New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2001 to 2100

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.

Perigee & Apogee

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

Perigee & Apogee, New and Full Moon

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:

  1. Distance of the New Moon (Dm)
  2. Distance of the Immediately Preceding or Succeeding Apogee (Da)
  3. Distance of the Immediately Preceding or Succeeding Perigee (Dp)
If the New Moon's distance is equal to or greater than 0.90 (=90%) of the distance from perigee to apogee, then it qualifies as a New Micromoon.

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:

  1. New Moon of 2030 Jun 30: Distance (Dm) = 401773 km
  2. Apogee of 2030 Jun 27: Distance (Da) = 405881 km
  3. Perigee of 2030 Jul 13: Distance (Dp) = 361792 km
Using the above values, the following are calculated:
  1. The distance between apogee and perigee: Da - Dp = 405881 - 361792 = 44089 km
  2. The distance between perigee and the New Moon: Dm - Dp = 401773 - 361792 = 39981 km
  3. Finally, the relative distance of the New Moon from perigee to apogee:
    (Dm - Dp) / (Da - Dp) = 39981 / 44089 = 0.9068
This result is greater than 0.90, so the New Moon of 2030 Jun 30 is indeed a New Micromoon.

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 ( 2001 to 2100 ). 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): 2001 to 2010

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


 Year      New Moon       Distance  Diameter  Relative       Apogee       ΔApogee
                            (km)    (arc-min) Distance                    (days)


 2001    Jan 24  13:07     406539 M   29.39    0.999     Jan 24  19:02     0.247
         Feb 23  08:21     404245     29.56    0.955     Feb 20  21:38    -2.446

 2002    Feb 12  07:41     403947     29.58    0.948     Feb 14  22:22     2.612
         Mar 14  02:03     406705 M   29.38    1.000     Mar 14  01:09    -0.037
         Apr 12  19:21     404001     29.58    0.948     Apr 10  05:32    -2.576

 2003    Apr 01  19:19     404221     29.56    0.957     Apr 04  04:31     2.384
         May 01  12:15     406516 M   29.39    1.000     May 01  07:39    -0.192
         May 31  04:20 A   403646     29.60    0.945     May 28  13:05    -2.635

 2004    May 19  04:52     404378     29.55    0.959     May 21  12:02     2.298
         Jun 17  20:27     406558 M   29.39    1.000     Jun 17  16:02    -0.184
         Jul 17  11:24     403731     29.60    0.946     Jul 14  21:08    -2.594

 2005    Jul 06  12:03     404555     29.54    0.961     Jul 08  17:39     2.234
         Aug 05  03:05     406611 M   29.39    1.000     Aug 04  21:49    -0.219
         Sep 03  18:45     403611     29.61    0.943     Sep 01  02:35    -2.674


 2006    Aug 23  19:10     404458     29.54    0.961     Aug 26  01:23     2.259
         Sep 22  11:45 A   406475 M   29.40    1.000     Sep 22  05:21    -0.267
         Oct 22  05:14     403247     29.63    0.938     Oct 19  09:35    -2.819

 2007    Oct 11  05:01     404783     29.52    0.964     Oct 13  09:53     2.203
         Nov 09  23:03     406606 M   29.39    0.999     Nov 09  12:31    -0.439
         Dec 09  17:40     402904     29.66    0.927     Dec 06  16:54    -3.032

 2008    Nov 27  16:55     405118     29.50    0.971     Nov 29  16:55     2.000
         Dec 27  12:23     406405 M   29.40    0.996     Dec 26  17:50    -0.773

 2009    Jan 26  07:55 A   402075 M   29.72    0.909     Jan 23  00:11    -3.323

 2010    Jan 15  07:11 A   405394     29.48    0.978     Jan 17  01:40     1.770
         Feb 14  02:51     406194 M   29.42    0.993     Feb 13  02:06    -1.032

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2011 to 2020

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


 Year      New Moon       Distance  Diameter  Relative       Apogee       ΔApogee
                            (km)    (arc-min) Distance                    (days)


