880 29.44 0.987 Feb 18 21:48 1.359
Mar 19 07:50 405889 M 29.44 0.987 Mar 17 22:40 -1.382
1932 Apr 06 01:21 406015 M 29.43 0.990 Apr 07 05:35 1.176
May 05 18:11 405778 29.45 0.985 May 04 07:45 -1.435
1933 Apr 24 18:38 401620 29.75 0.901 Apr 28 04:07 3.395
May 24 10:07 406208 M 29.42 0.992 May 25 11:16 1.048
Jun 23 01:22 405787 29.45 0.984 Jun 21 14:10 -1.467
1934 Jun 12 02:12 401632 29.75 0.904 Jun 15 10:26 3.343
Jul 11 17:06 406057 M 29.43 0.992 Jul 12 18:12 1.046
Aug 10 08:45 A 405601 29.46 0.984 Aug 08 21:09 -1.484
1935 Jul 30 09:32 P 401714 29.75 0.903 Aug 02 18:06 3.356
Aug 29 01:00 406206 M 29.42 0.992 Aug 30 02:25 1.059
Sep 27 17:30 405678 29.46 0.983 Sep 26 04:32 -1.540
1936 Sep 15 17:41 402007 29.72 0.908 Sep 19 00:48 3.297
Oct 15 10:21 406344 M 29.41 0.994 Oct 16 08:35 0.927
Nov 14 04:42 405395 29.48 0.977 Nov 12 09:41 -1.792
1937 Nov 03 04:16 402223 29.71 0.914 Nov 06 10:07 3.244
Dec 02 23:11 A 406359 M 29.41 0.996 Dec 03 16:50 0.735
1938 Jan 01 18:58 M 404952 M 29.51 0.970 Dec 30 17:38 -2.056
Dec 21 18:07 402963 29.65 0.927 Dec 24 18:55 3.033
1939 Jan 20 13:27 406644 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 20 23:29 0.418
Feb 19 08:28 404669 29.53 0.961 Feb 17 01:25 -2.294
1940 Feb 08 07:45 403522 29.61 0.942 Feb 11 01:53 2.756
Mar 09 02:23 406570 M 29.39 1.000 Mar 09 05:09 0.116
Apr 07 20:18 A 404151 29.57 0.953 Apr 05 09:04 -2.469
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1941 to 1950
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1941 Mar 27 20:14 A 403868 29.59 0.949 Mar 30 09:48 2.566
Apr 26 13:23 406564 M 29.39 1.000 Apr 26 13:26 0.002
May 26 05:18 404063 29.57 0.952 May 23 18:09 -2.465
1942 May 15 05:45 404229 29.56 0.955 May 17 15:24 2.402
Jun 13 21:02 406647 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 13 19:28 -0.065
Jul 13 12:03 404033 29.58 0.951 Jul 11 00:21 -2.487
1943 Jul 02 12:44 404126 29.57 0.956 Jul 04 22:02 2.388
Aug 01 04:06 A 406483 M 29.40 1.000 Aug 01 02:40 -0.060
Aug 30 19:59 403816 29.59 0.950 Aug 28 07:07 -2.537
1944 Aug 18 20:25 404263 29.56 0.955 Aug 21 06:05 2.403
Sep 17 12:37 406633 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 17 10:35 -0.085
Oct 17 05:35 403757 29.60 0.946 Oct 14 14:11 -2.642
1945 Oct 06 05:22 404530 29.54 0.959 Oct 08 12:54 2.314
Nov 04 23:11 406606 M 29.39 0.999 Nov 04 15:59 -0.299
Dec 04 18:07 403170 29.64 0.933 Dec 01 19:59 -2.922
1946 Nov 23 17:24 P 404723 29.52 0.965 Nov 25 22:07 2.197
Dec 23 13:06 406433 M 29.40 0.998 Dec 22 23:39 -0.560
1947 Jan 22 08:34 402526 M 29.69 0.920 Jan 19 04:56 -3.152
1948 Jan 11 07:45 405308 29.48 0.974 Jan 13 05:46 1.918
Feb 10 03:02 406450 M 29.40 0.995 Feb 09 06:19 -0.863
Mar 10 21:15 402068 29.72 0.908 Mar 07 13:31 -3.322
