New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2301 to 2400
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 ( 2301 to 2400 ). 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): 2301 to 2310
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2301 Jan 11 03:03 M 405258 M 29.49 0.975 Jan 09 06:04 -1.874
Dec 31 02:14 402559 29.68 0.918 Jan 03 06:27 3.176
2302 Jan 29 21:24 406581 M 29.39 0.998 Jan 30 11:43 0.597
Feb 28 16:23 404970 29.51 0.967 Feb 26 13:14 -2.131
2303 Feb 17 15:44 403079 29.65 0.933 Feb 20 13:52 2.922
Mar 19 10:18 406501 M 29.40 0.999 Mar 19 17:53 0.316
Apr 18 04:10 A 404483 29.54 0.960 Apr 15 21:14 -2.289
2304 Apr 06 04:09 P 403507 29.61 0.942 Apr 08 21:40 2.730
May 05 21:05 406581 M 29.39 1.000 May 06 01:55 0.201
Jun 04 12:53 404464 29.54 0.960 Jun 02 06:05 -2.283
2305 May 24 13:21 403836 29.59 0.948 May 27 03:02 2.570
Jun 23 04:33 406615 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 23 07:37 0.127
Jul 22 19:42 404369 29.55 0.958 Jul 20 12:01 -2.320
2306 Jul 11 20:24 403722 29.60 0.948 Jul 14 10:09 2.573
Aug 10 11:49 A 406476 M 29.40 1.000 Aug 10 15:23 0.148
Sep 09 03:48 404203 29.56 0.958 Sep 06 19:15 -2.356
2307 Aug 29 04:11 403930 29.58 0.948 Aug 31 17:49 2.568
Sep 27 20:22 406668 M 29.38 1.000 Sep 27 22:50 0.103
Oct 27 13:27 404144 29.57 0.953 Oct 25 01:52 -2.483
2308 Oct 15 13:12 404151 29.57 0.953 Oct 18 00:51 2.485
Nov 14 07:10 406600 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 14 04:30 -0.111
Dec 14 02:17 A 403531 29.61 0.941 Dec 11 07:49 -2.769
2309 Dec 03 01:33 A 404420 M 29.55 0.959 Dec 05 10:25 2.369
2310 Jan 01 21:13 406525 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 01 12:28 -0.365
Jan 31 16:37 402993 29.65 0.930 Jan 28 16:56 -2.987
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2311 to 2320
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2311 Jan 20 15:46 405048 29.50 0.969 Jan 22 17:37 2.077
Feb 19 10:56 406551 M 29.39 0.997 Feb 18 18:29 -0.685
Mar 21 05:10 402512 29.69 0.917 Mar 18 01:00 -3.173
2312 Mar 09 04:50 405275 29.48 0.977 Mar 11 00:06 1.803
Apr 07 23:02 A 406254 M 29.41 0.995 Apr 07 01:27 -0.899
May 07 15:51 402005 29.72 0.910 May 04 09:22 -3.270
2313 Apr 26 16:12 405513 29.47 0.981 Apr 28 07:38 1.643
May 26 08:30 406271 M 29.41 0.994 May 25 10:03 -0.935
Jun 24 23:27 402038 29.72 0.911 Jun 21 17:41 -3.240
2314 Jun 14 00:11 405662 29.46 0.983 Jun 15 12:59 1.533
Jul 13 15:21 406239 M 29.41 0.993 Jul 12 15:56 -0.975
Aug 12 06:25 401882 29.73 0.908 Aug 08 23:25 -3.291
2315 Aug 01 07:11 P 405528 29.47 0.982 Aug 02 20:37 1.560
Aug 30 23:06 406104 M 29.42 0.993 Aug 29 23:34 -0.980
Sep 29 15:14 401645 29.75 0.905 Sep 26 06:31 -3.363
2316 Sep 17 15:32 405769 29.45 0.983 Sep 19 04:25 1.537
Oct 17 08:28 406207 M 29.42 0.992 Oct 16 06:24 -1.086
2317 Nov 05 01:41 405901 M 29.44 0.987 Nov 06 11:06 1.392
Dec 04 20:35 405897 29.44 0.987 Dec 03 11:47 -1.367
2318 Dec 23 15:15 P 406069 M 29.43 0.990 Dec 24 19:52 1.192
2319 Jan 22 11:05 405607 M 29.46 0.982 Jan 20 20:02 -1.627
