Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2201 to 2300
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 ( 2201 to 2300 ). 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): 2201 to 2210
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2201 Feb 18 21:50 405124 29.50 0.977 0.785/0.900 Feb 20 17:15 1.809
Mar 20 16:35 n 406047 M 29.43 0.994 0.778/0.896 Mar 19 17:42 -0.954
Apr 19 10:00 401648 29.75 0.905 0.812/0.916 Apr 16 01:20 -3.362
2202 Apr 08 10:11 405347 29.48 0.981 0.784/0.899 Apr 10 00:55 1.614
May 08 03:04 405983 M 29.43 0.993 0.779/0.896 May 07 02:27 -1.026
Jun 06 18:22 401585 29.76 0.904 0.812/0.916 Jun 03 10:05 -3.345
2203 May 26 19:02 405530 29.47 0.984 0.783/0.899 May 28 06:22 1.472
Jun 25 10:21 405949 M 29.44 0.992 0.779/0.897 Jun 24 08:39 -1.071
Jul 25 01:14 401457 29.77 0.901 0.813/0.917 Jul 21 16:10 -3.378
2204 Jul 13 02:07 405378 29.48 0.984 0.784/0.899 Jul 14 13:45 1.484
Aug 11 17:45 n 405795 M 29.45 0.992 0.780/0.897 Aug 10 16:15 -1.063
Sep 10 09:25 401261 29.78 0.900 0.815/0.918 Sep 06 23:16 -3.423
2205 Aug 30 09:57 405578 29.46 0.984 0.782/0.898 Aug 31 21:44 1.491
Sep 29 02:19 405938 M 29.44 0.991 0.779/0.897 Sep 27 23:31 -1.117
2206 Oct 17 19:07 405733 M 29.45 0.987 0.780/0.898 Oct 19 04:11 1.378
Nov 16 13:25 405716 29.45 0.987 0.780/0.898 Nov 15 04:43 -1.362
2207 Dec 05 07:51 p 405869 M 29.44 0.990 0.779/0.897 Dec 06 12:50 1.208
2208 Jan 04 03:36 405416 M 29.47 0.982 0.782/0.899 Jan 02 12:33 -1.627
Dec 23 02:52 401703 29.75 0.902 0.811/0.916 Dec 26 12:56 3.419
2209 Jan 21 22:00 406252 M 29.41 0.995 0.775/0.895 Jan 22 19:05 0.878
Feb 20 17:08 405181 29.49 0.974 0.785/0.900 Feb 18 19:23 -1.906
2210 Feb 09 16:29 402300 29.70 0.919 0.807/0.913 Feb 12 20:22 3.162
Mar 11 11:05 406222 M 29.42 0.998 0.775/0.895 Mar 12 00:56 0.577
Apr 10 05:11 t 404682 29.53 0.968 0.789/0.902 Apr 08 02:56 -2.094
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2211 to 2220
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2211 Mar 30 05:08 p 402738 29.67 0.929 0.804/0.911 Apr 02 04:22 2.968
Apr 28 22:16 406284 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Apr 29 08:52 0.442
May 28 14:17 404616 29.53 0.966 0.790/0.903 May 26 11:55 -2.099
2212 May 16 14:45 403107 29.64 0.937 0.801/0.909 May 19 09:56 2.799
Jun 15 05:58 406336 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Jun 15 14:38 0.361
Jul 14 21:06 404543 29.54 0.965 0.791/0.903 Jul 12 18:03 -2.127
2213 Jul 03 21:50 402996 29.65 0.937 0.802/0.910 Jul 06 16:58 2.797
Aug 02 13:07 t 406186 M 29.42 0.999 0.776/0.896 Aug 02 22:23 0.386
Sep 01 05:00 404386 29.55 0.965 0.792/0.904 Aug 30 01:23 -2.151
2214 Aug 21 05:30 403182 29.64 0.936 0.801/0.909 Aug 24 00:44 2.802
Sep 19 21:29 406398 M 29.40 0.999 0.774/0.895 Sep 20 06:10 0.362
Oct 19 14:24 404402 29.55 0.962 0.791/0.904 Oct 17 08:14 -2.257
2215 Oct 08 14:15 403448 29.62 0.941 0.798/0.908 Oct 11 07:39 2.725
Nov 07 07:52 406414 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.895 Nov 07 11:53 0.167
Dec 07 02:51 n 403892 29.59 0.951 0.795/0.906 Dec 04 13:52 -2.541
2216 Nov 25 02:09 p 403733 29.60 0.948 0.796/0.907 Nov 27 17:05 2.622
Dec 24 21:42 406382 M 29.40 1.000 0.772/0.895 Dec 24 19:43 -0.083
2217 Jan 23 17:15 403374 M 29.62 0.941 0.798/0.908 Jan 20 22:34 -2.779
2218 Jan 12 16:22 404419 29.55 0.960 0.791/0.903 Jan 15 00:33 2.341
