Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 1801 to 1900
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 by a few 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 while the Moon's apogee varies from 404,042 to 406,725 km (Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses, Espenak and Meeus, 2021). Because of this, the limiting distance for a micromoon depends on the exact distances of apogee and perigee within a given orbit.
Surprisingly, there are frequently two or three full micromoons (out of a possible 12-13 Full Moons) each year. The proximity of the Full Moon to apogee is not that rare. The most distant Full 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 Full 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 most distant Full Moon apogees of the century can be found at Farthest Full Moon Apogees. It includes all events with a Full Moon distance of 406,300 km or more. The extremely distant Full Moon apogees are listed at Ultimate Full Moon Apogees. This includes all events with a Full 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 (and micromoons) 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 Full Moon is a Micromoon requires three geocentric distances:
- Distance of the Full Moon (Dm)
- Distance of the Immediately Preceding or Succeeding Apogee (Da)
- Distance of the Immediately Preceding or Succeeding Perigee (Dp)
For example, can the Full Moon of 2033 Apr 14 be considered a Full Micromoon? Using data from Perigee and Apogee and Moon Phases, we have:
- Full Moon of 2033 Apr 14: Distance (Dm) = 403447 km
- Apogee of 2033 Apr 12: Distance (Da) = 406060 km
- Perigee of 2033 Apr 27: Distance (Dp) = 360572 km
- The distance between apogee and perigee: Da - Dp = 406060 - 360572 = 45488 km
- The distance between perigee and the Full Moon: Dm - Dp = 403447 - 360572 = 42875 km
- Finally, the relative distance of the Full Moon from perigee to apogee:
(Dm - Dp) / (Da - Dp) = 42875 / 45488 = 0.9426
Full Micromoon Table Description
The table below gives the date and time (Greenwich Mean Time) of all Full Moons near Apogee (apogee syzygy or new micromoon) for the century ( 1801 to 1900 ). For conversion to other time zones, see Time Zones and Universal Time.
The date and time of Full Moon is given in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). A letter following the date indicates that a lunar eclipse occurs (t, p and n correspond to total, partial and penumbral eclipses, respectively).
Distance is the geocentric distance of the Moon (in kilometers) at Full Moon. An 'M' after the distance indicates the farthest Full Moon apogee syzygy of the year.
Diameter is the geocentric apparent diameter of the Moon (in arc-minutes) at Full Moon.
Relative Distance expresses the fractional distance of the Full 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 Full Moon occurs at apogee, and 0.0 when Full Moon occurs at perigee.
Any Full Moon occurring at a Relative Distance of 0.9 or more is by definition a micromoon.
Relative Brightness is composed of two values that express the brightness of the Full Moon relative to its brightness at the current perigee (left) and at its mean distance (right). A micromoon is typically 0.803 times (or 80.3%) dimmer than a Full Moon at perigee, and 0.890 times (or 89.0%) dimmer than a Full Moon at the Moon's mean distance.
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 Full Moon. Note that the Full Moon occurs within 2 days of apogee for most micromoons.
For Full Moons at Apogee from 1501 through 2500, see Full Micromoons by Century.
For New Moons at Apogee from 1501 through 2500, see New Micromoons by Century.
