New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2101 to 2200

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 ( 2101 to 2200 ). 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): 2101 to 2110

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


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


 2101    Apr 28  09:11     403484     29.62    0.940     May 01  02:50     2.736
         May 28  00:51     406617 M   29.39    0.999     May 28  07:32     0.279
         Jun 26  16:06     404667     29.53    0.963     Jun 24  11:38    -2.186

 2102    Jun 15  16:47     403433     29.62    0.942     Jun 18  09:24     2.692
         Jul 15  08:02 A   406448 M   29.40    0.999     Jul 15  14:49     0.282
         Aug 13  23:39     404482     29.54    0.963     Aug 11  18:43    -2.205

 2103    Aug 03  00:15     403558     29.61    0.941     Aug 05  17:03     2.700
         Sep 01  15:52     406609 M   29.39    0.999     Sep 01  22:44     0.287
         Oct 01  08:12     404523     29.54    0.961     Sep 29  01:45    -2.269

 2104    Sep 19  08:15     403776     29.59    0.945     Sep 21  23:39     2.642
         Oct 19  01:14     406626 M   29.39    1.000     Oct 19  04:28     0.135
         Nov 17  19:38     404080     29.57    0.952     Nov 15  07:09    -2.520

 2105    Nov 06  19:06 P   403946     29.58    0.949     Nov 09  09:00     2.579
         Dec 06  14:16     406547 M   29.39    1.000     Dec 06  12:23    -0.078


 2106    Jan 05  09:48 M   403541     29.61    0.942     Jan 02  15:33    -2.760
         Dec 25  08:54     404582 M   29.54    0.959     Dec 27  17:07     2.342

 2107    Jan 24  04:18     406660 M   29.38    0.999     Jan 23  18:42    -0.400
         Feb 22  23:10     403093     29.64    0.929     Feb 19  23:39    -2.979

 2108    Feb 11  22:30     404943     29.51    0.970     Feb 13  23:43     2.050
         Mar 12  17:22     406408 M   29.40    0.997     Mar 12  00:54    -0.686
         Apr 11  11:06 P   402478     29.69    0.919     Apr 08  07:51    -3.135

 2109    Mar 31  11:06     405217     29.49    0.975     Apr 02  07:30     1.850
         Apr 30  04:15     406364 M   29.41    0.996     Apr 29  09:36    -0.778
         May 29  19:50     402402     29.70    0.918     May 26  16:50    -3.125

 2110    May 18  20:23     405480     29.47    0.979     May 20  12:55     1.688
         Jun 17  11:47     406373 M   29.41    0.995     Jun 16  15:45    -0.835
         Jul 17  02:42     402302     29.70    0.916     Jul 13  22:57    -3.156

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2111 to 2120

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


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


 2111    Jul 06  03:30     405344     29.48    0.979     Jul 07  19:54     1.683
         Aug 04  19:04 A   406204 M   29.42    0.995     Aug 03  23:07    -0.831
         Sep 03  10:42     402090     29.72    0.915     Aug 31  05:50    -3.203

 2112    Aug 22  11:13     405510     29.47    0.979     Aug 24  03:52     1.694
         Sep 21  03:27     406338 M   29.41    0.995     Sep 20  06:33    -0.870
         Oct 20  20:10     401960     29.73    0.908     Oct 17  12:44    -3.310

 2113    Oct 09  20:06     405675     29.46    0.982     Oct 11  10:23     1.595
         Nov 08  14:08     406161 M   29.42    0.992     Nov 07  11:46    -1.099

 2114    Nov 27  08:24 A   405794     29.45    0.986     Nov 28  19:18     1.454
         Dec 27  04:07     405879 M   29.44    0.987     Dec 25  19:33    -1.357



 2116    Jan 14  22:35     406227 M   29.42    0.991     Jan 16  02:09     1.149
         Feb 13  17:50     405719     29.45    0.981     Feb 12  02:28    -1.640

 2117    Feb 01  17:11     401850     29.74    0.907     Feb 05  01:59     3.366
         Mar 03  11:48     406288 M   29.41    0.995     Mar 04  08:01     0.842
         Apr 02  06:08 A   405271     29.48    0.975     Mar 31  09:48    -1.847