Feb 11 11:36 406474 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.894 Feb 11 01:34 -0.418
Mar 13 06:03 402921 29.66 0.928 0.802/0.910 Mar 10 06:25 -2.985
2219 Mar 02 05:37 404713 29.53 0.969 0.788/0.902 Mar 04 06:59 2.057
Mar 31 23:57 n 406194 M 29.42 0.997 0.776/0.896 Mar 31 08:02 -0.664
Apr 30 17:04 402366 29.70 0.921 0.807/0.913 Apr 27 14:32 -3.105
2220 Apr 18 17:18 404947 29.51 0.974 0.787/0.901 Apr 20 14:35 1.887
May 18 09:48 406176 M 29.42 0.996 0.777/0.896 May 17 16:37 -0.716
Jun 17 00:57 402358 29.70 0.921 0.807/0.913 Jun 13 23:06 -3.077
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2221 to 2230
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2221 Jun 06 01:37 405124 29.50 0.977 0.786/0.900 Jun 07 20:04 1.768
Jul 05 16:46 406161 M 29.42 0.996 0.777/0.896 Jul 04 22:39 -0.755
Aug 04 07:47 402240 29.71 0.919 0.808/0.913 Aug 01 05:02 -3.115
2222 Jul 24 08:33 404982 29.51 0.976 0.787/0.901 Jul 26 03:35 1.793
Aug 23 00:19 n 406026 M 29.43 0.996 0.778/0.896 Aug 22 06:21 -0.748
Sep 21 16:23 402032 29.72 0.917 0.809/0.914 Sep 18 12:10 -3.175
2223 Sep 10 16:43 405219 29.49 0.977 0.785/0.900 Sep 12 11:34 1.786
Oct 10 09:26 406179 M 29.42 0.995 0.776/0.896 Oct 09 13:32 -0.830
Nov 09 02:48 401830 29.74 0.908 0.810/0.915 Nov 05 19:04 -3.322
2224 Oct 28 02:31 405418 29.47 0.981 0.783/0.899 Oct 29 18:15 1.656
Nov 26 21:10 405968 M 29.43 0.992 0.778/0.897 Nov 25 18:45 -1.101
2225 Dec 15 15:46 p 405619 M 29.46 0.985 0.781/0.898 Dec 17 03:02 1.470
2226 Jan 14 11:37 405714 M 29.45 0.987 0.780/0.898 Jan 13 02:38 -1.374
2227 Feb 02 05:59 406050 M 29.43 0.991 0.777/0.896 Feb 03 09:12 1.134
Mar 04 00:52 405530 29.47 0.981 0.782/0.899 Mar 02 09:18 -1.649
2228 Feb 21 00:24 401627 29.75 0.905 0.812/0.916 Feb 24 09:29 3.378
Mar 21 18:33 406048 M 29.43 0.995 0.777/0.896 Mar 22 15:10 0.859
Apr 20 12:17 t 405097 29.50 0.976 0.786/0.900 Apr 18 16:48 -1.811
2229 Apr 09 12:26 p 402054 29.72 0.915 0.809/0.914 Apr 12 17:21 3.205
May 09 05:04 406136 M 29.42 0.996 0.777/0.896 May 09 23:01 0.748
Jun 07 20:51 405080 29.50 0.976 0.786/0.901 Jun 06 01:36 -1.802
2230 May 27 21:28 402398 29.70 0.922 0.806/0.913 May 30 22:56 3.061
Jun 26 12:24 406196 M 29.42 0.997 0.777/0.896 Jun 27 04:44 0.681
Jul 26 03:33 405024 29.50 0.975 0.787/0.901 Jul 24 07:34 -1.832
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2231 to 2240
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2231 Jul 15 04:18 402279 29.70 0.921 0.807/0.913 Jul 18 06:06 3.075
Aug 13 19:35 p 406067 M 29.43 0.996 0.778/0.896 Aug 14 12:38 0.710
Sep 12 11:47 404873 29.51 0.974 0.788/0.901 Sep 10 14:58 -1.867
2232 Aug 31 12:13 402503 29.69 0.922 0.806/0.912 Sep 03 13:55 3.071
Sep 30 04:28 406310 M 29.41 0.997 0.775/0.895 Sep 30 20:23 0.663
Oct 29 21:50 404878 29.51 0.971 0.787/0.901 Oct 27 21:42 -2.006
2233 Oct 18 21:34 402829 29.66 0.928 0.803/0.911 Oct 21 21:05 2.980
Nov 17 15:30 406358 M 29.41 0.999 0.774/0.895 Nov 18 02:15 0.448
Dec 17 10:49 n 404372 29.55 0.961 0.791/0.904 Dec 15 03:22 -2.310
2234 Dec 06 10:03 p 403192 M 29.64 0.937 0.800/0.909 Dec 09 06:39 2.858
2235 Jan 05 05:43 406382 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.895 Jan 05 10:10 0.185
Feb 04 01:17 403904 29.58 0.951 0.795/0.906 Feb 01 12:09 -2.547
2236 Jan 24 00:26 403935 29.58 0.950 0.794/0.906 Jan 26 14:02 2.567
Feb 22 19:25 406518 M 29.39 1.000 0.772/0.894 Feb 22 15:53 -0.148