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 1801 to 1810
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
1802 Jan 18 22:00 405992 M 29.43 0.992 0.777/0.896 Jan 20 00:30 1.104
Feb 17 17:24 405382 29.48 0.980 0.783/0.899 Feb 16 00:33 -1.702
1803 Feb 06 16:53 n 401608 29.75 0.905 0.812/0.916 Feb 10 02:23 3.396
Mar 08 11:34 n 406067 M 29.43 0.995 0.777/0.896 Mar 09 08:12 0.859
Apr 07 05:27 405102 29.50 0.976 0.786/0.900 Apr 05 09:40 -1.825
1804 Mar 26 05:28 402288 29.70 0.918 0.807/0.913 Mar 29 09:00 3.147
Apr 24 22:01 406263 M 29.41 0.997 0.776/0.895 Apr 25 14:11 0.674
May 24 13:49 405051 29.50 0.974 0.787/0.901 May 22 16:48 -1.876
1805 May 13 14:22 402405 29.69 0.924 0.806/0.913 May 16 15:06 3.031
Jun 12 05:41 406099 M 29.42 0.997 0.777/0.896 Jun 12 20:45 0.628
Jul 11 21:08 t 404826 29.52 0.973 0.788/0.902 Jul 09 23:45 -1.891
1806 Jun 30 21:56 n 402440 29.69 0.923 0.806/0.912 Jul 03 22:48 3.036
Jul 30 13:07 406176 M 29.42 0.997 0.777/0.896 Jul 31 05:11 0.669
Aug 29 04:47 404925 29.51 0.974 0.787/0.901 Aug 27 07:36 -1.883
1807 Aug 18 05:15 402679 29.67 0.926 0.804/0.911 Aug 21 05:07 2.995
Sep 16 21:02 406319 M 29.41 0.998 0.775/0.895 Sep 17 11:13 0.591
Oct 16 14:17 404761 29.52 0.969 0.788/0.902 Oct 14 12:52 -2.059
1808 Oct 04 14:08 402767 29.67 0.929 0.804/0.911 Oct 07 13:37 2.979
Nov 03 08:12 t 406275 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Nov 03 19:00 0.451
Dec 03 03:26 404310 29.56 0.961 0.791/0.904 Nov 30 20:10 -2.303
1809 Nov 22 02:43 403356 29.62 0.938 0.799/0.908 Nov 24 22:32 2.826
Dec 21 21:58 406509 M 29.40 1.000 0.772/0.894 Dec 22 02:00 0.168
1810 Jan 20 17:18 403976 M 29.58 0.950 0.794/0.905 Jan 18 03:54 -2.558
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 1811 to 1820
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
1811 Jan 09 16:24 403918 29.58 0.951 0.794/0.906 Jan 12 05:28 2.544
Feb 08 11:41 406418 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.895 Feb 08 07:11 -0.188
Mar 10 06:29 p 403318 29.63 0.938 0.799/0.908 Mar 07 11:15 -2.801
1812 Feb 27 06:04 t 404254 29.56 0.960 0.792/0.904 Feb 29 13:36 2.314
Mar 28 00:21 406304 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Mar 27 15:21 -0.375
Apr 26 17:07 403034 29.65 0.934 0.802/0.910 Apr 23 20:40 -2.852
1813 Apr 15 17:19 404672 29.53 0.967 0.789/0.902 Apr 17 19:32 2.092
May 15 09:21 406357 M 29.41 0.998 0.775/0.895 May 14 21:53 -0.478
Jun 14 00:32 402962 29.65 0.932 0.802/0.910 Jun 11 03:37 -2.871
1814 Jun 03 01:13 404607 29.53 0.969 0.790/0.903 Jun 05 01:46 2.023
Jul 02 16:37 n 406156 M 29.42 0.998 0.777/0.896 Jul 02 04:50 -0.491
Aug 01 07:56 402744 29.67 0.932 0.804/0.911 Jul 29 10:24 -2.897
1815 Jul 21 08:38 404664 29.53 0.968 0.790/0.902 Jul 23 09:53 2.052
Aug 20 00:14 406268 M 29.41 0.998 0.775/0.895 Aug 19 13:07 -0.463
Sep 18 16:08 402781 29.67 0.931 0.803/0.911 Sep 15 17:49 -2.930
1816 Sep 06 16:20 404886 29.51 0.970 0.788/0.901 Sep 08 16:18 1.999
Oct 06 09:07 406296 M 29.41 0.998 0.775/0.895 Oct 05 18:36 -0.605
Nov 05 03:00 402347 29.70 0.919 0.806/0.913 Nov 01 23:25 -3.150