1949 Feb 27 20:55 405560 29.46 0.982 Mar 01 11:44 1.617
Mar 29 15:11 406139 M 29.42 0.992 Mar 28 12:51 -1.097
1950 Apr 17 08:25 405713 29.45 0.985 Apr 18 19:27 1.460
May 17 00:54 406079 M 29.43 0.991 May 15 21:45 -1.131
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1951 to 1960
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1951 Jun 04 16:40 405905 29.44 0.987 Jun 06 01:04 1.349
Jul 04 07:48 406105 M 29.42 0.990 Jul 03 03:56 -1.161
1952 Jul 21 23:31 405761 29.45 0.987 Jul 23 08:09 1.360
Aug 20 15:20 A 405930 M 29.44 0.990 Aug 19 11:00 -1.181
1953 Sep 08 07:47 405943 29.44 0.987 Sep 09 16:25 1.359
Oct 08 00:41 406010 M 29.43 0.989 Oct 06 18:19 -1.265
1954 Oct 26 17:47 406118 M 29.42 0.990 Oct 27 22:47 1.208
Nov 25 12:31 405732 29.45 0.984 Nov 23 23:29 -1.542
1955 Dec 14 07:07 A 406195 M 29.42 0.993 Dec 15 07:13 1.004
1956 Jan 13 03:01 405337 M 29.48 0.977 Jan 11 07:34 -1.810
1957 Jan 01 02:13 402345 29.70 0.914 Jan 04 08:10 3.248
Jan 30 21:25 406536 M 29.39 0.997 Jan 31 13:45 0.681
Mar 01 16:12 405115 29.50 0.970 Feb 27 15:11 -2.043
1958 Feb 18 15:38 402926 29.66 0.930 Feb 21 15:09 2.980
Mar 20 09:50 406496 M 29.40 0.999 Mar 20 19:29 0.402
Apr 19 03:23 A 404666 29.53 0.964 Apr 16 22:42 -2.195
1959 Apr 08 03:29 A 403268 29.63 0.937 Apr 10 22:57 2.811
May 07 20:11 406522 M 29.39 0.999 May 08 03:39 0.311
Jun 06 11:53 404629 29.53 0.964 Jun 04 07:36 -2.179
1960 May 25 12:26 403609 29.61 0.943 May 28 04:31 2.670
Jun 24 03:27 406615 M 29.39 0.999 Jun 24 09:32 0.254
Jul 23 18:31 404611 29.53 0.962 Jul 21 13:35 -2.205
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1961 to 1970
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1961 Jul 12 19:11 403499 29.61 0.943 Jul 15 11:19 2.672
Aug 11 10:36 A 406465 M 29.40 0.999 Aug 11 16:53 0.262
Sep 10 02:49 404389 29.55 0.961 Sep 07 20:25 -2.267
1962 Aug 30 03:09 403672 29.60 0.943 Sep 01 19:27 2.679
Sep 28 19:39 406640 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 29 00:48 0.215
Oct 28 13:05 404313 29.55 0.956 Oct 26 03:26 -2.402
1963 Oct 17 12:43 403991 29.58 0.949 Oct 20 02:31 2.575
Nov 16 06:50 406639 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 16 06:19 -0.022
Dec 16 02:06 403729 29.60 0.944 Dec 13 09:18 -2.701
1964 Dec 04 01:18 P 404260 M 29.56 0.956 Dec 06 11:55 2.442
1965 Jan 02 21:07 406522 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 02 14:06 -0.292
Feb 01 16:36 403140 29.64 0.933 Jan 29 18:24 -2.925
1966 Jan 21 15:46 404907 29.51 0.966 Jan 23 19:28 2.154
Feb 20 10:49 406592 M 29.39 0.998 Feb 19 20:35 -0.593
Mar 22 04:46 402756 29.67 0.922 Mar 19 02:47 -3.083
1967 Mar 11 04:30 405176 29.49 0.975 Mar 13 01:30 1.875
