New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1501 to 1600
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 approach to Earth in a given orbit), the Moon subtends its largest apparent diameter as seen from Earth. This phenomenon, technically referred to as a perigee syzygy or perigee New/Full Moon, is commonly known as a supermoon. Using the definition above and applying it to the Moon's mean apogee and perigee distances results in a mean limiting distance of 367,607 km for a supermoon.
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 three or more new supermoons (out of a possible 12-13 New Moons) each year. The proximity of the New Moon to perigee is not that rare. The very closest New Moons (within a few hours of perigee) 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 closest New Moon perigees of the century can be found at Closest New Moon Perigees. It includes all events with a New Moon distance of 356,900 km or less. The very closest New Moon perigees are listed at Ultimate New Moon Perigees. This includes all events with a New Moon distance of 356,600 km or less.
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 Supermoon?
Determining whether a particular New Moon is a Supermoon 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 2028 Jul 22 be considered a New Supermoon? Using data from Perigee and Apogee and Moon Phases, we have:
- New Moon of 2028 Jul 22: Distance (Dm) = 364205 km
- Apogee of 2028 Jul 11: Distance (Da) = 404945 km
- Perigee of 2028 Jul 23: Distance (Dp) = 361633 km
- The distance between apogee and perigee: Da - Dp = 404945 - 361633 = 43312 km
- The distance between apogee and the New Moon: Da - Dm = 404945 - 364205 = 40740 km
- Finally, the relative distance of the New Moon from apogee to perigee:
(Da - Dm) / (Da - Dp) = 40740 / 43312 = 0.9406
New Supermoon Table Description
The table below gives the date and time (Greenwich Mean Time) of all New Moons near Perigee (perigee syzygy or new supermoon) for the century ( 1501 to 1600 ). 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 closest New Moon perigee 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 (Dn) with respect to apogee (Da) and perigee (Dp) distances of that current orbit:
Relative Distance = (Da - Dn)/(Da - Dp)
The Relative Distance is equal to 1.0 when New Moon occurs at perigee, and 0.0 when New Moon occurs at apogee.
Any New Moon occurring at a Relative Distance of 0.9 or greater is by definition a supermoon.
The date and time (GST) of the nearest perigee is given under Perigee. Finally, ΔPerigee gives the time difference (in days) between the instants of perigee and New Moon. Note that the New Moon occurs within 2 days of perigee for most supermoons.
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1501 to 1510
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1501 Jan 19 09:31 356768 m 33.49 0.999 Jan 19 04:19 -0.217
Feb 17 19:28 360407 33.16 0.973 Feb 16 15:25 -1.169
1502 Jan 09 00:55 363197 32.90 0.950 Jan 10 16:00 1.629
Feb 07 11:26 357827 33.39 0.993 Feb 08 01:43 0.595
Mar 08 20:51 357177 m 33.46 0.998 Mar 08 13:41 -0.299
Apr 07 05:42 T 361130 33.09 0.969 Apr 05 23:18 -1.267
1503 Feb 26 13:00 362910 32.93 0.954 Feb 28 02:34 1.565
Mar 27 22:28 T 357991 33.38 0.994 Mar 28 11:45 0.553
Apr 26 06:32 357523 m 33.42 0.998 Apr 25 22:11 -0.347