1817 Oct 25 02:39 404973 29.51 0.973 0.787/0.901 Oct 27 00:54 1.927
Nov 23 21:43 n 406090 M 29.43 0.995 0.776/0.896 Nov 23 01:48 -0.830
Dec 23 16:58 401663 29.75 0.905 0.811/0.916 Dec 20 07:35 -3.391
1818 Dec 12 16:13 405467 M 29.47 0.980 0.782/0.899 Dec 14 08:55 1.696
1819 Jan 11 11:44 406065 M 29.43 0.991 0.777/0.896 Jan 10 08:36 -1.131
1820 Jan 30 05:58 405734 M 29.45 0.987 0.780/0.898 Jan 31 14:39 1.361
Feb 29 01:06 405683 29.46 0.986 0.781/0.898 Feb 27 14:39 -1.435
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 1821 to 1830
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
1821 Mar 18 19:01 n 405844 M 29.44 0.991 0.779/0.897 Mar 19 22:22 1.139
Apr 17 12:31 405469 29.47 0.983 0.783/0.899 Apr 15 23:41 -1.535
1822 Apr 06 12:45 401553 29.76 0.903 0.812/0.916 Apr 09 21:53 3.381
May 06 04:48 406051 M 29.43 0.993 0.778/0.896 May 07 04:15 0.977
Jun 04 20:21 405455 29.47 0.982 0.783/0.899 Jun 03 06:33 -1.575
1823 May 24 21:04 401635 29.75 0.908 0.812/0.916 May 28 04:05 3.293
Jun 23 12:05 405895 M 29.44 0.993 0.779/0.897 Jun 24 10:56 0.952
Jul 23 03:34 t 405253 29.49 0.982 0.785/0.900 Jul 21 13:31 -1.585
1824 Jul 11 04:26 p 401673 29.75 0.906 0.812/0.916 Jul 14 11:48 3.307
Aug 09 19:38 405999 M 29.43 0.993 0.779/0.896 Aug 10 19:20 0.988
Sep 08 11:37 405356 29.48 0.982 0.784/0.899 Sep 06 21:18 -1.597
1825 Aug 28 12:02 401947 29.73 0.910 0.810/0.915 Aug 31 18:16 3.260
Sep 27 04:05 406167 M 29.42 0.995 0.777/0.896 Sep 28 01:29 0.891
Oct 26 21:46 405181 29.49 0.977 0.785/0.900 Oct 25 02:29 -1.803
1826 Oct 15 21:32 402101 29.72 0.914 0.808/0.914 Oct 19 03:01 3.229
Nov 14 15:54 t 406170 M 29.42 0.996 0.776/0.896 Nov 15 09:28 0.732
Dec 14 11:27 404751 29.52 0.970 0.788/0.902 Dec 12 09:54 -2.064
1827 Dec 03 10:41 402775 M 29.67 0.925 0.803/0.911 Dec 06 11:57 3.053
1828 Jan 02 06:00 406458 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.894 Jan 02 16:22 0.432
Feb 01 01:18 404461 29.54 0.960 0.790/0.903 Jan 29 17:32 -2.323
1829 Jan 20 00:28 403382 29.62 0.941 0.798/0.908 Jan 22 18:57 2.770
Feb 18 19:30 406406 M 29.40 1.000 0.772/0.895 Feb 18 21:37 0.088
Mar 20 13:59 p 403872 29.59 0.950 0.795/0.906 Mar 18 00:49 -2.548
1830 Mar 09 13:42 t 403735 29.60 0.950 0.796/0.907 Mar 12 03:02 2.556
Apr 08 07:31 406339 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Apr 08 05:45 -0.073
May 07 23:58 403661 29.60 0.948 0.797/0.907 May 05 10:07 -2.577
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 1831 to 1840
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
1831 Apr 27 00:17 404142 29.57 0.957 0.793/0.905 Apr 29 08:55 2.360
May 26 15:57 406416 M 29.40 1.000 0.774/0.895 May 26 12:05 -0.161
Jun 25 07:02 403624 29.61 0.946 0.798/0.907 Jun 22 16:49 -2.592
1832 Jun 13 07:44 404066 29.57 0.958 0.794/0.905 Jun 15 15:19 2.316
Jul 12 23:01 n 406233 M 29.42 1.000 0.776/0.895 Jul 12 19:07 -0.162
Aug 11 14:32 n 403417 29.62 0.946 0.799/0.908 Aug 08 23:36 -2.622
1833 Jul 31 15:08 404144 29.57 0.957 0.794/0.905 Aug 02 23:26 2.345