2320 Jan 11 10:20 401912 29.73 0.905 Jan 14 19:37 3.387
Feb 10 05:19 406433 M 29.40 0.995 Feb 11 01:53 0.857
Mar 11 00:04 405377 29.48 0.975 Mar 09 03:01 -1.877
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2321 to 2330
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2321 Feb 27 23:35 402450 29.69 0.920 Mar 03 03:01 3.143
Mar 29 17:42 406387 M 29.40 0.998 Mar 30 08:09 0.602
Apr 28 11:12 A 404959 29.51 0.970 Apr 26 10:56 -2.011
2322 Apr 17 11:22 P 402871 29.66 0.929 Apr 20 10:40 2.971
May 17 03:51 406494 M 29.40 0.998 May 17 16:01 0.507
Jun 15 19:26 404984 29.51 0.970 Jun 13 19:33 -1.995
2323 Jun 04 20:00 403175 29.64 0.935 Jun 07 16:03 2.835
Jul 04 10:57 406535 M 29.39 0.999 Jul 04 21:38 0.445
Aug 03 02:10 404900 29.51 0.969 Aug 01 01:19 -2.035
2324 Jul 22 02:52 403057 29.65 0.934 Jul 24 23:19 2.853
Aug 20 18:20 A 406413 M 29.40 0.998 Aug 21 05:34 0.467
Sep 19 10:40 404732 29.52 0.968 Sep 17 08:37 -2.086
2325 Sep 08 10:58 403304 29.63 0.935 Sep 11 07:04 2.837
Oct 08 03:27 406631 M 29.39 0.999 Oct 08 13:00 0.398
Nov 06 21:00 404657 29.53 0.963 Nov 04 15:09 -2.243
2326 Oct 26 20:36 403580 29.61 0.941 Oct 29 14:23 2.741
Nov 25 14:52 406594 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 25 18:51 0.166
Dec 25 10:18 A 404053 29.57 0.952 Dec 22 21:13 -2.546
2327 Dec 14 09:29 A 403929 M 29.58 0.949 Dec 17 00:04 2.607
2328 Jan 13 05:14 406578 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 13 02:53 -0.098
Feb 12 00:37 403573 29.61 0.941 Feb 09 06:25 -2.758
2329 Jan 30 23:47 404613 29.53 0.961 Feb 02 07:11 2.308
Mar 01 18:42 406653 M 29.38 0.999 Mar 01 08:44 -0.415
Mar 31 12:39 403163 29.64 0.931 Mar 28 14:17 -2.932
2330 Mar 20 12:24 404856 29.52 0.969 Mar 22 13:44 2.056
Apr 19 06:11 A 406402 M 29.40 0.998 Apr 18 15:43 -0.603
May 18 22:43 402730 29.67 0.926 May 15 22:30 -3.009
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2331 to 2340
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2331 May 07 23:07 405099 29.50 0.973 May 09 21:10 1.919
Jun 06 15:05 406456 M 29.40 0.997 Jun 06 00:05 -0.625
Jul 06 05:59 402801 29.67 0.927 Jul 03 06:37 -2.974
2332 Jun 24 06:40 405240 29.49 0.975 Jun 26 02:33 1.828
Jul 23 21:46 406434 M 29.40 0.997 Jul 23 05:51 -0.663
Aug 22 13:04 402639 29.68 0.924 Aug 19 12:12 -3.036
2333 Aug 11 13:41 P 405120 29.50 0.974 Aug 13 10:21 1.860
Sep 10 05:50 P 406313 M 29.41 0.997 Sep 09 13:36 -0.676
Oct 09 22:26 402379 29.70 0.920 Oct 06 19:23 -3.127
2334 Sep 28 22:31 405402 29.48 0.976 Sep 30 18:13 1.821
Oct 28 15:49 406426 M 29.40 0.996 Oct 27 20:22 -0.811
Nov 27 09:47 402048 29.72 0.909 Nov 24 02:12 -3.316
2335 Nov 16 09:18 405584 29.46 0.981 Nov 18 01:10 1.661
Dec 16 04:30 406138 M 29.42 0.992 Dec 15 01:50 -1.112
2337 Jan 02 23:16 405821 29.45 0.986 Jan 04 10:01 1.448
Feb 01 19:04 405906 M 29.44 0.987 Jan 31 10:07 -1.373
2338 Feb 20 13:11 406229 M 29.42 0.992 Feb 21 15:57 1.115
Mar 22 07:37 405734 29.45 0.982 Mar 20 16:54 -1.613
2339 Mar 11 07:20 401768 29.74 0.906 Mar 14 16:02 3.362