 2011    Mar 04  20:46     405866     29.44    0.985     Mar 06  07:50     1.461
         Apr 03  14:32     406144 M   29.42    0.989     Apr 02  09:00    -1.231

 2012    Apr 21  07:18     405878 M   29.44    0.989     Apr 22  13:49     1.271
         May 20  23:47 A   405856     29.44    0.988     May 19  16:13    -1.315

 2013    Jun 08  15:57     405956 M   29.44    0.989     Jun 09  21:40     1.238
         Jul 08  07:14     405923     29.44    0.988     Jul 07  00:36    -1.277

 2014    Jul 26  22:42     406067 M   29.43    0.990     Jul 28  03:27     1.198
         Aug 25  14:13     405908     29.44    0.987     Aug 24  06:09    -1.336

 2015    Sep 13  06:41 P   405981 M   29.43    0.990     Sep 14  11:28     1.199
         Oct 13  00:06     405687     29.45    0.985     Oct 11  13:17    -1.450


 2016    Oct 30  17:38     406277 M   29.41    0.992     Oct 31  19:29     1.077
         Nov 29  12:18     405612     29.46    0.980     Nov 27  20:08    -1.674

 2017    Nov 18  11:42     402116     29.72    0.910     Nov 21  18:52     3.298
         Dec 18  06:31     406399 M   29.40    0.996     Dec 19  01:27     0.789

 2018    Jan 17  02:17     405104 M   29.50    0.971     Jan 15  02:10    -2.005

 2019    Jan 06  01:28     402609     29.68    0.922     Jan 09  04:29     3.125
         Feb 04  21:04     406466 M   29.40    0.998     Feb 05  09:26     0.516
         Mar 06  16:04     404730     29.52    0.965     Mar 04  11:25    -2.193

 2020    Feb 23  15:32     403386     29.62    0.937     Feb 26  11:35     2.835
         Mar 24  09:28     406671 M   29.38    1.000     Mar 24  15:23     0.246
         Apr 23  02:26     404548     29.54    0.959     Apr 20  19:01    -2.309

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2021 to 2030

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


 Year      New Moon       Distance  Diameter  Relative       Apogee       ΔApogee
                            (km)    (arc-min) Distance                    (days)


 2021    Apr 12  02:31     403644     29.60    0.946     Apr 14  17:47     2.636
         May 11  19:00     406505 M   29.40    1.000     May 11  21:54     0.121
         Jun 10  10:53 A   404245     29.56    0.957     Jun 08  02:27    -2.351

 2022    May 30  11:30     403791     29.59    0.948     Jun 02  01:14     2.572
         Jun 29  02:52     406569 M   29.39    1.000     Jun 29  06:08     0.136
         Jul 28  17:55     404344     29.55    0.958     Jul 26  10:22    -2.315

 2023    Jul 17  18:32     403967     29.58    0.950     Jul 20  06:56     2.517
         Aug 16  09:38     406630 M   29.39    1.000     Aug 16  11:55     0.095
         Sep 15  01:40     404207     29.56    0.955     Sep 12  15:42    -2.415

 2024    Sep 03  01:56     403896     29.59    0.950     Sep 05  14:55     2.541
         Oct 02  18:49 A   406516 M   29.39    1.000     Oct 02  19:40     0.035
         Nov 01  12:47     403832     29.59    0.949     Oct 29  22:50    -2.581

 2025    Oct 21  12:25     404288     29.56    0.954     Oct 23  23:31     2.463
         Nov 20  06:47     406681 M   29.38    1.000     Nov 20  02:48    -0.166
         Dec 20  01:43     403492     29.62    0.938     Dec 17  06:09    -2.815


 2026    Dec 09  00:52     404687 M   29.53    0.963     Dec 11  06:46     2.246

 2027    Jan 07  20:24     406521 M   29.39    0.998     Jan 07  08:10    -0.510
         Feb 06  15:56 A   402713     29.67    0.923     Feb 03  13:31    -3.101