Aug 30 06:56 406367 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Aug 30 03:22 -0.148
Sep 28 23:17 403436 29.62 0.944 0.798/0.908 Sep 26 06:57 -2.680
1834 Sep 17 23:19 404406 29.55 0.960 0.791/0.904 Sep 20 06:00 2.279
Oct 17 16:27 406408 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.895 Oct 17 08:51 -0.317
Nov 16 10:48 402976 29.65 0.932 0.802/0.910 Nov 13 12:32 -2.928
1835 Nov 05 10:16 404556 29.54 0.965 0.790/0.903 Nov 07 14:51 2.191
Dec 05 05:36 n 406239 M 29.41 0.998 0.775/0.895 Dec 04 16:10 -0.559
1836 Jan 04 01:05 402317 29.70 0.919 0.806/0.913 Dec 31 20:52 -3.176
Dec 23 00:16 405119 M 29.50 0.973 0.785/0.900 Dec 24 22:49 1.940
1837 Jan 21 19:45 406260 M 29.41 0.995 0.775/0.895 Jan 20 22:50 -0.872
Feb 20 14:23 401812 29.74 0.905 0.810/0.915 Feb 17 05:25 -3.374
1838 Feb 09 13:52 405420 29.47 0.982 0.782/0.899 Feb 11 04:39 1.616
Mar 11 08:39 405929 M 29.44 0.991 0.779/0.897 Mar 10 04:52 -1.158
1839 Mar 30 02:19 n 405554 29.46 0.986 0.782/0.898 Mar 31 12:22 1.419
Apr 28 19:25 405775 M 29.45 0.989 0.780/0.897 Apr 27 13:48 -1.234
1840 May 16 11:30 405766 29.45 0.988 0.781/0.897 May 17 18:11 1.278
Jun 15 02:49 405790 M 29.45 0.988 0.781/0.897 Jun 13 20:25 -1.267
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 1841 to 1850
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
1841 Jul 03 18:29 405617 M 29.46 0.988 0.782/0.898 Jul 05 01:00 1.272
Aug 02 10:02 t 405606 29.46 0.988 0.782/0.898 Aug 01 03:26 -1.275
1842 Aug 21 02:14 405750 M 29.45 0.988 0.781/0.898 Aug 22 09:25 1.299
Sep 19 18:34 405715 29.45 0.988 0.781/0.898 Sep 18 11:09 -1.309
1843 Oct 08 11:17 405952 M 29.44 0.990 0.779/0.897 Oct 09 15:41 1.183
Nov 07 05:23 405538 29.47 0.983 0.782/0.898 Nov 05 16:16 -1.546
1844 Nov 24 23:42 t 406009 M 29.43 0.993 0.777/0.896 Nov 25 23:53 1.007
Dec 24 19:29 405139 29.49 0.977 0.785/0.900 Dec 22 23:48 -1.820
1845 Dec 13 18:43 402152 M 29.71 0.912 0.808/0.914 Dec 17 01:16 3.272
1846 Jan 12 14:02 406352 M 29.41 0.997 0.774/0.895 Jan 13 06:40 0.693
Feb 11 09:12 404899 29.51 0.969 0.787/0.901 Feb 09 07:18 -2.079
1847 Jan 31 08:29 402793 29.67 0.929 0.803/0.911 Feb 03 08:18 2.992
Mar 02 03:09 406336 M 29.41 0.999 0.774/0.895 Mar 02 12:01 0.369
Mar 31 21:17 p 404380 29.55 0.961 0.792/0.904 Mar 29 14:31 -2.282
1848 Mar 19 21:11 t 403153 29.64 0.939 0.801/0.909 Mar 22 16:19 2.798
Apr 18 14:31 406307 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Apr 18 20:07 0.233
May 18 06:42 404233 29.56 0.959 0.793/0.904 May 15 23:40 -2.293
1849 May 07 07:07 403542 29.61 0.945 0.798/0.907 May 09 22:09 2.627
Jun 05 22:27 406401 M 29.40 1.000 0.774/0.895 Jun 06 02:16 0.159
Jul 05 13:29 404222 29.56 0.958 0.793/0.904 Jul 03 06:08 -2.306
1850 Jun 24 14:11 403453 29.62 0.946 0.799/0.908 Jun 27 04:42 2.605
Jul 24 05:24 n 406235 M 29.42 1.000 0.776/0.895 Jul 24 09:26 0.168
Aug 22 21:12 n 404021 29.58 0.958 0.794/0.905 Aug 20 12:57 -2.344
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 1851 to 1860
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