Apr 10 00:58 406208 M 29.42 0.995 Apr 10 22:18 0.889
May 09 18:06 A 405376 29.48 0.978 May 08 00:44 -1.723
2340 Apr 27 18:27 P 402171 29.71 0.914 Apr 30 23:32 3.211
May 27 10:30 406335 M 29.41 0.995 May 28 06:01 0.813
Jun 26 01:55 405438 29.47 0.978 Jun 24 09:07 -1.700
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2341 to 2350
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2341 Jun 15 02:37 402449 29.69 0.920 Jun 18 04:57 3.097
Jul 14 17:22 406379 M 29.40 0.996 Jul 15 11:37 0.760
Aug 13 08:41 405359 29.48 0.977 Aug 11 14:46 -1.747
2342 Aug 02 09:23 402332 29.70 0.918 Aug 05 12:22 3.125
Sep 01 00:57 A 406279 M 29.41 0.996 Sep 01 19:43 0.782
Sep 30 17:39 405191 29.49 0.976 Sep 28 22:09 -1.813
2343 Sep 19 17:53 402625 29.68 0.920 Sep 22 20:13 3.098
Oct 19 10:40 406530 M 29.39 0.997 Oct 20 03:11 0.688
Nov 18 04:39 405108 29.50 0.971 Nov 16 04:36 -2.002
2344 Nov 06 04:09 402967 29.65 0.929 Nov 09 03:50 2.987
Dec 05 22:41 406531 M 29.39 0.999 Dec 06 09:13 0.439
2345 Jan 04 18:21 404526 M 29.54 0.961 Jan 02 10:45 -2.316
Dec 24 17:30 A 403394 29.62 0.938 Dec 27 13:35 2.837
2346 Jan 23 13:14 406577 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 23 17:17 0.169
Feb 22 08:30 404113 29.57 0.952 Feb 19 20:01 -2.521
2347 Feb 11 07:46 404127 29.57 0.951 Feb 13 20:36 2.535
Mar 13 02:20 406698 M 29.38 1.000 Mar 12 23:00 -0.139
Apr 11 19:58 403772 29.59 0.943 Apr 09 03:39 -2.680
2348 Mar 30 19:49 404374 29.55 0.960 Apr 02 03:13 2.308
Apr 29 13:09 A 406486 M 29.40 0.999 Apr 29 05:59 -0.299
May 29 05:26 403406 29.62 0.940 May 26 11:44 -2.737
2349 May 18 05:54 404614 29.53 0.963 May 20 10:32 2.193
Jun 16 21:34 406569 M 29.39 0.999 Jun 16 14:08 -0.310
Jul 16 12:28 403502 29.61 0.941 Jul 13 19:38 -2.702
2350 Jul 05 13:08 404747 29.52 0.966 Jul 07 15:59 2.119
Aug 04 04:12 406554 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 03 19:51 -0.348
Sep 02 19:46 403331 29.63 0.938 Aug 31 01:07 -2.777
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2351 to 2360
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2351 Aug 22 20:16 P 404646 29.53 0.965 Aug 24 23:58 2.154
Sep 21 12:40 P 406450 M 29.40 0.999 Sep 21 03:45 -0.371
Oct 21 05:45 403051 29.65 0.934 Oct 18 08:23 -2.890
2352 Oct 09 05:38 404977 29.51 0.967 Oct 11 07:55 2.095
Nov 07 23:20 406581 M 29.39 0.998 Nov 07 10:27 -0.537
Dec 07 17:43 402701 29.67 0.922 Dec 04 15:13 -3.104
2353 Nov 26 17:03 405215 29.49 0.974 Nov 28 15:08 1.921
Dec 26 12:28 406325 M 29.41 0.995 Dec 25 16:01 -0.852
2354 Jan 25 08:01 A 401844 M 29.74 0.905 Jan 21 22:38 -3.391
2355 Jan 14 07:18 P 405521 29.47 0.980 Jan 16 00:02 1.697
Feb 13 03:00 406156 M 29.42 0.992 Feb 12 00:19 -1.112
2356 Mar 02 20:56 405968 29.43 0.987 Mar 04 05:52 1.372
Apr 01 15:00 406037 M 29.43 0.988 Mar 31 06:52 -1.339
2357 Apr 20 08:04 405961 M 29.43 0.990 Apr 21 12:18 1.177
May 20 00:51 A 405732 29.45 0.985 May 18 14:38 -1.426
2358 Jun 07 17:04 406101 M 29.42 0.991 Jun 08 19:53 1.118