 2028    Jan 26  15:13     405024     29.50    0.971     Jan 28  15:31     2.013
         Feb 25  10:37     406375 M   29.40    0.996     Feb 24  16:26    -0.758
         Mar 26  04:31     402277     29.70    0.915     Mar 22  23:24    -3.214

 2029    Mar 15  04:19     405522     29.47    0.979     Mar 16  21:33     1.718
         Apr 13  21:40     406373 M   29.41    0.994     Apr 12  23:04    -0.942
         May 13  13:42     402042     29.72    0.908     May 10  07:00    -3.279

 2030    May 02  14:12     405532     29.47    0.983     May 04  03:39     1.560
         Jun 01  06:21 A   406121 M   29.42    0.993     May 31  06:14    -1.005
         Jun 30  21:34     401773     29.74    0.907     Jun 27  14:14    -3.306

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2031 to 2040

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


 Year      New Moon       Distance  Diameter  Relative       Apogee       ΔApogee
                            (km)    (arc-min) Distance                    (days)


 2031    Jun 19  22:25     405619     29.46    0.983     Jun 21  11:25     1.542
         Jul 19  13:40     406209 M   29.42    0.993     Jul 18  14:28    -0.967
         Aug 18  04:32     401872     29.73    0.908     Aug 14  21:37    -3.288

 2032    Aug 06  05:12     405738     29.45    0.983     Aug 07  17:16     1.503
         Sep 04  20:57     406194 M   29.42    0.992     Sep 03  19:58    -1.041

 2033    Sep 23  13:40 P   405686     29.45    0.984     Sep 25  01:33     1.495
         Oct 23  07:29     405983 M   29.43    0.991     Oct 22  03:15    -1.176

 2034    Nov 11  01:16     406039 M   29.43    0.988     Nov 12  09:37     1.348
         Dec 10  20:14     405929     29.44    0.986     Dec 09  10:01    -1.426

 2035    Dec 29  14:31     406212 M   29.42    0.993     Dec 30  15:45     1.051


 2036    Jan 28  10:17     405467 M   29.47    0.978     Jan 26  16:05    -1.759

 2037    Jan 16  09:34 P   401972     29.73    0.909     Jan 19  17:43     3.340
         Feb 15  04:54     406337 M   29.41    0.996     Feb 15  23:45     0.785
         Mar 16  23:36     405169     29.49    0.973     Mar 15  01:18    -1.929

 2038    Mar 05  23:15     402766     29.67    0.924     Mar 09  00:39     3.058
         Apr 04  16:43     406571 M   29.39    0.998     Apr 05  05:32     0.534
         May 04  09:20     405042     29.50    0.969     May 02  08:35    -2.031

 2039    Apr 23  09:35     402999     29.65    0.933     Apr 26  06:54     2.889
         May 23  01:38     406422 M   29.40    0.999     May 23  12:06     0.436
         Jun 21  17:21 A   404778     29.52    0.968     Jun 19  15:56    -2.059

 2040    Jun 09  18:03     403132     29.64    0.934     Jun 12  14:18     2.844
         Jul 09  09:15     406505 M   29.40    0.998     Jul 09  20:14     0.458
         Aug 08  00:26     404889     29.51    0.969     Aug 05  23:43    -2.030

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2041 to 2050

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


 Year      New Moon       Distance  Diameter  Relative       Apogee       ΔApogee
                            (km)    (arc-min) Distance                    (days)


 2041    Jul 28  01:02     403312     29.63    0.936     Jul 30  20:07     2.795
         Aug 26  16:16     406574 M   29.39    0.999     Aug 27  02:03     0.407
         Sep 25  08:41     404734     29.52    0.965     Sep 23  04:59    -2.154

 2042    Sep 14  08:50     403280     29.63    0.937     Sep 17  04:21     2.813
         Oct 14  02:03 A   406490 M   29.40    0.999     Oct 14  10:02     0.333
         Nov 12  20:28     404355     29.55    0.959     Nov 10  12:15    -2.343