1851 Aug 11 21:43 403561 29.61 0.945 0.798/0.907 Aug 14 12:50 2.630
Sep 10 13:45 406394 M 29.40 1.000 0.774/0.895 Sep 10 17:39 0.163
Oct 10 06:33 404023 29.58 0.955 0.794/0.905 Oct 07 20:14 -2.430
1852 Sep 28 06:25 403871 29.59 0.949 0.795/0.906 Sep 30 19:37 2.550
Oct 27 23:55 406455 M 29.40 1.000 0.772/0.894 Oct 27 23:11 -0.031
Nov 26 18:41 403549 29.61 0.944 0.797/0.907 Nov 24 01:48 -2.704
1853 Nov 15 18:01 404090 29.57 0.955 0.793/0.905 Nov 18 04:41 2.444
Dec 15 13:34 n 406331 M 29.41 0.999 0.773/0.895 Dec 15 06:38 -0.289
1854 Jan 14 09:11 402925 M 29.66 0.932 0.802/0.910 Jan 11 10:17 -2.954
1855 Jan 03 08:19 404720 29.53 0.966 0.788/0.902 Jan 05 12:35 2.178
Feb 02 03:42 406401 M 29.40 0.998 0.774/0.895 Feb 01 13:08 -0.607
Mar 03 22:08 402485 29.69 0.919 0.805/0.912 Feb 28 18:42 -3.143
1856 Feb 20 21:40 405047 29.50 0.975 0.786/0.901 Feb 22 18:30 1.868
Mar 21 16:05 406119 M 29.42 0.995 0.777/0.896 Mar 20 19:10 -0.871
Apr 20 09:14 p 401890 29.73 0.910 0.810/0.915 Apr 17 02:30 -3.281
1857 Apr 09 09:29 n 405196 29.49 0.979 0.785/0.900 Apr 11 02:13 1.697
May 09 02:11 406016 M 29.43 0.994 0.778/0.896 May 08 03:59 -0.925
Jun 07 17:23 401821 29.74 0.910 0.811/0.915 Jun 04 11:15 -3.256
1858 May 27 18:05 405407 29.48 0.982 0.784/0.899 May 29 07:59 1.579
Jun 26 09:14 406053 M 29.43 0.993 0.778/0.896 Jun 25 10:23 -0.952
Jul 26 00:03 401773 29.74 0.908 0.811/0.915 Jul 22 17:23 -3.278
1859 Jul 15 00:54 405266 29.49 0.981 0.785/0.900 Jul 16 14:58 1.586
Aug 13 16:34 t 405885 M 29.44 0.993 0.779/0.897 Aug 12 17:30 -0.962
Sep 12 08:32 401507 29.76 0.905 0.813/0.917 Sep 09 00:07 -3.351
1860 Aug 31 08:58 405435 29.47 0.981 0.784/0.899 Sep 01 23:23 1.601
Sep 30 01:40 406004 M 29.43 0.993 0.778/0.896 Sep 29 01:08 -1.022
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 1861 to 1870
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
1861 Oct 18 18:39 405677 29.46 0.985 0.781/0.898 Oct 20 05:50 1.466
Nov 17 13:07 405832 M 29.44 0.989 0.779/0.897 Nov 16 06:13 -1.288
1862 Dec 06 07:38 t 405795 M 29.45 0.989 0.779/0.897 Dec 07 14:12 1.274
1863 Jan 05 03:32 405475 M 29.47 0.983 0.782/0.899 Jan 03 13:50 -1.571
1864 Jan 23 22:02 406191 M 29.42 0.994 0.776/0.896 Jan 24 20:54 0.952
Feb 22 17:01 405288 29.48 0.976 0.784/0.900 Feb 20 21:11 -1.827
1865 Feb 10 16:27 402155 29.71 0.916 0.808/0.914 Feb 13 21:31 3.211
Mar 12 10:42 406204 M 29.42 0.997 0.775/0.896 Mar 13 02:20 0.652
Apr 11 04:28 p 404834 29.52 0.970 0.788/0.902 Apr 09 04:19 -2.006
1866 Mar 31 04:32 t 402506 29.69 0.925 0.805/0.912 Apr 03 05:27 3.038
Apr 29 21:23 406206 M 29.42 0.998 0.776/0.896 Apr 30 10:23 0.542
May 29 13:18 404744 29.52 0.970 0.789/0.902 May 27 13:19 -1.999
1867 May 18 13:52 402874 29.66 0.932 0.803/0.910 May 21 11:16 2.891
Jun 17 04:55 406311 M 29.41 0.998 0.775/0.895 Jun 17 16:26 0.480
Jul 16 19:56 404750 29.52 0.969 0.789/0.902 Jul 14 19:35 -2.015
1868 Jul 04 20:40 402777 29.67 0.932 0.804/0.911 Jul 07 17:58 2.888
Aug 03 11:52 n 406163 M 29.42 0.998 0.777/0.896 Aug 03 23:44 0.494
Sep 02 03:58 n 404553 29.54 0.968 0.790/0.903 Aug 31 02:27 -2.063