 2118    Mar 22  06:02 A   402342     29.70    0.918     Mar 25  10:11     3.173
         Apr 20  23:21     406388 M   29.40    0.997     Apr 21  15:55     0.690
         May 20  15:39     405203     29.49    0.974     May 18  18:53    -1.865

 2119    May 09  16:05     402805     29.67    0.927     May 12  15:48     2.988
         Jun 08  07:23     406498 M   29.40    0.997     Jun 08  21:34     0.591
         Jul 07  22:33     405163     29.49    0.973     Jul 06  01:03    -1.896

 2120    Jun 25  23:16     402733     29.67    0.928     Jun 28  22:29     2.967
         Jul 25  14:26 A   406342 M   29.41    0.997     Jul 26  04:58     0.605
         Aug 24  06:16     404987     29.51    0.973     Aug 22  08:11    -1.920

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2121 to 2130

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


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


 2121    Aug 13  06:50     402881     29.66    0.927     Aug 16  06:10     2.972
         Sep 11  22:39     406527 M   29.39    0.998     Sep 12  12:53     0.593
         Oct 11  15:26     405015     29.50    0.970     Oct 09  15:08    -2.013

 2122    Sep 30  15:22     403146     29.64    0.932     Oct 03  13:02     2.903
         Oct 30  08:40     406570 M   29.39    0.999     Oct 30  18:46     0.421
         Nov 29  03:28     404567     29.54    0.962     Nov 26  20:34    -2.288

 2123    Nov 18  02:50 P   403391     29.62    0.938     Nov 20  22:36     2.824
         Dec 17  22:13     406545 M   29.39    1.000     Dec 18  02:51     0.193

 2124    Jan 16  17:53     404069 M   29.57    0.952     Jan 14  05:07    -2.532

 2125    Jan 04  16:59     404100     29.57    0.950     Jan 07  06:39     2.570
         Feb 03  12:16     406709 M   29.38    1.000     Feb 03  09:01    -0.135
         Mar 05  06:55     403684     29.60    0.941     Mar 02  13:05    -2.743


 2126    Feb 22  06:21     404490     29.54    0.961     Feb 24  13:19     2.290
         Mar 24  00:49     406505 M   29.40    0.999     Mar 23  15:15    -0.399
         Apr 22  18:13 A   403149     29.64    0.934     Apr 19  21:10    -2.878

 2127    Apr 11  18:20     404775     29.52    0.967     Apr 13  21:00     2.111
         May 11  11:04     406505 M   29.40    0.998     May 10  23:46    -0.471
         Jun 10  02:28     403127     29.64    0.933     Jun 07  05:56    -2.856

 2128    May 29  03:02     405027     29.50    0.971     May 31  02:24     1.974
         Jun 27  18:12     406529 M   29.39    0.998     Jun 27  05:44    -0.520
         Jul 27  09:13     403040     29.65    0.931     Jul 24  11:51    -2.891

 2129    Jul 16  09:56     404893     29.51    0.970     Jul 18  09:32     1.983
         Aug 15  01:35 A   406375 M   29.40    0.998     Aug 14  13:12    -0.516
         Sep 13  17:37     402815     29.66    0.930     Sep 10  18:46    -2.952

 2130    Sep 02  17:57     405091     29.50    0.971     Sep 04  17:32     1.983
         Oct 02  10:30     406521 M   29.39    0.998     Oct 01  20:36    -0.580
         Nov 01  03:44     402653     29.68    0.923     Oct 29  01:39    -3.087

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2131 to 2140

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


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


 2131    Oct 21  03:26     405299     29.48    0.975     Oct 23  00:19     1.870
         Nov 19  21:49     406358 M   29.41    0.995     Nov 19  01:51    -0.832
         Dec 19  16:58 A   401896     29.73    0.906     Dec 16  08:02    -3.372

 2132    Dec 07  16:18 A   405486 M   29.47    0.980     Dec 09  09:25     1.713

 2133    Jan 06  12:09 M   406125 M   29.42    0.992     Jan 05  09:45    -1.100

 2134    Jan 25  06:36     405977     29.43    0.987     Jan 26  16:11     1.399
         Feb 24  01:38     406019 M   29.43    0.987     Feb 22  16:29    -1.381