May 25 13:51 361362 33.07 0.968 May 24 06:33 -1.304
1504 Apr 14 23:18 362597 32.96 0.956 Apr 16 11:58 1.528
May 14 06:54 357923 33.39 0.994 May 14 19:43 0.534
Jun 12 13:31 357506 m 33.42 0.998 Jun 12 05:04 -0.352
Jul 11 20:22 361337 33.07 0.967 Jul 10 12:54 -1.312
1505 Jun 02 06:30 362644 32.95 0.956 Jun 03 19:14 1.530
Jul 01 13:32 358065 33.37 0.994 Jul 02 02:22 0.535
Jul 30 20:39 T 357628 m 33.41 0.997 Jul 30 12:09 -0.355
Aug 29 04:46 361509 33.05 0.966 Aug 27 21:00 -1.323
1506 Jul 20 13:41 T 362628 32.95 0.956 Jul 22 02:19 1.526
Aug 18 21:35 357859 33.39 0.995 Aug 19 09:55 0.514
Sep 17 05:47 357378 m 33.44 0.997 Sep 16 20:45 -0.376
Oct 16 15:03 361487 33.06 0.965 Oct 15 06:52 -1.341
1507 Sep 06 22:09 362079 33.00 0.960 Sep 08 09:00 1.452
Oct 06 07:02 357380 33.44 0.996 Oct 06 17:55 0.453
Nov 04 16:38 357288 m 33.44 0.996 Nov 04 06:09 -0.436
Dec 04 03:31 362047 33.01 0.960 Dec 02 16:54 -1.443
1508 Oct 24 08:28 361615 33.04 0.964 Oct 25 17:18 1.368
Nov 22 19:10 P 357181 m 33.45 0.997 Nov 23 04:01 0.369
Dec 22 06:09 357610 33.41 0.994 Dec 21 17:20 -0.534
1509 Jan 20 17:16 M 362863 32.93 0.953 Jan 19 03:28 -1.575
Dec 11 21:50 360817 m 33.12 0.970 Dec 13 03:39 1.242
1510 Jan 10 08:47 356852 m 33.49 0.999 Jan 10 15:12 0.267
Feb 08 18:50 357852 33.39 0.992 Feb 08 03:50 -0.625
Mar 10 04:29 363459 32.88 0.947 Mar 08 12:06 -1.683
Dec 30 23:28 367889 32.48 0.902 Jan 02 08:30 2.376
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1511 to 1520
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1511 Jan 29 10:42 360249 33.17 0.975 Jan 30 13:50 1.131
Feb 27 20:27 356978 m 33.47 0.999 Feb 28 01:05 0.193
Mar 29 05:20 358441 33.34 0.990 Mar 28 12:21 -0.708
Apr 27 13:53 T 364156 32.81 0.941 Apr 25 19:01 -1.786
1512 Feb 17 11:48 367363 32.53 0.908 Feb 19 18:49 2.292
Mar 17 22:01 P 360222 33.17 0.977 Mar 19 00:12 1.091
Apr 16 06:34 P 357258 m 33.45 0.999 Apr 16 10:12 0.151
May 15 14:01 358726 33.31 0.989 May 14 20:07 -0.746
Jun 13 21:14 364236 32.81 0.941 Jun 12 01:53 -1.806
1513 Apr 05 22:41 366892 32.57 0.912 Apr 08 04:34 2.245
May 05 07:07 360056 33.19 0.978 May 06 08:44 1.067
Jun 03 14:01 357215 m 33.45 1.000 Jun 03 17:29 0.144
Jul 02 20:34 358676 33.32 0.989 Jul 02 02:34 -0.750
Aug 01 04:01 364240 32.81 0.940 Jul 30 08:38 -1.808
1514 May 24 06:23 366813 32.58 0.913 May 26 12:06 2.238
Jun 22 13:47 360164 33.18 0.978 Jun 23 15:24 1.067
Jul 21 20:47 357327 m 33.44 1.000 Jul 22 00:20 0.147
Aug 20 04:25 T 358790 33.30 0.989 Aug 19 10:10 -0.761
Sep 18 13:25 364501 32.78 0.939 Sep 16 17:33 -1.828
1515 Jul 11 13:18 P 366864 32.57 0.912 Jul 13 19:12 2.246
Aug 09 21:28 P 360015 33.19 0.978 Aug 10 22:35 1.046
Sep 08 05:36 357043 m 33.47 1.000 Sep 08 08:25 0.117
Oct 07 14:24 358616 33.32 0.988 Oct 06 19:39 -0.781
Nov 06 00:36 364715 32.76 0.936 Nov 04 03:45 -1.868
1516 Aug 27 21:35 366329 32.62 0.918 Aug 30 01:23 2.159
Sep 26 06:38 359434 33.25 0.981 Sep 27 06:01 0.974
Oct 25 15:58 356706 m 33.50 1.000 Oct 25 17:15 0.053
Nov 24 02:16 358843 33.30 0.985 Nov 23 05:38 -0.860
Dec 23 13:53 T 365629 32.68 0.927 Dec 21 13:36 -2.012
1517 Oct 15 07:21 365800 32.67 0.925 Oct 17 08:30 2.048
Nov 13 18:08 359040 33.28 0.984 Nov 14 15:28 0.889
Dec 13 05:04 T 356744 m 33.50 1.000 Dec 13 04:09 -0.038
1518 Jan 11 16:04 359437 m 33.24 0.981 Jan 10 16:41 -0.975
Feb 10 03:04 366550 32.60 0.917 Feb 07 23:05 -2.167