Jul 07 08:21 405823 29.44 0.986 Jul 05 22:48 -1.398
2359 Jun 26 09:10 401656 29.75 0.903 Jun 29 17:45 3.357
Jul 25 23:47 406150 M 29.42 0.992 Jul 27 01:32 1.073
Aug 24 15:15 405745 29.45 0.985 Aug 23 04:21 -1.454
2360 Aug 12 15:58 401549 29.76 0.901 Aug 16 01:20 3.390
Sep 11 07:41 A 406075 M 29.43 0.992 Sep 12 09:50 1.090
Oct 11 00:47 405580 29.46 0.983 Oct 09 11:50 -1.539
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2361 to 2370
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2361 Sep 30 00:56 401899 29.73 0.905 Oct 03 09:19 3.349
Oct 29 18:02 406368 M 29.41 0.994 Oct 30 17:20 0.971
Nov 28 12:25 405500 29.47 0.978 Nov 26 18:12 -1.758
2362 Nov 17 11:51 402312 29.70 0.915 Nov 20 17:13 3.223
Dec 17 06:36 406415 M 29.40 0.997 Dec 17 23:35 0.708
2363 Jan 16 02:24 A 404950 M 29.51 0.969 Jan 14 00:27 -2.081
2364 Jan 05 01:34 402818 29.66 0.926 Jan 08 02:58 3.058
Feb 03 21:12 406524 M 29.39 0.999 Feb 04 07:39 0.435
Mar 04 16:17 404608 29.53 0.962 Mar 02 09:43 -2.274
2365 Feb 21 15:39 403586 29.61 0.941 Feb 24 09:51 2.758
Mar 23 09:50 406683 M 29.38 1.000 Mar 23 13:13 0.141
Apr 22 03:08 404332 29.55 0.955 Apr 19 17:05 -2.419
2366 Apr 11 03:08 403828 29.59 0.950 Apr 13 16:31 2.558
May 10 20:00 A 406503 M 29.40 1.000 May 10 20:14 0.010
Jun 09 12:03 404022 29.58 0.953 Jun 07 01:03 -2.458
2367 May 29 12:35 404059 29.57 0.952 May 31 23:44 2.464
Jun 28 04:01 406608 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 28 04:12 0.008
Jul 27 18:58 404138 29.57 0.954 Jul 25 08:46 -2.425
2368 Jul 15 19:35 404185 29.56 0.955 Jul 18 05:17 2.404
Aug 14 10:41 406600 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 14 09:55 -0.032
Sep 13 02:36 403953 29.58 0.951 Sep 10 14:10 -2.518
2369 Sep 02 02:57 P 404110 29.57 0.954 Sep 04 13:28 2.438
Oct 01 19:38 P 406517 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 01 18:00 -0.069
Oct 31 13:13 403660 29.60 0.946 Oct 28 21:32 -2.653
2370 Oct 20 12:56 404499 29.54 0.958 Oct 22 21:32 2.359
Nov 19 06:58 406675 M 29.38 1.000 Nov 19 00:38 -0.264
Dec 19 01:43 403302 29.63 0.934 Dec 16 04:22 -2.890
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2371 to 2380
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2371 Dec 08 00:55 404799 M 29.52 0.966 Dec 10 05:00 2.170
2372 Jan 06 20:29 406459 M 29.40 0.998 Jan 06 06:19 -0.590
Feb 05 16:05 A 402490 29.69 0.919 Feb 02 11:54 -3.174
2373 Jan 24 15:20 P 405172 29.49 0.973 Jan 26 13:53 1.940
Feb 23 10:49 406354 M 29.41 0.995 Feb 22 14:35 -0.843
Mar 25 04:51 402067 29.72 0.910 Mar 21 21:47 -3.294
2374 Mar 14 04:35 405647 29.46 0.981 Mar 15 19:38 1.627
Apr 12 22:15 406283 M 29.41 0.992 Apr 11 20:54 -1.056
May 12 14:36 401718 29.75 0.901 May 09 05:19 -3.387
2375 May 01 15:03 405646 29.46 0.985 May 03 02:10 1.463
May 31 07:29 A 406022 M 29.43 0.991 May 30 04:36 -1.120
Jun 29 22:43 401466 29.76 0.900 Jun 26 13:02 -3.404
2376 Jun 17 23:33 405794 29.45 0.985 Jun 19 09:38 1.420
Jul 17 14:46 406135 M 29.42 0.991 Jul 16 12:34 -1.091
Aug 16 05:29 401575 29.76 0.901 Aug 12 20:12 -3.387