 2135    Mar 14  19:22     406067 M   29.43    0.992     Mar 15  22:09     1.115
         Apr 13  13:18 A   405634     29.46    0.983     Apr 11  23:46    -1.564


 2136    Apr 01  13:26 A   401627     29.75    0.903     Apr 04  23:02     3.400
         May 01  06:15     406190 M   29.42    0.993     May 02  05:56     0.987
         May 30  22:16     405616     29.46    0.982     May 29  08:38    -1.568

 2137    May 19  22:52     402058     29.72    0.911     May 23  04:37     3.239
         Jun 18  13:51     406303 M   29.41    0.994     Jun 19  11:30     0.903
         Jul 18  04:59     405589     29.46    0.981     Jul 16  14:36    -1.599

 2138    Jul 07  05:47     401970     29.73    0.911     Jul 10  11:26     3.236
         Aug 05  20:53 P   406162 M   29.42    0.994     Aug 06  19:04     0.924
         Sep 04  12:59     405418     29.47    0.981     Sep 02  21:48    -1.633

 2139    Aug 24  13:31     402148     29.71    0.911     Aug 27  19:12     3.237
         Sep 23  05:34     406377 M   29.40    0.995     Sep 24  03:01     0.893
         Oct 22  22:47     405441     29.47    0.978     Oct 21  04:40    -1.754

 2140    Oct 10  22:38     402468     29.69    0.918     Oct 14  02:21     3.155
         Nov 09  16:14     406454 M   29.40    0.997     Nov 10  09:05     0.702
         Dec 09  11:23     404998     29.50    0.970     Dec 07  10:09    -2.051

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2141 to 2150

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


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


 2141    Nov 28  10:41 P   402794     29.67    0.926     Dec 01  12:05     3.058
         Dec 28  06:12     406489 M   29.40    0.998     Dec 28  17:17     0.462

 2142    Jan 27  01:55     404553 M   29.54    0.961     Jan 24  18:49    -2.296

 2143    Jan 16  01:03     403571     29.61    0.940     Jan 18  20:03     2.792
         Feb 14  20:08     406704 M   29.38    1.000     Feb 14  23:20     0.133
         Mar 16  14:32     404233     29.56    0.952     Mar 14  02:36    -2.497

 2144    Mar 04  14:04     403978     29.58    0.952     Mar 07  02:45     2.528
         Apr 03  08:06     406541 M   29.39    1.000     Apr 03  05:36    -0.104
         May 03  01:10 A   403772     29.59    0.947     Apr 30  10:33    -2.609

 2145    Apr 22  01:23     404263     29.56    0.957     Apr 24  10:20     2.373
         May 21  17:44     406576 M   29.39    1.000     May 21  13:56    -0.158
         Jun 20  09:00     403795     29.59    0.947     Jun 17  19:07    -2.578


 2146    Jun 09  09:36     404501     29.54    0.961     Jun 11  15:44     2.256
         Jul 09  00:36     406610 M   29.39    1.000     Jul 08  19:46    -0.202
         Aug 07  15:46     403711     29.60    0.945     Aug 05  00:51    -2.621

 2147    Jul 27  16:23     404371     29.55    0.960     Jul 29  23:03     2.277
         Aug 26  08:10 A   406472 M   29.40    1.000     Aug 26  03:23    -0.199
         Sep 25  00:36     403475     29.62    0.943     Sep 22  07:50    -2.699

 2148    Sep 13  00:47     404610     29.53    0.961     Sep 15  07:07     2.264
         Oct 12  17:42     406636 M   29.39    0.999     Oct 12  10:44    -0.290
         Nov 11  11:24     403287     29.63    0.935     Nov 08  14:42    -2.863

 2149    Oct 31  10:55     404870     29.51    0.966     Nov 02  14:10     2.135
         Nov 30  05:37     406496 M   29.40    0.998     Nov 29  16:05    -0.564
         Dec 30  01:04 A   402537     29.69    0.920     Dec 26  21:12    -3.161