 2043    Nov 01  19:57     403745     29.60    0.943     Nov 04  13:04     2.713
         Dec 01  14:37     406699 M   29.38    1.000     Dec 01  17:07     0.104
         Dec 31  09:48     404032     29.58    0.949     Dec 28  19:33    -2.594

 2044    Dec 19  08:53     404210 M   29.56    0.954     Dec 21  20:29     2.483

 2045    Jan 18  04:25     406584 M   29.39    1.000     Jan 17  22:35    -0.243
         Feb 16  23:51 A   403312     29.63    0.936     Feb 14  02:57    -2.871


 2046    Feb 05  23:10 A   404601     29.53    0.963     Feb 08  05:11     2.251
         Mar 07  18:15     406501 M   29.40    0.998     Mar 07  06:49    -0.477
         Apr 06  11:52     402962     29.65    0.929     Apr 03  12:45    -2.963

 2047    Mar 26  11:44     405113     29.50    0.972     Mar 28  11:07     1.974
         Apr 25  04:40     406537 M   29.39    0.997     Apr 24  13:12    -0.645
         May 24  20:27     402784     29.67    0.924     May 21  20:02    -3.018

 2048    May 12  20:58     405114     29.50    0.975     May 14  17:19     1.848
         Jun 11  12:50 A   406314 M   29.41    0.997     Jun 10  20:20    -0.688
         Jul 11  04:04     402549     29.68    0.924     Jul 08  03:10    -3.037

 2049    Jun 30  04:50     405208     29.49    0.975     Jul 02  01:01     1.841
         Jul 29  20:07     406421 M   29.40    0.997     Jul 29  04:27    -0.653
         Aug 28  11:19     402636     29.68    0.924     Aug 25  10:28    -3.035

 2050    Aug 17  11:47     405341     29.48    0.976     Aug 19  07:00     1.800
         Sep 16  03:49     406406 M   29.40    0.996     Sep 15  09:55    -0.746
         Oct 15  20:49     402264     29.71    0.915     Oct 12  15:51    -3.206

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2051 to 2060

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


 Year      New Moon       Distance  Diameter  Relative       Apogee       ΔApogee
                            (km)    (arc-min) Distance                    (days)


 2051    Oct 04  20:47 P   405331     29.48    0.977     Oct 06  15:34     1.783
         Nov 03  14:59     406215 M   29.42    0.995     Nov 02  17:22    -0.901
         Dec 03  09:37     401677     29.75    0.903     Nov 29  23:42    -3.413

 2052    Nov 21  09:02     405748     29.45    0.982     Nov 22  23:40     1.610
         Dec 21  04:15     406191 M   29.42    0.991     Dec 20  00:02    -1.176


 2054    Jan 08  22:34     405974 M   29.43    0.988     Jan 10  05:57     1.307
         Feb 07  18:14     405780     29.45    0.984     Feb 06  06:08    -1.504

 2055    Feb 26  12:39     406150 M   29.42    0.993     Feb 27  13:56     1.053
         Mar 28  07:01     405554     29.46    0.981     Mar 26  15:17    -1.656


 2056    Mar 16  06:52     402089     29.72    0.910     Mar 19  13:35     3.279
         Apr 14  23:51     406405 M   29.40    0.995     Apr 15  19:35     0.822
         May 14  16:06     405474     29.47    0.978     May 12  22:15    -1.744

 2057    May 03  16:32     402288     29.70    0.918     May 06  19:53     3.139
         Jun 02  08:11     406264 M   29.41    0.996     Jun 03  02:13     0.751
         Jul 01  23:47 A   405243     29.49    0.977     Jun 30  05:32    -1.761

 2058    Jun 21  00:35 P   402408     29.69    0.919     Jun 24  03:14     3.110
         Jul 20  15:40     406365 M   29.41    0.996     Jul 21  10:15     0.775
         Aug 19  07:03     405359     29.48    0.978     Aug 17  13:13    -1.743