Apr 09 22:20 406330 M 29.41 0.996 Apr 09 03:06 -0.802
May 09 14:55 P 402274 29.70 0.916 May 06 10:39 -3.178
1968 Apr 27 15:21 405340 29.48 0.978 Apr 29 09:09 1.741
May 27 07:30 406312 M 29.41 0.995 May 26 11:49 -0.820
Jun 25 22:24 402303 29.70 0.917 Jun 22 19:01 -3.141
1969 Jun 14 23:09 405527 29.47 0.980 Jun 16 14:43 1.649
Jul 14 14:11 406349 M 29.41 0.995 Jul 13 17:49 -0.849
Aug 13 05:16 402211 29.71 0.914 Aug 10 00:45 -3.188
1970 Aug 02 05:58 405394 29.48 0.980 Aug 03 22:00 1.668
Aug 31 22:01 A 406184 M 29.42 0.995 Aug 31 01:00 -0.876
Sep 30 14:31 401887 29.73 0.910 Sep 27 07:32 -3.291
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1971 to 1980
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1971 Sep 19 14:42 405615 29.46 0.980 Sep 21 06:20 1.651
Oct 19 07:59 406273 M 29.41 0.993 Oct 18 08:16 -0.988
1972 Nov 06 01:21 405836 29.44 0.985 Nov 07 12:55 1.482
Dec 05 20:24 406012 M 29.43 0.989 Dec 04 13:28 -1.289
1973 Dec 24 15:07 A 405979 M 29.43 0.989 Dec 25 21:30 1.266
1974 Jan 23 11:02 405673 M 29.46 0.983 Jan 21 21:38 -1.558
1975 Feb 11 05:17 406371 M 29.41 0.994 Feb 12 03:55 0.943
Mar 12 23:48 405512 29.47 0.977 Mar 11 05:02 -1.782
1976 Feb 29 23:25 402274 29.70 0.916 Mar 04 04:16 3.202
Mar 30 17:08 406357 M 29.41 0.997 Mar 31 09:43 0.691
Apr 29 10:20 A 405124 29.50 0.973 Apr 27 12:27 -1.912
1977 Apr 18 10:36 A 402601 29.68 0.924 Apr 21 11:56 3.056
May 18 02:52 406408 M 29.40 0.997 May 18 17:46 0.621
Jun 16 18:23 405130 29.50 0.973 Jun 14 21:10 -1.884
1978 Jun 05 19:02 402918 29.66 0.929 Jun 08 17:30 2.937
Jul 05 09:50 406507 M 29.40 0.998 Jul 05 23:34 0.572
Aug 04 01:01 405116 29.50 0.972 Aug 02 02:58 -1.919
1979 Jul 24 01:41 402808 29.67 0.929 Jul 27 00:29 2.950
Aug 22 17:11 A 406374 M 29.40 0.998 Aug 23 07:06 0.580
Sep 21 09:47 404892 29.51 0.971 Sep 19 09:52 -1.996
1980 Sep 09 10:00 403024 29.65 0.929 Sep 12 08:43 2.946
Oct 09 02:50 406581 M 29.39 0.998 Oct 09 15:03 0.509
Nov 07 20:43 404806 29.52 0.966 Nov 05 16:50 -2.161
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1981 to 1990
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1981 Oct 27 20:13 403407 29.62 0.937 Oct 30 16:03 2.826
Nov 26 14:38 406614 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 26 20:42 0.252
Dec 26 10:10 404235 29.56 0.954 Dec 23 22:45 -2.475
1982 Dec 15 09:18 P 403752 M 29.60 0.946 Dec 18 01:34 2.678
1983 Jan 14 05:08 406557 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 14 04:34 -0.023
Feb 13 00:32 403714 29.60 0.945 Feb 10 07:58 -2.690
1984 Feb 01 23:46 404454 29.54 0.958 Feb 04 08:59 2.384
Mar 02 18:31 406678 M 29.38 0.999 Mar 02 10:52 -0.318
Apr 01 12:10 403400 29.62 0.936 Mar 29 16:07 -2.835
1985 Mar 21 11:59 404732 29.52 0.967 Mar 23 15:05 2.130