Dec 02 20:21 T 364878 32.75 0.934 Dec 04 17:52 1.896
1519 Jan 01 07:52 358432 33.34 0.988 Jan 02 02:27 0.774
Jan 30 18:14 356709 m 33.50 1.000 Jan 30 15:06 -0.131
Mar 01 03:49 359874 33.20 0.978 Feb 28 02:15 -1.066
Mar 30 13:17 367166 32.54 0.909 Mar 28 06:09 -2.297
1520 Jan 20 09:38 363986 32.83 0.943 Jan 22 03:41 1.752
Feb 18 19:58 358235 33.36 0.990 Feb 19 12:35 0.692
Mar 19 05:02 357098 m 33.46 0.999 Mar 19 00:10 -0.203
Apr 17 13:29 T 360527 33.14 0.974 Apr 16 09:53 -1.150
May 16 21:54 367758 32.49 0.902 May 14 12:20 -2.399
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1521 to 1530
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1521 Mar 08 21:15 363740 32.85 0.946 Mar 10 14:06 1.702
Apr 07 06:26 T 358393 33.34 0.991 Apr 07 22:20 0.662
May 06 14:12 357388 m 33.44 0.999 May 06 08:25 -0.241
Jun 04 21:18 360687 33.13 0.973 Jun 03 17:05 -1.175
Jul 04 04:44 367707 32.50 0.902 Jul 01 19:14 -2.396
1522 Apr 26 06:59 363448 32.88 0.948 Apr 27 23:09 1.674
May 25 14:27 358300 33.35 0.992 May 26 06:01 0.649
Jun 23 20:59 357325 m 33.44 0.999 Jun 23 15:13 -0.240
Jul 23 03:51 360630 33.13 0.973 Jul 21 23:34 -1.179
Aug 21 12:15 367816 32.49 0.902 Aug 19 02:30 -2.407
1523 Jun 13 13:53 363490 32.87 0.948 Jun 15 06:08 1.677
Jul 12 21:01 358403 33.34 0.992 Jul 13 12:34 0.648
Aug 11 04:20 T 357406 m 33.43 0.999 Aug 10 22:28 -0.245
Sep 09 12:42 360794 33.12 0.972 Sep 08 07:59 -1.196
1524 Jul 30 21:12 T 363419 32.88 0.948 Aug 01 13:05 1.662
Aug 29 05:27 358132 33.37 0.992 Aug 29 20:15 0.617
Sep 27 14:00 357124 m 33.46 0.998 Sep 27 07:21 -0.277
Oct 26 23:33 360796 33.12 0.971 Oct 25 18:07 -1.226
1525 Sep 17 06:08 362792 32.94 0.953 Sep 18 19:53 1.573
Oct 16 15:27 357607 33.41 0.994 Oct 17 04:31 0.544
Nov 15 01:21 357038 m 33.47 0.998 Nov 14 17:02 -0.346
Dec 14 12:20 361388 33.07 0.966 Dec 13 04:16 -1.336
1526 Nov 04 17:02 362261 32.99 0.958 Nov 06 04:27 1.476
Dec 04 04:01 P 357384 m 33.44 0.996 Dec 04 14:56 0.455
1527 Jan 02 15:00 357359 m 33.44 0.996 Jan 02 04:16 -0.447
Feb 01 01:52 362181 32.99 0.959 Jan 30 14:45 -1.464
Dec 23 06:40 361432 33.06 0.965 Dec 24 14:56 1.344
1528 Jan 21 17:34 357052 m 33.47 0.997 Jan 22 02:06 0.356
Feb 20 03:20 357580 33.42 0.994 Feb 19 14:30 -0.535
Mar 20 12:33 362714 32.94 0.954 Mar 18 23:07 -1.560
1529 Feb 08 19:16 360894 33.11 0.970 Feb 10 01:02 1.240
Mar 10 04:45 357182 m 33.45 0.998 Mar 10 11:42 0.290
Apr 08 13:15 358122 33.37 0.993 Apr 07 22:44 -0.605
May 07 21:25 T 363328 32.89 0.949 May 06 05:55 -1.645
1530 Mar 29 06:03 P 360887 33.11 0.972 Mar 30 11:09 1.213
Apr 27 14:19 P 357428 m 33.43 0.999 Apr 27 20:32 0.259
May 26 21:31 358338 33.35 0.992 May 26 06:22 -0.632
Jun 25 04:34 363348 32.89 0.949 Jun 23 12:53 -1.654
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1531 to 1540
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1531 May 16 14:40 360716 33.13 0.973 May 17 19:23 1.196
Jun 14 21:29 357345 m 33.44 0.999 Jun 15 03:38 0.256
Jul 14 04:03 358248 33.36 0.992 Jul 13 12:52 -0.633
Aug 12 11:37 363343 32.89 0.949 Aug 10 19:55 -1.654
1532 Jun 03 13:43 367879 32.48 0.900 Jun 05 23:54 2.425
Jul 02 21:12 360796 33.12 0.973 Jul 04 01:52 1.195
Aug 01 04:24 357412 m 33.43 0.999 Aug 01 10:33 0.256
Aug 30 12:17 T 358336 33.35 0.992 Aug 29 20:44 -0.648
Sep 28 21:33 363625 32.86 0.947 Sep 27 05:10 -1.683
1533 Aug 20 05:11 T 360579 33.14 0.973 Aug 21 09:06 1.163