 2150    Dec 19  00:16 A   405129 M   29.50    0.973     Dec 20  23:23     1.963

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2151 to 2160

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


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


 2151    Jan 17  20:10     406320 M   29.41    0.995     Jan 17  00:03    -0.838
         Feb 16  15:11     401940     29.73    0.907     Feb 13  06:50    -3.348

 2152    Feb 05  14:33     405673     29.46    0.981     Feb 07  06:03     1.646
         Mar 06  09:19     406268 M   29.41    0.992     Mar 05  06:36    -1.114

 2153    Mar 25  02:48     405783     29.45    0.987     Mar 26  12:07     1.388
         Apr 23  20:20 A   405938 M   29.44    0.989     Apr 22  13:49    -1.271

 2154    May 12  13:01     405921     29.44    0.988     May 13  19:48     1.282
         Jun 11  04:48     405960 M   29.43    0.988     Jun 09  22:28    -1.263

 2155    Jun 29  20:16     406034 M   29.43    0.989     Jul 01  01:21     1.212
         Jul 29  11:25     405943     29.44    0.988     Jul 28  04:16    -1.298


 2156    Aug 16  03:25 P   405909 M   29.44    0.989     Aug 17  09:06     1.237
         Sep 14  19:49     405778     29.45    0.987     Sep 13  11:35    -1.343

 2157    Oct 03  12:38     406162 M   29.42    0.990     Oct 04  17:05     1.185
         Nov 02  06:17     405801     29.45    0.984     Oct 31  18:22    -1.496

 2158    Oct 22  06:03     401749     29.74    0.902     Oct 25  15:36     3.398
         Nov 20  23:57     406282 M   29.41    0.994     Nov 21  23:23     0.977
         Dec 20  19:22     405375     29.48    0.977     Dec 18  23:55    -1.811

 2159    Dec 09  18:40 P   402160 M   29.71    0.912     Dec 13  01:28     3.283

 2160    Jan 08  14:14     406381 M   29.40    0.996     Jan 09  07:41     0.727
         Feb 07  09:54     404991     29.51    0.970     Feb 05  08:39    -2.052

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2161 to 2170

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


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


 2161    Jan 26  09:07     402995     29.65    0.928     Jan 29  09:19     3.008
         Feb 25  03:54     406642 M   29.39    0.999     Feb 25  13:35     0.403
         Mar 26  21:59     404736     29.52    0.962     Mar 24  16:12    -2.241

 2162    Mar 15  21:41     403406     29.62    0.941     Mar 18  16:01     2.764
         Apr 14  15:14     406512 M   29.40    1.000     Apr 14  19:54     0.194
         May 14  08:00 A   404340     29.55    0.958     May 12  00:02    -2.331

 2163    May 03  08:21     403684     29.60    0.946     May 05  23:30     2.631
         Jun 02  00:19     406574 M   29.39    1.000     Jun 02  04:04     0.156
         Jul 01  15:29     404399     29.55    0.959     Jun 29  08:24    -2.295

 2164    Jun 19  16:07     403905     29.58    0.949     Jun 22  04:57     2.535
         Jul 19  07:00     406616 M   29.39    1.000     Jul 19  09:49     0.117
         Aug 17  22:22     404313     29.55    0.957     Aug 15  13:59    -2.349

 2165    Aug 06  22:55     403785     29.59    0.948     Aug 09  12:26     2.563
         Sep 05  14:52 A   406496 M   29.40    1.000     Sep 05  17:37     0.114
         Oct 05  07:45     404065     29.57    0.955     Oct 02  21:04    -2.445


 2166    Sep 24  07:46     404072     29.57    0.950     Sep 26  20:36     2.535
         Oct 24  01:02     406685 M   29.38    1.000     Oct 24  00:57    -0.003
         Nov 22  19:11     403863     29.59    0.947     Nov 20  03:53    -2.637

 2167    Nov 11  18:33     404392     29.55    0.957     Nov 14  03:55     2.390
         Dec 11  13:31     406577 M   29.39    0.999     Dec 11  06:25    -0.296