Apr 20 05:22 406456 M 29.40 0.998 Apr 19 17:22 -0.500
May 19 21:41 P 402988 29.65 0.931 May 16 23:49 -2.911
1986 May 08 22:10 404895 29.51 0.970 May 10 22:40 2.021
Jun 07 14:00 406472 M 29.40 0.998 Jun 07 01:54 -0.504
Jul 07 04:55 403048 29.65 0.932 Jul 04 08:01 -2.870
1987 Jun 26 05:37 405078 29.50 0.971 Jun 28 04:15 1.943
Jul 25 20:37 406518 M 29.39 0.998 Jul 25 07:46 -0.535
Aug 24 11:59 402945 29.66 0.930 Aug 21 13:36 -2.932
1988 Aug 12 12:31 404958 29.51 0.971 Aug 14 11:45 1.968
Sep 11 04:49 A 406366 M 29.41 0.998 Sep 10 15:07 -0.571
Oct 10 21:49 402599 29.68 0.925 Oct 07 20:29 -3.055
1989 Sep 29 21:47 405227 29.49 0.973 Oct 01 20:09 1.932
Oct 29 15:27 406471 M 29.40 0.997 Oct 28 22:20 -0.713
Nov 28 09:41 402266 29.71 0.914 Nov 25 03:47 -3.246
1990 Nov 17 09:04 405502 29.47 0.979 Nov 19 02:58 1.746
Dec 17 04:22 406236 M 29.41 0.993 Dec 16 03:35 -1.033
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 1991 to 2000
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1992 Jan 04 23:09 405712 29.45 0.984 Jan 06 11:39 1.521
Feb 03 19:00 405959 M 29.44 0.989 Feb 02 11:49 -1.299
1993 Feb 21 13:05 406148 M 29.42 0.990 Feb 22 17:56 1.202
Mar 23 07:14 405856 29.44 0.984 Mar 21 18:58 -1.511
1994 Mar 12 07:05 401564 29.76 0.902 Mar 15 17:14 3.423
Apr 11 00:17 406152 M 29.42 0.993 Apr 11 23:50 0.981
May 10 17:07 A 405523 29.47 0.981 May 09 02:17 -1.618
1995 Apr 29 17:36 A 401869 29.73 0.908 May 03 00:47 3.299
May 29 09:27 406220 M 29.42 0.994 May 30 07:47 0.930
Jun 28 00:50 405562 29.46 0.981 Jun 26 10:49 -1.584
1996 Jun 16 01:36 402163 29.71 0.913 Jun 19 06:23 3.199
Jul 15 16:15 406324 M 29.41 0.994 Jul 16 13:32 0.887
Aug 14 07:34 405550 29.46 0.981 Aug 12 16:29 -1.629
1997 Aug 03 08:14 402057 29.72 0.912 Aug 06 13:34 3.222
Sep 01 23:52 P 406211 M 29.42 0.994 Sep 02 21:18 0.893
Oct 01 16:52 405324 29.48 0.979 Sep 29 23:29 -1.724
1998 Sep 20 17:01 402328 29.70 0.914 Sep 23 21:54 3.203
Oct 20 10:09 406458 M 29.40 0.996 Oct 21 05:17 0.797
Nov 19 04:27 405239 29.49 0.974 Nov 17 06:24 -1.919
1999 Nov 08 03:53 402781 29.67 0.924 Nov 11 05:30 3.067
Dec 07 22:32 406533 M 29.39 0.998 Dec 08 11:05 0.523
2000 Jan 06 18:14 404694 M 29.53 0.963 Jan 04 12:23 -2.244
Dec 25 17:22 P 403202 29.64 0.934 Dec 28 15:06 2.906
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): 1901 to 2000
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1901 Nov 11 07:34 A 406525 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 11 11:56 0.182
1902 Dec 29 21:25 406699 M 29.38 1.000 Dec 29 18:48 -0.109
1904 Feb 16 11:05 406536 M 29.39 0.999 Feb 16 00:22 -0.447
1918 Oct 05 03:05 406510 M 29.40 0.997 Oct 05 18:21 0.636
1921 Jan 09 05:26 406699 M 29.38 1.000 Jan 09 09:09 0.155