1869 Aug 22 04:24 402919 29.66 0.931 0.803/0.910 Aug 25 02:08 2.906
Sep 20 20:41 406352 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Sep 21 07:57 0.469
Oct 20 13:58 404544 29.54 0.965 0.790/0.903 Oct 18 09:40 -2.179
1870 Oct 09 13:43 403286 29.63 0.937 0.800/0.909 Oct 12 09:08 2.809
Nov 08 07:32 406440 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.894 Nov 08 13:33 0.251
Dec 08 02:39 404067 29.57 0.954 0.793/0.905 Dec 05 15:13 -2.477
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 1871 to 1880
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
1871 Nov 27 01:54 403580 29.61 0.945 0.797/0.907 Nov 29 18:23 2.687
Dec 26 21:35 n 406368 M 29.41 1.000 0.772/0.895 Dec 26 21:08 -0.019
1872 Jan 25 17:15 403490 M 29.62 0.943 0.798/0.908 Jan 22 23:50 -2.726
1873 Jan 13 16:23 404271 29.56 0.957 0.792/0.904 Jan 16 02:11 2.408
Feb 12 11:33 406487 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.894 Feb 12 03:29 -0.337
Mar 14 05:45 403117 29.64 0.933 0.801/0.909 Mar 11 08:04 -2.903
1874 Mar 03 05:22 404613 29.53 0.967 0.789/0.903 Mar 05 08:12 2.118
Apr 01 23:19 406248 M 29.41 0.998 0.776/0.895 Apr 01 09:32 -0.575
May 01 16:10 p 402601 29.68 0.925 0.805/0.912 Apr 28 15:44 -3.018
1875 Apr 20 16:30 n 404768 29.52 0.971 0.789/0.902 Apr 22 15:53 1.974
May 20 08:50 406188 M 29.42 0.997 0.777/0.896 May 19 18:13 -0.609
Jun 18 23:56 402581 29.68 0.926 0.805/0.912 Jun 16 00:20 -2.983
1876 Jun 07 00:38 404975 29.51 0.974 0.787/0.901 Jun 08 21:38 1.876
Jul 06 15:38 406243 M 29.41 0.997 0.776/0.895 Jul 06 00:27 -0.633
Aug 05 06:38 402537 29.69 0.925 0.805/0.912 Aug 02 06:19 -3.014
1877 Jul 25 07:20 404843 29.52 0.973 0.788/0.902 Jul 27 04:48 1.894
Aug 23 23:11 t 406090 M 29.43 0.997 0.777/0.896 Aug 23 07:41 -0.646
Sep 22 15:35 402255 29.71 0.921 0.807/0.913 Sep 19 13:05 -3.104
1878 Sep 11 15:50 405056 29.50 0.974 0.787/0.901 Sep 13 13:15 1.893
Oct 11 08:55 406223 M 29.42 0.996 0.776/0.895 Oct 10 15:15 -0.736
Nov 10 02:34 402033 29.72 0.912 0.809/0.914 Nov 06 20:23 -3.258
1879 Oct 30 02:10 405346 29.48 0.979 0.784/0.899 Oct 31 19:53 1.738
Nov 28 20:58 406066 M 29.43 0.993 0.777/0.896 Nov 27 20:18 -1.028
1880 Dec 16 15:37 t 405528 M 29.47 0.984 0.782/0.899 Dec 18 04:25 1.534
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 1881 to 1890
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
1881 Jan 15 11:34 405759 M 29.45 0.988 0.780/0.897 Jan 14 04:01 -1.315
1882 Feb 03 05:58 405973 M 29.43 0.990 0.778/0.897 Feb 04 11:00 1.210
Mar 05 00:40 405628 29.46 0.983 0.781/0.898 Mar 03 11:10 -1.563
1883 Feb 22 00:18 401460 29.76 0.902 0.813/0.917 Feb 25 10:36 3.429
Mar 23 18:05 406007 M 29.43 0.994 0.778/0.896 Mar 24 16:34 0.937
Apr 22 11:27 p 405232 29.49 0.979 0.785/0.900 Apr 20 18:13 -1.718
1884 Apr 10 11:44 t 401793 29.74 0.910 0.811/0.915 Apr 13 18:26 3.279
May 10 04:08 406032 M 29.43 0.995 0.778/0.896 May 11 00:34 0.852
Jun 08 19:49 405190 29.49 0.979 0.786/0.900 Jun 07 03:05 -1.697
1885 May 28 20:31 402135 29.71 0.916 0.808/0.914 Jun 01 00:14 3.155