Sep 18 13:42 357074 m 33.46 0.999 Sep 18 18:51 0.215
Oct 17 22:50 358158 33.36 0.991 Oct 17 06:32 -0.679
Nov 16 09:14 363884 32.84 0.944 Nov 14 15:32 -1.738
1534 Sep 08 05:22 367271 32.54 0.908 Sep 10 12:53 2.313
Oct 07 14:55 359929 33.20 0.977 Oct 08 16:45 1.077
Nov 06 00:37 356718 m 33.50 1.000 Nov 06 03:59 0.140
Dec 05 11:06 358407 33.34 0.988 Dec 04 16:44 -0.766
1535 Jan 03 22:39 T 364822 32.75 0.935 Jan 02 01:22 -1.887
Oct 26 15:45 366660 32.59 0.916 Oct 28 20:08 2.183
Nov 25 02:53 359493 33.24 0.981 Nov 26 02:32 0.985
Dec 24 13:57 T 356748 m 33.50 1.000 Dec 24 15:03 0.046
1536 Jan 23 00:48 358989 m 33.29 0.985 Jan 22 03:44 -0.878
Feb 21 11:26 365689 32.68 0.926 Feb 19 10:40 -2.031
Dec 13 05:06 T 365693 32.68 0.926 Dec 15 05:40 2.023
1537 Jan 11 16:40 358878 33.30 0.985 Jan 12 13:33 0.870
Feb 10 02:51 356706 m 33.50 1.000 Feb 10 01:49 -0.043
Mar 11 12:03 359383 33.25 0.982 Mar 10 12:58 -0.962
Apr 09 21:02 366225 32.63 0.919 Apr 07 17:37 -2.142
1538 Jan 30 18:15 364827 32.75 0.935 Feb 01 15:29 1.885
Mar 01 04:21 358703 33.31 0.987 Mar 01 23:27 0.796
Mar 30 13:05 357072 m 33.46 1.000 Mar 30 10:35 -0.104
Apr 28 21:09 T 359966 33.20 0.979 Apr 27 20:23 -1.032
May 28 05:14 366733 32.58 0.914 May 25 23:54 -2.222
1539 Mar 20 05:19 364627 32.77 0.937 Mar 22 01:43 1.850
Apr 18 14:14 T 358856 33.30 0.988 Apr 19 08:53 0.777
May 17 21:46 357309 m 33.44 1.000 May 17 18:37 -0.131
Jun 16 04:42 360060 33.19 0.979 Jun 15 03:34 -1.048
Jul 15 12:05 366646 32.59 0.915 Jul 13 07:02 -2.211
1540 May 06 14:32 364354 32.80 0.939 May 08 10:26 1.829
Jun 04 21:55 358735 33.31 0.988 Jun 05 16:19 0.766
Jul 04 04:28 357202 m 33.45 1.000 Jul 04 01:23 -0.128
Aug 02 11:26 359978 33.19 0.979 Aug 01 10:13 -1.051
Aug 31 20:00 366775 32.58 0.914 Aug 29 14:39 -2.223
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1541 to 1550
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1541 Jun 23 21:14 364382 32.79 0.939 Jun 25 17:09 1.830
Jul 23 04:32 358795 33.30 0.988 Jul 23 22:50 0.762
Aug 21 12:07 P 357242 m 33.45 1.000 Aug 21 08:49 -0.137
Sep 19 20:46 P 360137 33.18 0.977 Sep 18 18:58 -1.075
Oct 19 07:03 367234 32.54 0.910 Oct 17 00:34 -2.270
1542 Aug 11 04:45 T 364249 32.81 0.940 Aug 13 00:00 1.802
Sep 09 13:24 358455 33.34 0.990 Sep 10 06:40 0.719
Oct 08 22:21 356929 m 33.48 0.999 Oct 08 17:59 -0.182
Nov 07 08:11 360163 33.18 0.975 Nov 06 05:20 -1.119
Dec 06 19:28 367791 32.49 0.904 Dec 04 10:48 -2.361
1543 Sep 28 14:15 363537 32.87 0.946 Sep 30 06:55 1.695
Oct 28 00:00 357884 33.39 0.992 Oct 28 15:13 0.634
Nov 26 10:10 356848 m 33.49 0.999 Nov 26 03:57 -0.259
Dec 25 21:10 360781 33.12 0.970 Dec 24 15:33 -1.234
1544 Nov 15 01:40 362946 32.92 0.952 Nov 16 15:45 1.587
Dec 14 12:53 P 357642 m 33.41 0.994 Dec 15 01:53 0.542
1545 Jan 12 23:50 357163 m 33.46 0.997 Jan 12 15:10 -0.361
Feb 11 10:24 361538 33.05 0.965 Feb 10 01:52 -1.356
1546 Jan 02 15:29 362096 33.00 0.960 Jan 04 02:20 1.452
Feb 01 02:17 357310 m 33.44 0.996 Feb 01 12:58 0.445
Mar 02 11:44 357361 33.44 0.996 Mar 02 01:05 -0.444
Mar 31 20:30 362005 33.01 0.961 Mar 30 09:57 -1.440
1547 Feb 20 03:45 361594 33.05 0.964 Feb 21 12:18 1.356
Mar 21 12:56 357444 m 33.43 0.997 Mar 21 22:17 0.390
Apr 19 21:04 357853 33.39 0.995 Apr 19 09:02 -0.501
May 19 04:54 T 362539 32.96 0.957 May 17 16:41 -1.509
1548 Apr 08 13:56 P 361610 33.05 0.966 Apr 09 22:07 1.341