2377 Aug 05 06:15 405848 29.44 0.986 Aug 06 15:22 1.380
Sep 03 21:55 406058 M 29.43 0.991 Sep 02 18:06 -1.159
2378 Sep 22 14:33 A 405805 29.45 0.986 Sep 23 23:54 1.389
Oct 22 08:03 405902 M 29.44 0.989 Oct 21 01:42 -1.264
2379 Nov 10 01:33 406148 M 29.42 0.989 Nov 11 07:27 1.245
Dec 09 20:16 405835 29.44 0.984 Dec 08 07:58 -1.513
2380 Nov 27 19:42 401622 29.75 0.900 Dec 01 06:30 3.450
Dec 27 14:33 406246 M 29.41 0.994 Dec 28 13:53 0.972
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2381 to 2390
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2381 Jan 26 10:25 A 405328 M 29.48 0.976 Jan 24 14:19 -1.838
2382 Jan 15 09:40 A 402200 29.71 0.913 Jan 18 16:13 3.273
Feb 14 05:06 406415 M 29.40 0.997 Feb 14 21:56 0.702
Mar 15 23:56 405058 29.50 0.970 Mar 13 23:30 -2.018
2383 Mar 04 23:27 402991 29.65 0.929 Mar 07 22:58 2.980
Apr 03 17:11 406606 M 29.39 0.999 Apr 04 03:23 0.425
May 03 10:07 404841 29.52 0.965 May 01 06:36 -2.147
2384 Apr 21 10:16 403214 29.64 0.938 Apr 24 05:39 2.808
May 21 02:42 A 406448 M 29.40 0.999 May 21 10:26 0.322
Jun 19 18:34 404580 29.54 0.964 Jun 17 14:29 -2.170
2385 Jun 08 19:12 403433 29.62 0.940 Jun 11 12:48 2.733
Jul 08 10:25 406572 M 29.39 0.999 Jul 08 18:14 0.325
Aug 07 01:28 404706 29.53 0.965 Aug 04 22:01 -2.144
2386 Jul 27 02:05 403557 29.61 0.942 Jul 29 18:29 2.684
Aug 25 17:15 406572 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 26 00:00 0.282
Sep 24 09:31 404507 29.54 0.962 Sep 22 03:21 -2.256
2387 Sep 13 09:45 403515 29.61 0.942 Sep 16 02:53 2.714
Oct 13 02:45 P 406517 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 13 08:17 0.231
Nov 11 20:47 404206 29.56 0.956 Nov 09 10:50 -2.414
2388 Oct 30 20:22 403972 29.58 0.947 Nov 02 11:04 2.613
Nov 29 14:42 406711 M 29.38 1.000 Nov 29 14:53 0.007
Dec 29 09:45 403855 29.59 0.945 Dec 26 17:39 -2.671
2389 Dec 18 08:52 404337 M 29.55 0.957 Dec 20 18:45 2.411
2390 Jan 17 04:29 406539 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 16 20:41 -0.325
Feb 16 00:03 A 403099 29.64 0.932 Feb 13 01:18 -2.948
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2391 to 2400
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2391 Feb 04 23:19 P 404770 29.52 0.966 Feb 07 03:34 2.177
Mar 06 18:32 406498 M 29.40 0.998 Mar 06 04:53 -0.569
Apr 05 12:17 402758 29.67 0.924 Apr 02 11:04 -3.051
2392 Mar 24 12:05 405263 29.49 0.974 Mar 26 09:14 1.881
Apr 23 05:19 406468 M 29.40 0.996 Apr 22 10:59 -0.764
May 22 21:25 402476 29.69 0.918 May 19 18:18 -3.130
2393 May 11 21:54 405260 29.49 0.978 May 13 15:52 1.749
Jun 10 14:01 A 406242 M 29.41 0.995 Jun 09 18:39 -0.807
Jul 10 05:14 402262 29.71 0.918 Jul 07 01:55 -3.138
2394 Jun 29 06:00 405414 29.47 0.978 Jun 30 23:14 1.718
Jul 28 21:11 406374 M 29.40 0.996 Jul 28 02:27 -0.781
Aug 27 12:11 402362 29.70 0.918 Aug 24 08:57 -3.134
2395 Aug 16 12:45 405476 29.47 0.979 Aug 18 05:07 1.682
Sep 15 04:40 406298 M 29.41 0.995 Sep 14 07:59 -0.862
Oct 14 21:26 A 401969 29.73 0.910 Oct 11 14:26 -3.292