Jun 27 11:18 406146 M 29.42 0.995 0.777/0.896 Jun 28 06:32 0.801
Jul 27 02:23 405209 29.49 0.978 0.785/0.900 Jul 25 09:10 -1.717
1886 Jul 16 03:09 402036 29.72 0.916 0.809/0.914 Jul 19 07:06 3.165
Aug 14 18:24 n 406017 M 29.43 0.995 0.778/0.896 Aug 15 14:01 0.817
Sep 13 10:50 n 405014 29.50 0.977 0.787/0.901 Sep 11 16:07 -1.780
1887 Sep 02 11:13 402224 29.71 0.916 0.808/0.913 Sep 05 15:20 3.172
Oct 02 03:47 406243 M 29.41 0.996 0.776/0.895 Oct 02 22:14 0.769
Oct 31 21:31 405000 29.50 0.973 0.786/0.901 Oct 29 23:15 -1.928
1888 Oct 19 21:09 402655 29.68 0.924 0.804/0.911 Oct 22 22:34 3.059
Nov 18 15:16 406367 M 29.41 0.998 0.774/0.895 Nov 19 03:56 0.528
Dec 18 10:41 404531 29.54 0.963 0.790/0.903 Dec 16 04:47 -2.246
1889 Dec 07 09:52 403025 M 29.65 0.933 0.801/0.910 Dec 10 07:57 2.920
1890 Jan 06 05:37 406350 M 29.41 0.999 0.773/0.895 Jan 06 11:37 0.250
Feb 05 01:14 404011 29.58 0.954 0.794/0.905 Feb 02 13:30 -2.489
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 1891 to 1900
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
1891 Jan 25 00:25 403771 29.59 0.947 0.796/0.906 Jan 27 15:39 2.634
Feb 23 19:18 406516 M 29.39 1.000 0.772/0.894 Feb 23 17:49 -0.062
Mar 25 13:12 403706 29.60 0.945 0.797/0.907 Mar 22 21:32 -2.653
1892 Mar 13 12:55 404117 29.57 0.958 0.793/0.905 Mar 15 21:45 2.368
Apr 12 06:26 406313 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Apr 11 23:54 -0.272
May 11 22:59 p 403259 29.63 0.940 0.800/0.909 May 09 05:04 -2.747
1893 Apr 30 23:23 n 404269 29.56 0.962 0.792/0.904 May 03 05:24 2.250
May 30 15:23 406289 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 May 30 08:29 -0.287
Jun 29 06:25 403282 29.63 0.941 0.800/0.909 Jun 26 13:32 -2.704
1894 Jun 18 07:06 404471 29.54 0.964 0.791/0.903 Jun 20 11:09 2.169
Jul 17 22:03 406357 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Jul 17 14:35 -0.311
Aug 16 13:17 403234 29.63 0.939 0.800/0.909 Aug 13 19:21 -2.747
1895 Aug 05 13:51 404355 29.55 0.963 0.792/0.904 Aug 07 18:30 2.194
Sep 04 05:55 t 406222 M 29.42 0.999 0.776/0.895 Sep 03 21:58 -0.332
Oct 03 22:47 402935 29.66 0.935 0.802/0.910 Oct 01 02:12 -2.858
1896 Sep 21 22:49 404617 29.53 0.964 0.790/0.903 Sep 24 03:01 2.175
Oct 21 16:17 406376 M 29.40 0.999 0.774/0.895 Oct 21 05:28 -0.451
Nov 20 10:25 402692 29.67 0.926 0.804/0.911 Nov 17 09:29 -3.039
1897 Nov 09 09:50 404964 29.51 0.971 0.786/0.901 Nov 11 09:51 2.001
Dec 09 04:54 406242 M 29.41 0.996 0.775/0.895 Dec 08 10:32 -0.766
1898 Jan 08 00:24 401902 29.73 0.908 0.810/0.915 Jan 04 16:12 -3.342
Dec 27 23:39 t 405210 M 29.49 0.978 0.784/0.900 Dec 29 18:29 1.785
1899 Jan 26 19:34 405990 M 29.43 0.993 0.777/0.896 Jan 25 18:19 -1.052
1900 Feb 14 13:50 405698 29.45 0.985 0.780/0.898 Feb 16 00:58 1.464
Mar 16 08:12 405913 M 29.44 0.988 0.779/0.897 Mar 15 01:14 -1.290
Farthest Full Moon Apogees (Full Micromoons)
The farthest Full Moon apogees (or Full Micromoons) for the century are listed below. This includes all events in which the Full Moon's distance is equal to or greater than 406300 km.