May 07 21:58 P 357656 m 33.41 0.997 May 08 06:50 0.370
Jun 06 05:00 358006 33.38 0.995 Jun 05 16:34 -0.518
Jul 05 11:59 362508 32.96 0.957 Jul 03 23:47 -1.508
1549 May 26 22:09 361428 33.06 0.967 May 28 06:03 1.329
Jun 25 04:58 357533 m 33.42 0.997 Jun 25 13:47 0.368
Jul 24 11:37 357879 33.39 0.995 Jul 23 23:10 -0.518
Aug 22 19:20 362500 32.96 0.957 Aug 21 07:06 -1.510
1550 Jul 14 04:39 361476 33.06 0.967 Jul 15 12:25 1.324
Aug 12 12:06 357552 m 33.42 0.997 Aug 12 20:47 0.362
Sep 10 20:17 T 357940 33.38 0.994 Sep 10 07:20 -0.540
Oct 10 05:50 362804 32.94 0.954 Oct 08 16:41 -1.548
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1551 to 1560
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1551 Aug 31 13:00 T 361184 33.08 0.968 Sep 01 19:43 1.280
Sep 29 21:56 357159 m 33.46 0.998 Sep 30 05:22 0.309
Oct 29 07:24 357759 33.40 0.993 Oct 28 17:24 -0.583
Nov 27 17:58 363104 32.91 0.951 Nov 26 03:12 -1.615
1552 Oct 17 23:19 360465 33.15 0.973 Oct 19 03:37 1.179
Nov 16 09:22 356785 m 33.49 0.999 Nov 16 14:47 0.226
Dec 15 19:58 358028 33.38 0.991 Dec 15 03:46 -0.675
1553 Jan 14 07:21 T 364050 32.82 0.942 Jan 12 12:58 -1.766
Nov 06 00:15 367545 32.51 0.906 Nov 08 08:01 2.324
Dec 05 11:43 359993 m 33.19 0.977 Dec 06 13:41 1.082
1554 Jan 03 22:50 T 356809 m 33.49 1.000 Jan 04 01:56 0.130
Feb 02 09:29 358591 33.32 0.988 Feb 01 14:39 -0.784
Mar 03 19:41 364856 32.75 0.934 Mar 01 22:04 -1.901
Dec 24 13:52 H 366543 32.60 0.917 Dec 26 17:40 2.158
1555 Jan 23 01:25 359378 33.25 0.981 Jan 24 00:41 0.969
Feb 21 11:22 356759 m 33.49 1.000 Feb 21 12:29 0.046
Mar 22 20:11 358936 33.29 0.985 Mar 21 23:33 -0.859
Apr 21 04:42 365307 32.71 0.929 Apr 19 04:52 -1.993
1556 Feb 11 02:45 365718 32.67 0.926 Feb 13 03:26 2.028
Mar 11 12:37 359230 33.26 0.984 Mar 12 10:20 0.905
Apr 09 21:01 357103 m 33.46 1.000 Apr 09 20:57 -0.003
May 09 04:45 T 359451 33.24 0.983 May 08 06:47 -0.915
Jun 07 12:33 365742 32.67 0.925 Jun 05 11:16 -2.054
1557 Mar 30 13:17 365564 32.69 0.928 Apr 01 13:25 2.006
Apr 28 21:58 T 359374 33.25 0.984 Apr 29 19:27 0.895
May 28 05:19 357286 m 33.44 1.000 May 28 04:49 -0.021
Jun 26 12:08 359486 33.24 0.983 Jun 25 13:59 -0.923
Jul 25 19:30 365628 32.68 0.926 Jul 23 18:38 -2.036
1558 May 17 22:00 365306 32.71 0.929 May 19 21:47 1.991
Jun 16 05:22 359224 33.26 0.985 Jun 17 02:37 0.886
Jul 15 11:59 357136 m 33.46 1.000 Jul 15 11:34 -0.017
Aug 13 19:06 359382 33.25 0.983 Aug 12 20:52 -0.927
Sep 12 03:53 365781 32.67 0.925 Sep 10 02:38 -2.052
1559 Jul 05 04:35 365316 32.71 0.929 Jul 07 04:17 1.988
Aug 03 12:08 359237 33.26 0.985 Aug 04 09:09 0.876
Sep 01 20:01 P 357135 m 33.46 1.000 Sep 01 19:11 -0.034
Oct 01 04:59 P 359538 33.24 0.982 Sep 30 05:57 -0.960
Oct 30 15:30 366287 32.62 0.920 Oct 28 12:50 -2.111
1560 Aug 21 12:24 T 365109 32.73 0.931 Aug 23 11:05 1.945
Sep 19 21:29 358825 33.30 0.986 Sep 20 17:11 0.821
Oct 19 06:49 356791 m 33.49 1.000 Oct 19 04:39 -0.090
Nov 17 16:53 359586 33.23 0.980 Nov 16 16:31 -1.015
Dec 17 04:11 366886 32.57 0.914 Dec 14 23:04 -2.213
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1561 to 1570
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1561 Oct 08 22:29 364312 32.80 0.939 Oct 10 18:07 1.818
Nov 07 08:38 358212 33.36 0.989 Nov 08 02:01 0.724
Dec 06 19:01 356716 m 33.50 0.999 Dec 06 14:51 -0.174
1562 Jan 05 05:58 360220 33.17 0.975 Jan 04 02:44 -1.135