 2168    Jan 10  09:09     403134     29.64    0.932     Jan 07  10:30    -2.944
         Dec 29  08:18 A   404725 M   29.52    0.965     Dec 31  13:13     2.205

 2169    Jan 28  04:09     406462 M   29.40    0.998     Jan 27  14:25    -0.572
         Feb 26  23:02     402610     29.68    0.921     Feb 23  20:12    -3.118

 2170    Feb 15  22:26     405313     29.48    0.975     Feb 17  19:47     1.889
         Mar 17  16:51     406461 M   29.40    0.995     Mar 16  20:46    -0.837
         Apr 16  10:00     402239     29.71    0.912     Apr 13  04:13    -3.241

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2171 to 2180

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


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


 2171    Apr 05  10:06     405434     29.47    0.980     Apr 07  01:56     1.660
         May 05  03:12 A   406178 M   29.42    0.993     May 04  03:56    -0.970
         Jun 03  19:01     401867     29.73    0.908     May 31  12:02    -3.291

 2172    May 22  19:42     405579     29.46    0.982     May 24  09:31     1.576
         Jun 21  11:14     406233 M   29.42    0.993     Jun 20  12:23    -0.952
         Jul 21  01:54     401969     29.73    0.910     Jul 17  19:48    -3.254

 2173    Jul 10  02:41     405692     29.45    0.983     Jul 11  15:06     1.517
         Aug 08  17:53     406222 M   29.42    0.993     Aug 07  18:05    -0.992
         Sep 07  09:29     401760     29.74    0.905     Sep 04  01:17    -3.342

 2174    Aug 27  10:02 P   405588     29.46    0.983     Aug 28  23:03     1.543
         Sep 26  02:45     406066 M   29.43    0.992     Sep 25  01:31    -1.051

 2175    Oct 14  19:51     405887     29.44    0.985     Oct 16  07:06     1.469
         Nov 13  13:53     406098 M   29.42    0.990     Nov 12  08:14    -1.236


 2176    Dec 01  07:46     406056 M   29.43    0.990     Dec 02  13:37     1.244
         Dec 31  03:23     405700     29.45    0.983     Dec 29  13:50    -1.565


 2178    Jan 18  22:13     406219 M   29.42    0.993     Jan 19  21:58     0.990
         Feb 17  17:45     405383     29.48    0.977     Feb 15  22:36    -1.798

 2179    Feb 06  17:07     402370     29.70    0.915     Feb 09  22:26     3.221
         Mar 08  11:33     406522 M   29.39    0.997     Mar 09  03:45     0.675
         Apr 07  05:17     405188     29.49    0.971     Apr 05  05:54    -1.974

 2180    Mar 26  05:09     402773     29.67    0.928     Mar 29  05:08     2.999
         Apr 24  22:13     406414 M   29.40    0.998     Apr 25  10:08     0.497
         May 24  14:40 A   404850     29.52    0.969     May 22  13:37    -2.043

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2181 to 2190

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


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


 2181    May 13  15:09 P   403033     29.65    0.932     May 16  12:31     2.890
         Jun 12  06:47     406497 M   29.40    0.998     Jun 12  18:09     0.473
         Jul 11  21:55     404936     29.51    0.969     Jul 09  21:48    -2.005

 2182    Jun 30  22:36     403241     29.63    0.936     Jul 03  18:02     2.809
         Jul 30  13:26     406547 M   29.39    0.999     Jul 30  23:53     0.435
         Aug 29  05:02     404844     29.52    0.968     Aug 27  03:16    -2.073

 2183    Aug 18  05:31     403137     29.64    0.935     Aug 21  01:43     2.842
         Sep 16  21:41 A   406449 M   29.40    0.999     Sep 17  07:53     0.425
         Oct 16  15:01     404589     29.53    0.965     Oct 14  10:27    -2.190

 2184    Oct 04  14:54     403482     29.62    0.938     Oct 07  10:00     2.796
         Nov 03  08:31     406672 M   29.38    0.999     Nov 03  15:12     0.279
         Dec 03  03:04     404382     29.55    0.957     Nov 30  17:13    -2.410