Farthest Full Moon Apogees (Full Micromoons): 1801 to 1900
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
1807 Sep 16 21:02 406319 M 29.41 0.998 0.775/0.895 Sep 17 11:13 0.591
1809 Dec 21 21:58 406509 M 29.40 1.000 0.772/0.894 Dec 22 02:00 0.168
1811 Feb 08 11:41 406418 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.895 Feb 08 07:11 -0.188
1812 Mar 28 00:21 406304 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Mar 27 15:21 -0.375
1813 May 15 09:21 406357 M 29.41 0.998 0.775/0.895 May 14 21:53 -0.478
1828 Jan 02 06:00 406458 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.894 Jan 02 16:22 0.432
1829 Feb 18 19:30 406406 M 29.40 1.000 0.772/0.895 Feb 18 21:37 0.088
1830 Apr 08 07:31 406339 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Apr 08 05:45 -0.073
1831 May 26 15:57 406416 M 29.40 1.000 0.774/0.895 May 26 12:05 -0.161
1833 Aug 30 06:56 406367 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Aug 30 03:22 -0.148
1834 Oct 17 16:27 406408 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.895 Oct 17 08:51 -0.317
1846 Jan 12 14:02 406352 M 29.41 0.997 0.774/0.895 Jan 13 06:40 0.693
1847 Mar 02 03:09 406336 M 29.41 0.999 0.774/0.895 Mar 02 12:01 0.369
1848 Apr 18 14:31 406307 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Apr 18 20:07 0.233
1849 Jun 05 22:27 406401 M 29.40 1.000 0.774/0.895 Jun 06 02:16 0.159
1851 Sep 10 13:45 406394 M 29.40 1.000 0.774/0.895 Sep 10 17:39 0.163
1852 Oct 27 23:55 406455 M 29.40 1.000 0.772/0.894 Oct 27 23:11 -0.031
1853 Dec 15 13:34 n 406331 M 29.41 0.999 0.773/0.895 Dec 15 06:38 -0.289
1855 Feb 02 03:42 406401 M 29.40 0.998 0.774/0.895 Feb 01 13:08 -0.607
1867 Jun 17 04:55 406311 M 29.41 0.998 0.775/0.895 Jun 17 16:26 0.480
1869 Sep 20 20:41 406352 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Sep 21 07:57 0.469
1870 Nov 08 07:32 406440 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.894 Nov 08 13:33 0.251
1871 Dec 26 21:35 n 406368 M 29.41 1.000 0.772/0.895 Dec 26 21:08 -0.019
1873 Feb 12 11:33 406487 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.894 Feb 12 03:29 -0.337
1888 Nov 18 15:16 406367 M 29.41 0.998 0.774/0.895 Nov 19 03:56 0.528
1890 Jan 06 05:37 406350 M 29.41 0.999 0.773/0.895 Jan 06 11:37 0.250
1891 Feb 23 19:18 406516 M 29.39 1.000 0.772/0.894 Feb 23 17:49 -0.062
1892 Apr 12 06:26 406313 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Apr 11 23:54 -0.272
1894 Jul 17 22:03 406357 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Jul 17 14:35 -0.311
1896 Oct 21 16:17 406376 M 29.40 0.999 0.774/0.895 Oct 21 05:28 -0.451
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.