Nov 26 10:23 363668 32.86 0.946 Nov 28 03:12 1.701
Dec 25 21:45 P 357955 m 33.38 0.992 Dec 26 12:52 0.630
1563 Jan 24 08:35 357021 m 33.47 0.998 Jan 24 02:00 -0.274
Feb 22 18:49 360932 33.11 0.970 Feb 21 12:51 -1.249
1564 Jan 14 00:14 362812 32.94 0.953 Jan 15 13:50 1.567
Feb 12 10:52 357627 33.41 0.994 Feb 12 23:49 0.539
Mar 12 19:59 357192 m 33.45 0.997 Mar 12 11:35 -0.350
Apr 11 04:19 361329 33.07 0.967 Apr 09 20:39 -1.320
1565 Mar 02 12:05 362351 32.98 0.958 Mar 03 23:37 1.481
Mar 31 20:58 357764 33.40 0.995 Apr 01 08:49 0.494
Apr 30 04:47 357636 m 33.41 0.997 Apr 29 19:17 -0.396
May 29 12:19 T 361791 33.03 0.964 May 28 03:20 -1.375
1566 Apr 19 21:42 P 362389 32.97 0.959 Apr 21 09:08 1.477
May 19 05:32 P 357943 33.38 0.995 May 19 17:07 0.483
Jun 17 12:27 357728 m 33.40 0.997 Jun 17 02:45 -0.405
Jul 16 19:25 361715 33.04 0.965 Jul 15 10:36 -1.367
1567 Jun 07 05:33 362195 32.99 0.960 Jun 08 16:45 1.467
Jul 06 12:26 357778 33.40 0.995 Jul 06 23:56 0.480
Aug 04 19:14 357566 m 33.42 0.997 Aug 04 09:30 -0.406
Sep 03 03:10 361710 33.04 0.964 Sep 01 18:13 -1.373
1568 Jul 24 12:08 362200 32.99 0.960 Jul 25 23:03 1.455
Aug 22 19:53 357746 33.40 0.996 Aug 23 07:04 0.466
Sep 21 04:24 T 357603 m 33.42 0.996 Sep 20 17:58 -0.435
Oct 20 14:15 362037 33.01 0.961 Oct 19 04:07 -1.422
1569 Sep 10 20:55 T 361829 33.03 0.962 Sep 12 06:27 1.397
Oct 10 06:17 357298 m 33.44 0.997 Oct 10 15:56 0.402
Nov 08 16:04 357419 33.43 0.995 Nov 08 04:16 -0.492
Dec 08 02:45 362374 32.98 0.957 Dec 06 14:45 -1.500
1570 Oct 29 07:49 361043 33.10 0.968 Oct 30 14:36 1.282
Nov 27 18:10 356909 m 33.48 0.998 Nov 28 01:38 0.311
Dec 27 04:50 357703 33.41 0.993 Dec 26 14:45 -0.587
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1571 to 1580
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1571 Jan 25 16:01 363315 32.89 0.949 Jan 24 00:25 -1.650
Dec 16 20:32 360544 m 33.14 0.973 Dec 18 00:54 1.182
1572 Jan 15 07:38 356928 m 33.48 0.999 Jan 15 12:50 0.216
Feb 13 18:02 358239 33.36 0.990 Feb 13 01:27 -0.691
Mar 14 03:48 364048 32.82 0.942 Mar 12 09:18 -1.771
1573 Jan 03 22:36 H 367436 32.52 0.907 Jan 06 05:55 2.305
Feb 02 10:05 359937 33.20 0.977 Feb 03 11:50 1.073
Mar 03 19:45 356870 m 33.48 1.000 Mar 03 23:05 0.139
Apr 02 04:11 358535 33.33 0.988 Apr 01 10:01 -0.757
May 01 12:17 364421 32.79 0.938 Apr 29 15:57 -1.847
1574 Feb 21 11:08 366661 32.59 0.916 Feb 23 15:33 2.184
Mar 22 20:45 359816 33.21 0.979 Mar 23 21:14 1.020
Apr 21 04:50 357190 m 33.45 1.000 Apr 21 07:16 0.101
May 20 12:17 T 358985 33.29 0.987 May 19 17:06 -0.799
Jun 18 19:53 364789 32.76 0.935 Jun 16 22:29 -1.892
1575 Apr 10 21:04 366557 32.60 0.917 Apr 13 01:16 2.175
May 10 05:33 T 359953 33.20 0.980 May 11 06:02 1.020
Jun 08 12:47 357321 m 33.44 1.000 Jun 08 14:59 0.092
Jul 07 19:35 358965 33.29 0.987 Jul 07 00:22 -0.801
Aug 06 03:01 364656 32.77 0.937 Aug 04 06:07 -1.871
1576 May 28 05:23 366305 32.62 0.918 May 30 09:16 2.162
Jun 26 12:48 359767 33.21 0.980 Jun 27 12:58 1.007
Jul 25 19:34 357128 m 33.46 1.000 Jul 25 21:46 0.092
Aug 24 02:54 358844 33.30 0.987 Aug 23 07:30 -0.808
Sep 22 11:55 364841 32.75 0.935 Sep 20 14:27 -1.894
1577 Jul 15 11:57 366286 32.62 0.919 Jul 17 15:34 2.151
Aug 13 19:48 359728 33.22 0.981 Aug 14 19:33 0.990
Sep 12 04:02 P 357085 m 33.46 1.000 Sep 12 05:37 0.066
Oct 11 13:20 P 358999 33.29 0.986 Oct 10 16:56 -0.850