 2185    Nov 22  02:19     403869     29.59    0.947     Nov 24  17:34     2.636
         Dec 21  21:28     406603 M   29.39    1.000     Dec 21  20:48    -0.028


 2186    Jan 20  17:13 A   403688 M   29.60    0.944     Jan 17  23:57    -2.720

 2187    Jan 09  16:21 A   404273     29.56    0.956     Jan 12  02:54     2.439
         Feb 08  12:04     406551 M   29.39    0.999     Feb 08  04:50    -0.302
         Mar 10  06:45     403241     29.63    0.935     Mar 07  09:38    -2.880

 2188    Feb 27  06:13     404896     29.51    0.967     Feb 29  09:20     2.130
         Mar 28  00:15     406596 M   29.39    0.998     Mar 27  10:58    -0.553
         Apr 26  17:05     402941     29.66    0.927     Apr 23  17:23    -2.987

 2189    Apr 15  17:14     405016     29.50    0.973     Apr 17  15:35     1.931
         May 15  09:56 A   406352 M   29.41    0.997     May 14  18:06    -0.660
         Jun 14  01:37     402626     29.68    0.924     Jun 11  01:03    -3.023

 2190    Jun 03  02:17     405163     29.49    0.974     Jun 04  23:05     1.866
         Jul 02  17:40     406433 M   29.40    0.997     Jul 02  02:22    -0.637
         Aug 01  08:27     402738     29.67    0.926     Jul 29  08:40    -2.991

New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2191 to 2200

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)


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


 2191    Jul 21  09:07     405277     29.48    0.975     Jul 23  04:43     1.817
         Aug 20  00:26     406426 M   29.40    0.997     Aug 19  08:00    -0.685
         Sep 18  16:25     402505     29.69    0.921     Sep 15  14:04    -3.098

 2192    Sep 06  16:46 P   405201     29.49    0.975     Sep 08  12:55     1.839
         Oct 06  09:51     406284 M   29.41    0.996     Oct 05  15:36    -0.760
         Nov 05  03:31     402088     29.72    0.913     Nov 01  21:25    -3.254

 2193    Oct 25  03:14     405555     29.46    0.978     Oct 26  21:03     1.742
         Nov 23  21:38     406334 M   29.41    0.994     Nov 22  22:13    -0.975

 2194    Dec 12  15:41     405779 M   29.45    0.984     Dec 14  03:46     1.504

 2195    Jan 11  11:25     405973 M   29.43    0.988     Jan 10  03:54    -1.314


 2196    Jan 30  06:13     406005 M   29.43    0.989     Jan 31  12:09     1.247
         Feb 29  01:32     405725     29.45    0.984     Feb 27  12:39    -1.536

 2197    Feb 17  01:04     401696     29.75    0.901     Feb 20  11:24     3.431
         Mar 18  19:04     406339 M   29.41    0.994     Mar 19  17:48     0.947
         Apr 17  12:25     405587     29.46    0.979     Apr 15  19:41    -1.697

 2198    Apr 06  12:31     402079     29.72    0.914     Apr 09  18:06     3.233
         May 06  05:05     406247 M   29.41    0.996     May 07  00:16     0.799
         Jun 04  21:16 A   405296     29.48    0.977     Jun 03  03:19    -1.748

 2199    May 24  21:54 P   402317     29.70    0.917     May 28  01:24     3.146
         Jun 23  13:14     406346 M   29.41    0.996     Jun 24  08:09     0.788
         Jul 23  04:22     405403     29.48    0.978     Jul 21  11:19    -1.711

 2200    Jul 12  05:06     402512     29.69    0.920     Jul 15  07:00     3.079
         Aug 10  19:55     406403 M   29.40    0.996     Aug 11  13:55     0.750
         Sep 09  11:47     405304     29.48    0.976     Sep 07  16:42    -1.795