1922 Feb 26 18:47 406582 M 29.39 1.000 Feb 26 14:46 -0.168
1923 Apr 16 06:28 406535 M 29.39 0.999 Apr 15 23:10 -0.304
1924 Jun 02 14:34 406604 M 29.39 0.999 Jun 02 05:24 -0.382
1926 Sep 07 05:45 406556 M 29.39 0.999 Sep 06 20:25 -0.389
1927 Oct 25 15:37 406512 M 29.39 0.998 Oct 25 01:45 -0.578
1939 Jan 20 13:27 406644 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 20 23:29 0.418
1940 Mar 09 02:23 406570 M 29.39 1.000 Mar 09 05:09 0.116
1941 Apr 26 13:23 406564 M 29.39 1.000 Apr 26 13:26 0.002
1942 Jun 13 21:02 406647 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 13 19:28 -0.065
1944 Sep 17 12:37 406633 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 17 10:35 -0.085
1945 Nov 04 23:11 406606 M 29.39 0.999 Nov 04 15:59 -0.299
1957 Jan 30 21:25 406536 M 29.39 0.997 Jan 31 13:45 0.681
1959 May 07 20:11 406522 M 29.39 0.999 May 08 03:39 0.311
1960 Jun 24 03:27 406615 M 29.39 0.999 Jun 24 09:32 0.254
1962 Sep 28 19:39 406640 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 29 00:48 0.215
1963 Nov 16 06:50 406639 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 16 06:19 -0.022
1965 Jan 02 21:07 406522 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 02 14:06 -0.292
1966 Feb 20 10:49 406592 M 29.39 0.998 Feb 19 20:35 -0.593
1978 Jul 05 09:50 406507 M 29.40 0.998 Jul 05 23:34 0.572
1980 Oct 09 02:50 406581 M 29.39 0.998 Oct 09 15:03 0.509
1981 Nov 26 14:38 406614 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 26 20:42 0.252
1983 Jan 14 05:08 406557 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 14 04:34 -0.023
1984 Mar 02 18:31 406678 M 29.38 0.999 Mar 02 10:52 -0.318
1987 Jul 25 20:37 406518 M 29.39 0.998 Jul 25 07:46 -0.535
1999 Dec 07 22:32 406533 M 29.39 0.998 Dec 08 11:05 0.523
1902 Dec 29 21:25 406699 M 29.38 1.000 Dec 29 18:48 -0.109
1921 Jan 09 05:26 406699 M 29.38 1.000 Jan 09 09:09 0.155
1924 Jun 02 14:34 406604 M 29.39 0.999 Jun 02 05:24 -0.382
1939 Jan 20 13:27 406644 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 20 23:29 0.418
1942 Jun 13 21:02 406647 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 13 19:28 -0.065
1944 Sep 17 12:37 406633 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 17 10:35 -0.085
1945 Nov 04 23:11 406606 M 29.39 0.999 Nov 04 15:59 -0.299
1960 Jun 24 03:27 406615 M 29.39 0.999 Jun 24 09:32 0.254
1962 Sep 28 19:39 406640 M 29.39 1.000 Sep 29 00:48 0.215
1963 Nov 16 06:50 406639 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 16 06:19 -0.022
1981 Nov 26 14:38 406614 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 26 20:42 0.252
1984 Mar 02 18:31 406678 M 29.38 0.999 Mar 02 10:52 -0.318
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.