 2059    Aug 08  07:38     402598     29.68    0.921     Aug 11  09:12     3.065
         Sep 06  23:01     406448 M   29.40    0.996     Sep 07  16:11     0.715
         Oct 06  15:50     405191     29.49    0.974     Oct 04  18:25    -1.892

 2060    Sep 24  15:54     402613     29.68    0.923     Sep 27  17:42     3.075
         Oct 24  09:26 A   406402 M   29.40    0.997     Oct 25  00:25     0.624
         Nov 23  04:16     404820     29.52    0.968     Nov 21  01:50    -2.102

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2061 to 2070

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


 Year      New Moon       Distance  Diameter  Relative       Apogee       ΔApogee
                            (km)    (arc-min) Distance                    (days)


 2061    Nov 12  03:40     403160     29.64    0.931     Nov 15  02:30     2.952
         Dec 11  22:33     406661 M   29.38    0.999     Dec 12  07:27     0.371

 2062    Jan 10  17:53     404524 M   29.54    0.959     Jan 08  09:05    -2.366
         Dec 30  16:57     403687     29.60    0.944     Jan 02  10:04     2.713

 2063    Jan 29  12:23     406594 M   29.39    1.000     Jan 29  13:01     0.026
         Feb 28  07:38 A   403871     29.59    0.947     Feb 25  16:31    -2.630

 2064    Feb 17  07:03 A   404123     29.57    0.954     Feb 19  18:41     2.485
         Mar 18  01:45     406568 M   29.39    1.000     Mar 17  21:11    -0.191
         Apr 16  19:02     403603     29.61    0.942     Apr 14  02:10    -2.703

 2065    Apr 05  19:01     404638     29.53    0.963     Apr 08  00:31     2.229
         May 05  11:31     406635 M   29.39    0.999     May 05  03:20    -0.341
         Jun 04  03:05     403473     29.62    0.939     Jun 01  09:08    -2.748


 2066    May 24  03:39     404625     29.53    0.966     May 26  06:50     2.133
         Jun 22  19:16 A   406434 M   29.40    0.999     Jun 22  10:28    -0.366
         Jul 22  10:34     403261     29.63    0.938     Jul 19  16:13    -2.764

 2067    Jul 11  11:17     404725     29.52    0.965     Jul 13  14:29     2.134
         Aug 10  02:37     406558 M   29.39    0.999     Aug 09  18:30    -0.338
         Sep 08  18:09     403334     29.63    0.938     Sep 05  23:25    -2.781

 2068    Aug 27  18:29     404879     29.51    0.967     Aug 29  20:38     2.090
         Sep 26  10:49     406547 M   29.39    0.999     Sep 26  00:00    -0.450
         Oct 26  04:17     402930     29.66    0.929     Oct 23  04:48    -2.979

 2069    Oct 15  04:04 P   404920     29.51    0.969     Oct 17  05:29     2.059
         Nov 13  22:38     406384 M   29.40    0.997     Nov 13  07:37    -0.626
         Dec 13  17:38     402346     29.70    0.918     Dec 10  12:51    -3.200

 2070    Dec 02  16:54     405407 M   29.48    0.975     Dec 04  13:37     1.863

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2071 to 2080

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


 Year      New Moon       Distance  Diameter  Relative       Apogee       ΔApogee
                            (km)    (arc-min) Distance                    (days)


 2071    Jan 01  12:16     406401 M   29.40    0.994     Dec 31  14:10    -0.921
         Jan 31  07:16     401794     29.74    0.902     Jan 27  21:04    -3.425

 2072    Jan 20  06:35     405684     29.46    0.983     Jan 21  20:01     1.559
         Feb 19  02:04     406043 M   29.43    0.990     Feb 17  20:19    -1.240

 2073    Mar 08  20:16     405903 M   29.44    0.988     Mar 10  03:58     1.320
         Apr 07  14:14     405886     29.44    0.987     Apr 06  05:20    -1.371

 2074    Apr 26  06:48     406168 M   29.42    0.991     Apr 27  09:30     1.112
         May 25  22:45     405844     29.44    0.985     May 24  12:00    -1.448