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): 2101 to 2200


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

 2101    May 28  00:51     406617 M   29.39    0.999     May 28  07:32     0.279
 2103    Sep 01  15:52     406609 M   29.39    0.999     Sep 01  22:44     0.287
 2104    Oct 19  01:14     406626 M   29.39    1.000     Oct 19  04:28     0.135
 2105    Dec 06  14:16     406547 M   29.39    1.000     Dec 06  12:23    -0.078
 2107    Jan 24  04:18     406660 M   29.38    0.999     Jan 23  18:42    -0.400
 2121    Sep 11  22:39     406527 M   29.39    0.998     Sep 12  12:53     0.593
 2122    Oct 30  08:40     406570 M   29.39    0.999     Oct 30  18:46     0.421
 2123    Dec 17  22:13     406545 M   29.39    1.000     Dec 18  02:51     0.193
 2125    Feb 03  12:16     406709 M   29.38    1.000     Feb 03  09:01    -0.135
 2126    Mar 24  00:49     406505 M   29.40    0.999     Mar 23  15:15    -0.399

 2127    May 11  11:04     406505 M   29.40    0.998     May 10  23:46    -0.471
 2128    Jun 27  18:12     406529 M   29.39    0.998     Jun 27  05:44    -0.520
 2130    Oct 02  10:30     406521 M   29.39    0.998     Oct 01  20:36    -0.580
 2143    Feb 14  20:08     406704 M   29.38    1.000     Feb 14  23:20     0.133
 2144    Apr 03  08:06     406541 M   29.39    1.000     Apr 03  05:36    -0.104
 2145    May 21  17:44     406576 M   29.39    1.000     May 21  13:56    -0.158
 2146    Jul 09  00:36     406610 M   29.39    1.000     Jul 08  19:46    -0.202
 2148    Oct 12  17:42     406636 M   29.39    0.999     Oct 12  10:44    -0.290
 2161    Feb 25  03:54     406642 M   29.39    0.999     Feb 25  13:35     0.403
 2162    Apr 14  15:14     406512 M   29.40    1.000     Apr 14  19:54     0.194

 2163    Jun 02  00:19     406574 M   29.39    1.000     Jun 02  04:04     0.156
 2164    Jul 19  07:00     406616 M   29.39    1.000     Jul 19  09:49     0.117
 2166    Oct 24  01:02     406685 M   29.38    1.000     Oct 24  00:57    -0.003
 2167    Dec 11  13:31     406577 M   29.39    0.999     Dec 11  06:25    -0.296
 2179    Mar 08  11:33     406522 M   29.39    0.997     Mar 09  03:45     0.675
 2182    Jul 30  13:26     406547 M   29.39    0.999     Jul 30  23:53     0.435
 2184    Nov 03  08:31     406672 M   29.38    0.999     Nov 03  15:12     0.279
 2185    Dec 21  21:28     406603 M   29.39    1.000     Dec 21  20:48    -0.028
 2187    Feb 08  12:04     406551 M   29.39    0.999     Feb 08  04:50    -0.302
 2188    Mar 28  00:15     406596 M   29.39    0.998     Mar 27  10:58    -0.553


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): 2101 to 2200


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

 2101    May 28  00:51     406617 M   29.39    0.999     May 28  07:32     0.279
 2103    Sep 01  15:52     406609 M   29.39    0.999     Sep 01  22:44     0.287
 2104    Oct 19  01:14     406626 M   29.39    1.000     Oct 19  04:28     0.135
 2107    Jan 24  04:18     406660 M   29.38    0.999     Jan 23  18:42    -0.400
 2125    Feb 03  12:16     406709 M   29.38    1.000     Feb 03  09:01    -0.135
 2143    Feb 14  20:08     406704 M   29.38    1.000     Feb 14  23:20     0.133
 2146    Jul 09  00:36     406610 M   29.39    1.000     Jul 08  19:46    -0.202
 2148    Oct 12  17:42     406636 M   29.39    0.999     Oct 12  10:44    -0.290
 2161    Feb 25  03:54     406642 M   29.39    0.999     Feb 25  13:35     0.403
 2164    Jul 19  07:00     406616 M   29.39    1.000     Jul 19  09:49     0.117

 2166    Oct 24  01:02     406685 M   29.38    1.000     Oct 24  00:57    -0.003
 2184    Nov 03  08:31     406672 M   29.38    0.999     Nov 03  15:12     0.279
 2185    Dec 21  21:28     406603 M   29.39    1.000     Dec 21  20:48    -0.028

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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