Nov 10 00:04 365391 32.70 0.930 Nov 08 00:53 -1.966
1578 Sep 01 20:08 T 366000 32.65 0.922 Sep 03 22:20 2.092
Oct 01 05:41 359242 33.26 0.983 Oct 02 03:50 0.923
Oct 30 15:24 356711 m 33.50 1.000 Oct 30 15:21 -0.002
Nov 29 01:41 359067 33.28 0.983 Nov 28 03:40 -0.917
Dec 28 12:57 366022 32.65 0.923 Dec 26 11:06 -2.077
1579 Oct 20 06:49 365116 32.73 0.931 Oct 22 05:29 1.944
Nov 18 17:22 358589 33.32 0.987 Nov 19 12:56 0.815
Dec 18 03:54 356641 m 33.51 1.000 Dec 18 01:44 -0.090
1580 Jan 16 14:45 359707 m 33.22 0.979 Jan 15 13:51 -1.037
Feb 15 01:59 T 367154 32.55 0.910 Feb 12 19:35 -2.267
Dec 06 19:09 364428 32.79 0.939 Dec 08 14:48 1.819
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1581 to 1590
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1581 Jan 05 06:37 P 358324 33.35 0.990 Jan 05 23:54 0.721
Feb 03 17:17 356935 m 33.48 0.999 Feb 03 12:47 -0.187
Mar 05 03:08 360368 33.16 0.974 Mar 03 23:42 -1.143
Apr 03 12:31 367786 32.49 0.902 Apr 01 02:59 -2.397
1582 Jan 24 08:56 363579 32.87 0.947 Jan 26 01:27 1.689
Feb 22 19:21 358003 33.38 0.992 Feb 23 10:38 0.636
Mar 24 04:08 357076 m 33.46 0.999 Mar 23 22:01 -0.255
Apr 22 12:04 360695 33.13 0.972 Apr 21 07:13 -1.202
1583 Mar 23 20:16 363165 32.90 0.951 Mar 25 11:03 1.616
Apr 22 04:53 358143 33.36 0.993 Apr 22 19:20 0.602
May 21 12:24 357473 m 33.43 0.998 May 21 05:30 -0.288
Jun 19 19:43 T 361088 33.09 0.970 Jun 18 13:53 -1.243
1584 May 10 05:20 P 363220 32.90 0.951 May 11 20:13 1.620
Jun 08 13:03 P 358286 33.35 0.993 Jun 09 03:24 0.598
Jul 07 19:56 357509 m 33.42 0.998 Jul 07 12:55 -0.292
Aug 06 02:56 360977 33.10 0.971 Aug 04 21:21 -1.233
1585 Jun 27 12:56 363008 32.92 0.952 Jun 29 03:32 1.608
Jul 26 19:57 358077 33.37 0.993 Jul 27 10:06 0.590
Aug 25 02:57 357313 m 33.44 0.998 Aug 24 19:51 -0.296
Sep 23 11:09 360978 33.10 0.970 Sep 22 05:15 -1.245
1586 Aug 14 19:39 362966 32.92 0.953 Aug 16 09:48 1.589
Sep 13 03:46 357993 33.38 0.994 Sep 13 17:24 0.568
Oct 12 12:40 T 357325 m 33.44 0.998 Oct 12 04:37 -0.335
Nov 10 22:47 361328 33.07 0.967 Nov 09 15:28 -1.305
1587 Oct 02 04:58 T 362508 32.96 0.956 Oct 03 17:19 1.515
Oct 31 14:46 357488 33.43 0.995 Nov 01 02:35 0.493
Nov 30 00:50 357138 m 33.46 0.997 Nov 29 15:10 -0.403
Dec 29 11:34 361692 33.04 0.963 Dec 28 02:10 -1.392
1588 Nov 18 16:26 361660 33.04 0.963 Nov 20 01:43 1.387
Dec 18 03:02 357088 m 33.46 0.997 Dec 18 12:31 0.395
1589 Jan 16 13:41 357433 m 33.43 0.995 Jan 16 01:40 -0.501
Feb 15 00:35 T 362617 32.95 0.955 Feb 13 11:42 -1.537
1590 Jan 06 05:22 361144 33.09 0.968 Jan 07 12:10 1.283
Feb 04 16:24 T 357104 m 33.46 0.998 Feb 04 23:43 0.305
Mar 06 02:30 357937 33.38 0.993 Mar 05 12:08 -0.599
Apr 04 11:49 363271 32.89 0.950 Apr 02 20:22 -1.644
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1591 to 1600
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1591 Feb 23 18:38 360552 33.14 0.973 Feb 24 22:59 1.181
Mar 25 04:00 357038 m 33.47 0.999 Mar 25 09:40 0.236
Apr 23 12:03 358181 33.36 0.991 Apr 22 20:22 -0.653
May 22 19:46 363565 32.87 0.947 May 21 02:52 -1.704
1592 Mar 13 19:23 367653 32.50 0.905 Mar 16 03:53 2.354
Apr 12 04:44 360460 33.15 0.975 Apr 13 08:07 1.141
May 11 12:34 357334 m 33.44 0.999 May 11 17:34 0.208
Jun 09 19:46 T 358571 33.33 0.991 Jun 09 03:21 -0.684
Jul 09 03:14 363879 32.84 0.944 Jul 07 09:33 -1.736
1593 May 01 04:44 367593 32.51 0.904 May 03 13:17 2.356