 2075    May 14  23:23     401510     29.76    0.902     May 18  08:43     3.389
         Jun 13  14:40     406032 M   29.43    0.992     Jun 14  16:14     1.065
         Jul 13  06:12 A   405638     29.46    0.985     Jul 11  19:16    -1.455


 2076    Jul 01  07:05 P   401619     29.75    0.902     Jul 04  16:03     3.374
         Jul 30  22:06     406151 M   29.42    0.991     Aug 01  00:13     1.088
         Aug 29  13:44     405759     29.45    0.985     Aug 28  02:52    -1.453

 2077    Aug 18  14:18     401828     29.74    0.905     Aug 21  22:12     3.329
         Sep 17  05:53     406254 M   29.41    0.993     Sep 18  06:18     1.017
         Oct 16  23:08     405580     29.46    0.981     Oct 15  08:02    -1.629

 2078    Oct 05  23:06     401901     29.73    0.907     Oct 09  06:59     3.328
         Nov 04  16:57 A   406254 M   29.41    0.994     Nov 05  14:46     0.909
         Dec 04  12:09     405228     29.49    0.976     Dec 02  15:34    -1.857

 2079    Nov 23  11:30     402534     29.69    0.917     Nov 26  15:51     3.182
         Dec 23  06:32     406569 M   29.39    0.997     Dec 23  21:46     0.634

 2080    Jan 22  01:56     404970 M   29.51    0.967     Jan 19  22:45    -2.132

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2081 to 2090

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


 Year      New Moon       Distance  Diameter  Relative       Apogee       ΔApogee
                            (km)    (arc-min) Distance                    (days)


 2081    Jan 10  01:03     403121     29.64    0.933     Jan 12  23:30     2.936
         Feb 08  20:18     406549 M   29.39    0.999     Feb 09  03:25     0.297
         Mar 10  15:17 A   404386     29.55    0.958     Mar 08  06:10    -2.380

 2082    Feb 27  14:49 A   403588     29.61    0.943     Mar 02  08:01     2.716
         Mar 29  09:06     406574 M   29.39    1.000     Mar 29  11:31     0.101
         Apr 28  02:03     404193     29.56    0.954     Apr 25  15:39    -2.433

 2083    Apr 17  02:10     404096     29.57    0.952     Apr 19  13:45     2.482
         May 16  18:15     406662 M   29.38    1.000     May 16  17:27    -0.033
         Jun 15  09:38     404101     29.57    0.952     Jun 12  22:20    -2.471

 2084    Jun 03  10:14     404063     29.57    0.955     Jun 05  20:11     2.414
         Jul 03  01:39 A   406479 M   29.40    1.000     Jul 03  00:38    -0.042
         Aug 01  17:05     403906     29.58    0.952     Jul 30  05:24    -2.487

 2085    Jul 21  17:44     404174     29.57    0.954     Jul 24  03:50     2.421
         Aug 20  09:11     406620 M   29.39    1.000     Aug 20  08:36    -0.025
         Sep 19  01:08     403963     29.58    0.950     Sep 16  12:31    -2.526


 2086    Sep 08  01:18     404356     29.55    0.957     Sep 10  10:11     2.370
         Oct 07  17:57     406620 M   29.39    1.000     Oct 07  14:12    -0.157
         Nov 06  11:54     403535     29.61    0.941     Nov 03  17:54    -2.750

 2087    Oct 26  11:30 P   404457     29.54    0.960     Oct 28  19:17     2.324
         Nov 25  06:24     406494 M   29.40    0.999     Nov 24  21:58    -0.352
         Dec 25  01:43     402965     29.65    0.930     Dec 22  02:08    -2.983

 2088    Dec 13  00:53     405018 M   29.50    0.968     Dec 15  03:26     2.106

 2089    Jan 11  20:18     406556 M   29.39    0.997     Jan 11  04:24    -0.663
         Feb 10  15:17     402461     29.69    0.916     Feb 07  10:19    -3.207