2396 Oct 02 21:33 A 405473 29.47 0.980 Oct 04 13:52 1.680
Nov 01 15:27 406158 M 29.42 0.993 Oct 31 15:42 -0.990
2397 Nov 20 09:13 405874 29.44 0.984 Nov 21 21:28 1.511
Dec 20 04:13 406113 M 29.42 0.989 Dec 18 21:53 -1.264
2399 Jan 07 22:34 406025 M 29.43 0.990 Jan 09 04:06 1.230
Feb 06 18:24 A 405656 29.46 0.983 Feb 05 04:18 -1.587
2400 Feb 25 12:55 406251 M 29.41 0.994 Feb 26 12:07 0.967
Mar 26 07:26 405459 29.47 0.978 Mar 24 13:24 -1.751
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): 2301 to 2400
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2302 Jan 29 21:24 406581 M 29.39 0.998 Jan 30 11:43 0.597
2303 Mar 19 10:18 406501 M 29.40 0.999 Mar 19 17:53 0.316
2304 May 05 21:05 406581 M 29.39 1.000 May 06 01:55 0.201
2305 Jun 23 04:33 406615 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 23 07:37 0.127
2307 Sep 27 20:22 406668 M 29.38 1.000 Sep 27 22:50 0.103
2308 Nov 14 07:10 406600 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 14 04:30 -0.111
2310 Jan 01 21:13 406525 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 01 12:28 -0.365
2311 Feb 19 10:56 406551 M 29.39 0.997 Feb 18 18:29 -0.685
2323 Jul 04 10:57 406535 M 29.39 0.999 Jul 04 21:38 0.445
2325 Oct 08 03:27 406631 M 29.39 0.999 Oct 08 13:00 0.398
2326 Nov 25 14:52 406594 M 29.39 1.000 Nov 25 18:51 0.166
2328 Jan 13 05:14 406578 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 13 02:53 -0.098
2329 Mar 01 18:42 406653 M 29.38 0.999 Mar 01 08:44 -0.415
2343 Oct 19 10:40 406530 M 29.39 0.997 Oct 20 03:11 0.688
2344 Dec 05 22:41 406531 M 29.39 0.999 Dec 06 09:13 0.439
2346 Jan 23 13:14 406577 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 23 17:17 0.169
2347 Mar 13 02:20 406698 M 29.38 1.000 Mar 12 23:00 -0.139
2349 Jun 16 21:34 406569 M 29.39 0.999 Jun 16 14:08 -0.310
2350 Aug 04 04:12 406554 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 03 19:51 -0.348
2352 Nov 07 23:20 406581 M 29.39 0.998 Nov 07 10:27 -0.537
2364 Feb 03 21:12 406524 M 29.39 0.999 Feb 04 07:39 0.435
2365 Mar 23 09:50 406683 M 29.38 1.000 Mar 23 13:13 0.141
2366 May 10 20:00 A 406503 M 29.40 1.000 May 10 20:14 0.010
2367 Jun 28 04:01 406608 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 28 04:12 0.008
2368 Aug 14 10:41 406600 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 14 09:55 -0.032
2369 Oct 01 19:38 P 406517 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 01 18:00 -0.069
2370 Nov 19 06:58 406675 M 29.38 1.000 Nov 19 00:38 -0.264
2383 Apr 03 17:11 406606 M 29.39 0.999 Apr 04 03:23 0.425
2385 Jul 08 10:25 406572 M 29.39 0.999 Jul 08 18:14 0.325
2386 Aug 25 17:15 406572 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 26 00:00 0.282
2387 Oct 13 02:45 P 406517 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 13 08:17 0.231
2388 Nov 29 14:42 406711 M 29.38 1.000 Nov 29 14:53 0.007
2390 Jan 17 04:29 406539 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 16 20:41 -0.325
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.