May 30 13:05 T 360584 33.14 0.975 May 31 16:38 1.148
Jun 28 20:15 357414 m 33.43 0.999 Jun 29 01:09 0.204
Jul 28 03:06 358500 33.33 0.991 Jul 27 10:43 -0.683
Aug 26 10:39 363734 32.85 0.946 Aug 24 17:30 -1.714
1594 Jun 18 12:42 367345 32.53 0.906 Jun 20 20:54 2.342
Jul 17 20:14 360362 33.16 0.975 Jul 18 23:22 1.131
Aug 16 03:12 357178 m 33.46 0.999 Aug 16 07:58 0.199
Sep 14 10:48 358364 33.34 0.990 Sep 13 18:08 -0.695
Oct 13 20:05 363953 32.83 0.943 Oct 12 02:09 -1.747
1595 Aug 05 19:21 367287 32.53 0.907 Aug 08 03:02 2.320
Sep 04 03:33 360264 33.17 0.976 Sep 05 06:04 1.105
Oct 03 12:11 P 357090 m 33.46 0.999 Oct 03 16:05 0.163
Nov 01 21:49 P 358519 33.33 0.989 Nov 01 03:55 -0.746
Dec 01 08:44 364543 32.78 0.938 Nov 29 12:45 -1.832
1596 Sep 22 04:00 T 366914 32.57 0.912 Sep 24 09:47 2.241
Oct 21 14:01 359701 33.22 0.979 Oct 22 14:37 1.025
Nov 20 00:06 356687 m 33.50 1.000 Nov 20 02:07 0.084
Dec 19 10:30 358602 33.32 0.986 Dec 18 14:48 -0.822
1597 Jan 17 21:40 365192 32.72 0.931 Jan 15 22:54 -1.949
Nov 09 15:16 365949 32.65 0.923 Nov 11 17:02 2.074
Dec 09 02:09 359016 m 33.28 0.983 Dec 09 23:58 0.909
1598 Jan 07 12:46 356624 m 33.51 1.000 Jan 07 12:36 -0.007
Feb 05 23:27 359240 33.26 0.982 Feb 05 00:53 -0.940
Mar 07 10:17 T 366275 32.62 0.919 Mar 05 07:16 -2.126
Dec 28 03:55 365229 32.72 0.931 Dec 30 02:32 1.942
1599 Jan 26 15:24 P 358751 33.31 0.987 Jan 27 10:59 0.816
Feb 25 01:50 356904 m 33.48 1.000 Feb 24 23:30 -0.098
Mar 26 11:18 359841 33.21 0.979 Mar 25 10:27 -1.036
Apr 24 20:12 366809 32.58 0.913 Apr 22 14:35 -2.234
1600 Feb 14 17:30 364398 32.79 0.939 Feb 16 13:11 1.820
Mar 15 03:42 358439 33.34 0.989 Mar 15 21:27 0.739
Apr 13 12:08 357014 m 33.47 0.999 Apr 13 08:24 -0.155
May 12 19:42 360102 33.18 0.977 May 11 17:41 -1.084
Jun 11 03:30 367049 32.56 0.910 Jun 08 20:29 -2.292
Closest New Moon Perigees (New Supermoons)
The closest New Moon perigees (or New Supermoons) for the century are listed below. This includes all events in which the New Moon's distance is less than or equal to 356,900 km.
Closest New Moon Perigees (New Supermoons): 1501 to 1600
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1501 Jan 19 09:31 356768 m 33.49 0.999 Jan 19 04:19 -0.217
1510 Jan 10 08:47 356852 m 33.49 0.999 Jan 10 15:12 0.267
1516 Oct 25 15:58 356706 m 33.50 1.000 Oct 25 17:15 0.053
1517 Dec 13 05:04 T 356744 m 33.50 1.000 Dec 13 04:09 -0.038
1519 Jan 30 18:14 356709 m 33.50 1.000 Jan 30 15:06 -0.131
1534 Nov 06 00:37 356718 m 33.50 1.000 Nov 06 03:59 0.140
1535 Dec 24 13:57 T 356748 m 33.50 1.000 Dec 24 15:03 0.046
1537 Feb 10 02:51 356706 m 33.50 1.000 Feb 10 01:49 -0.043
1543 Nov 26 10:10 356848 m 33.49 0.999 Nov 26 03:57 -0.259
1552 Nov 16 09:22 356785 m 33.49 0.999 Nov 16 14:47 0.226
1554 Jan 03 22:50 T 356809 m 33.49 1.000 Jan 04 01:56 0.130
1555 Feb 21 11:22 356759 m 33.49 1.000 Feb 21 12:29 0.046
1560 Oct 19 06:49 356791 m 33.49 1.000 Oct 19 04:39 -0.090
1561 Dec 06 19:01 356716 m 33.50 0.999 Dec 06 14:51 -0.174
1573 Mar 03 19:45 356870 m 33.48 1.000 Mar 03 23:05 0.139
1578 Oct 30 15:24 356711 m 33.50 1.000 Oct 30 15:21 -0.002
1579 Dec 18 03:54 356641 m 33.51 1.000 Dec 18 01:44 -0.090
1596 Nov 20 00:06 356687 m 33.50 1.000 Nov 20 02:07 0.084
1598 Jan 07 12:46 356624 m 33.51 1.000 Jan 07 12:36 -0.007
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.