 2090    Jan 30  14:35     405341     29.48    0.977     Feb 01  09:57     1.807
         Mar 01  09:47     406253 M   29.41    0.994     Feb 28  10:34    -0.967
         Mar 31  03:49 P   401762     29.74    0.904     Mar 27  18:36    -3.384

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2091 to 2100

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


 Year      New Moon       Distance  Diameter  Relative       Apogee       ΔApogee
                            (km)    (arc-min) Distance                    (days)


 2091    Mar 20  03:47     405593     29.46    0.982     Mar 21  17:49     1.585
         Apr 18  21:21     406156 M   29.42    0.992     Apr 17  19:26    -1.079
         May 18  13:08     401620     29.75    0.901     May 15  03:49    -3.388

 2092    May 06  13:40     405860     29.44    0.986     May 07  23:17     1.401
         Jun 05  05:18     406144 M   29.42    0.991     Jun 04  01:50    -1.145

 2093    Jun 23  21:06     405725     29.45    0.986     Jun 25  06:07     1.376
         Jul 23  12:37 A   405958 M   29.44    0.991     Jul 22  09:08    -1.145

 2094    Aug 11  04:38     405865     29.44    0.986     Aug 12  14:05     1.394
         Sep 09  20:32     406084 M   29.43    0.991     Sep 08  16:38    -1.162

 2095    Sep 28  12:55     405995 M   29.43    0.988     Sep 29  20:22     1.310
         Oct 28  06:33     405902     29.44    0.987     Oct 26  21:49    -1.364


 2096    Nov 15  00:37 A   406050 M   29.43    0.990     Nov 16  05:05     1.186
         Dec 14  20:07     405580     29.46    0.982     Dec 13  05:29    -1.609

 2097    Dec 03  19:28     401872 M   29.73    0.903     Dec 07  05:07     3.402

 2098    Jan 02  14:33     406424 M   29.40    0.995     Jan 03  12:00     0.894
         Feb 01  09:55     405368     29.48    0.975     Jan 30  12:33    -1.890

 2099    Jan 21  09:08     402509     29.69    0.920     Jan 24  12:49     3.153
         Feb 20  04:07     406448 M   29.40    0.998     Feb 20  17:46     0.569
         Mar 21  22:48 A   404854     29.52    0.967     Mar 19  19:56    -2.119

 2100    Mar 10  22:30 A   402996     29.65    0.931     Mar 13  21:10     2.945
         Apr 09  16:18     406515 M   29.39    0.999     Apr 10  01:46     0.395
         May 09  08:55     404728     29.52    0.965     May 07  05:14    -2.153



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): 2001 to 2100


 Year      New Moon       Distance  Diameter  Relative       Apogee       ΔApogee
                            (km)    (arc-min) Distance                     (days)

 2001    Jan 24  13:07     406539 M   29.39    0.999     Jan 24  19:02     0.247
 2002    Mar 14  02:03     406705 M   29.38    1.000     Mar 14  01:09    -0.037
 2003    May 01  12:15     406516 M   29.39    1.000     May 01  07:39    -0.192
 2004    Jun 17  20:27     406558 M   29.39    1.000     Jun 17  16:02    -0.184
 2005    Aug 05  03:05     406611 M   29.39    1.000     Aug 04  21:49    -0.219
 2007    Nov 09  23:03     406606 M   29.39    0.999     Nov 09  12:31    -0.439
 2020    Mar 24  09:28     406671 M   29.38    1.000     Mar 24  15:23     0.246
 2021    May 11  19:00     406505 M   29.40    1.000     May 11  21:54     0.121
 2022    Jun 29  02:52     406569 M   29.39    1.000     Jun 29  06:08     0.136
 2023    Aug 16  09:38     406630 M   29.39    1.000     Aug 16  11:55     0.095

 2024    Oct 02  18:49 A   406516 M   29.39    1.000     Oct 02  19:40     0.035
 2025    Nov 20  06:47     406681 M   29.38    1.000     Nov 20  02:48    -0.166
 2027    Jan 07  20:24     406521 M   29.39    0.998     Jan 07  08:10    -0.510
 2038    Apr 04  16:43     406571 M   29.39    0.998     Apr 05  05:32     0.534
 2040    Jul 09  09:15     406505 M   29.40    0.998     Jul 09  20:14     0.458
 2041    Aug 26  16:16     406574 M   29.39    0.999     Aug 27  02:03     0.407
 2043    Dec 01  14:37     406699 M   29.38    1.000     Dec 01  17:07     0.104
 2045    Jan 18  04:25     406584 M   29.39    1.000     Jan 17  22:35    -0.243
 2046    Mar 07  18:15     406501 M   29.40    0.998     Mar 07  06:49    -0.477
 2047    Apr 25  04:40     406537 M   29.39    0.997     Apr 24  13:12    -0.645

 2061    Dec 11  22:33     406661 M   29.38    0.999     Dec 12  07:27     0.371
 2063    Jan 29  12:23     406594 M   29.39    1.000     Jan 29  13:01     0.026
 2064    Mar 18  01:45     406568 M   29.39    1.000     Mar 17  21:11    -0.191
 2065    May 05  11:31     406635 M   29.39    0.999     May 05  03:20    -0.341
 2067    Aug 10  02:37     406558 M   29.39    0.999     Aug 09  18:30    -0.338
 2068    Sep 26  10:49     406547 M   29.39    0.999     Sep 26  00:00    -0.450
 2079    Dec 23  06:32     406569 M   29.39    0.997     Dec 23  21:46     0.634
 2081    Feb 08  20:18     406549 M   29.39    0.999     Feb 09  03:25     0.297
 2082    Mar 29  09:06     406574 M   29.39    1.000     Mar 29  11:31     0.101
 2083    May 16  18:15     406662 M   29.38    1.000     May 16  17:27    -0.033

 2085    Aug 20  09:11     406620 M   29.39    1.000     Aug 20  08:36    -0.025
 2086    Oct 07  17:57     406620 M   29.39    1.000     Oct 07  14:12    -0.157
 2089    Jan 11  20:18     406556 M   29.39    0.997     Jan 11  04:24    -0.663
 2100    Apr 09  16:18     406515 M   29.39    0.999     Apr 10  01:46     0.395

Ultimate New Moon Apogees (New Micromoons)

The ultimate 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 406400 km.

Ultimate New Moon Apogees (New Micromoons): 2001 to 2100


 Year      New Moon       Distance  Diameter  Relative       Apogee       ΔApogee
                            (km)    (arc-min) Distance                     (days)

 2002    Mar 14  02:03     406705 M   29.38    1.000     Mar 14  01:09    -0.037
 2005    Aug 05  03:05     406611 M   29.39    1.000     Aug 04  21:49    -0.219
 2007    Nov 09  23:03     406606 M   29.39    0.999     Nov 09  12:31    -0.439
 2020    Mar 24  09:28     406671 M   29.38    1.000     Mar 24  15:23     0.246
 2023    Aug 16  09:38     406630 M   29.39    1.000     Aug 16  11:55     0.095
 2025    Nov 20  06:47     406681 M   29.38    1.000     Nov 20  02:48    -0.166
 2043    Dec 01  14:37     406699 M   29.38    1.000     Dec 01  17:07     0.104
 2061    Dec 11  22:33     406661 M   29.38    0.999     Dec 12  07:27     0.371
 2065    May 05  11:31     406635 M   29.39    0.999     May 05  03:20    -0.341
 2083    May 16  18:15     406662 M   29.38    1.000     May 16  17:27    -0.033

 2085    Aug 20  09:11     406620 M   29.39    1.000     Aug 20  08:36    -0.025
 2086    Oct 07  17:57     406620 M   29.39    1.000     Oct 07  14:12    -0.157

Acknowledgement

All calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting the Moon's perigee and apogee are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell, Inc., Richmond, 1999).

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:


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