Mar 23 13:36 403515 29.61 0.941 0.798/0.907 Mar 20 19:49 -2.741
2237 Mar 12 13:15 404241 29.56 0.961 0.792/0.904 Mar 14 20:33 2.305
Apr 11 07:09 n 406280 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Apr 10 22:24 -0.365
May 10 23:57 n 403038 29.65 0.935 0.802/0.910 May 08 03:50 -2.838
2238 Apr 30 00:17 404478 29.54 0.965 0.791/0.903 May 02 04:06 2.159
May 29 16:26 406300 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 May 29 06:49 -0.401
Jun 28 07:29 403073 29.65 0.936 0.801/0.909 Jun 25 12:13 -2.803
2239 Jun 17 08:08 404647 29.53 0.968 0.790/0.902 Jun 19 09:37 2.061
Jul 16 23:10 406300 M 29.41 0.999 0.776/0.895 Jul 16 12:45 -0.434
Aug 15 14:22 402960 29.65 0.934 0.802/0.910 Aug 12 18:00 -2.849
2240 Aug 03 15:01 404518 29.54 0.967 0.791/0.903 Aug 05 17:17 2.095
Sep 02 06:58 p 406183 M 29.42 0.999 0.776/0.896 Sep 01 20:34 -0.433
Oct 01 23:29 402736 29.67 0.931 0.804/0.911 Sep 29 01:12 -2.928
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2241 to 2250
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2241 Sep 20 23:37 404800 29.52 0.968 0.788/0.902 Sep 23 01:19 2.070
Oct 20 16:43 406352 M 29.41 0.998 0.774/0.895 Oct 20 03:39 -0.545
Nov 19 10:33 402505 29.69 0.922 0.805/0.912 Nov 16 08:04 -3.104
2242 Nov 08 10:04 405050 29.50 0.973 0.786/0.901 Nov 10 08:13 1.923
Dec 08 05:02 406161 M 29.42 0.995 0.776/0.896 Dec 07 08:55 -0.838
2243 Jan 07 00:29 401691 29.75 0.904 0.811/0.916 Jan 03 14:51 -3.401
Dec 26 23:46 p 405318 M 29.48 0.979 0.783/0.899 Dec 28 17:06 1.722
2244 Jan 25 19:38 405959 M 29.44 0.992 0.778/0.897 Jan 24 16:50 -1.117
2245 Feb 12 13:54 405793 29.45 0.987 0.779/0.897 Feb 13 23:11 1.387
Mar 14 08:29 405827 M 29.44 0.987 0.780/0.897 Mar 12 23:18 -1.382
2246 Apr 02 01:55 405810 M 29.45 0.991 0.779/0.897 Apr 03 05:18 1.141
May 01 19:15 t 405451 29.47 0.983 0.783/0.899 Apr 30 06:47 -1.519
2247 May 20 11:48 405916 M 29.44 0.992 0.779/0.897 May 21 13:03 1.052
Jun 19 03:22 405477 29.47 0.983 0.783/0.899 Jun 17 15:23 -1.499
2248 Jun 07 04:07 401622 29.75 0.905 0.812/0.916 Jun 10 11:49 3.321
Jul 06 18:48 405982 M 29.43 0.993 0.779/0.897 Jul 07 18:46 0.998
Aug 05 10:01 405433 29.47 0.983 0.784/0.899 Aug 03 21:14 -1.532
2249 Jul 25 10:50 401505 29.76 0.904 0.813/0.917 Jul 28 19:07 3.345
Aug 24 02:09 p 405877 M 29.44 0.992 0.780/0.897 Aug 25 02:49 1.028
Sep 22 18:42 405288 29.48 0.982 0.784/0.900 Sep 21 04:42 -1.583
2250 Sep 11 19:05 401776 29.74 0.905 0.811/0.915 Sep 15 03:00 3.330
Oct 11 11:37 406158 M 29.42 0.994 0.777/0.896 Oct 12 10:35 0.957
Nov 10 05:25 405289 29.48 0.978 0.784/0.900 Nov 08 11:19 -1.754
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2251 to 2260
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2251 Oct 30 05:04 402168 29.71 0.914 0.808/0.914 Nov 02 10:26 3.223
Nov 28 23:16 406245 M 29.41 0.997 0.775/0.895 Nov 29 16:36 0.722
Dec 28 18:50 n 404799 29.52 0.969 0.788/0.902 Dec 26 17:01 -2.076
2252 Dec 16 18:04 p 402611 M 29.68 0.924 0.804/0.912 Dec 19 20:05 3.084
2253 Jan 15 13:44 406327 M 29.41 0.999 0.774/0.895 Jan 16 00:35 0.452
Feb 14 09:13 404390 29.55 0.961 0.791/0.904 Feb 12 01:51 -2.307
2254 Feb 03 08:27 403401 29.62 0.940 0.798/0.908 Feb 06 03:22 2.788
Mar 05 03:08 406504 M 29.40 1.000 0.772/0.894 Mar 05 06:10 0.126
Apr 03 21:00 404065 29.57 0.952 0.794/0.905 Apr 01 09:18 -2.488
2255 Mar 23 20:47 403708 29.60 0.950 0.796/0.907 Mar 26 09:58 2.550
Apr 22 14:13 n 406301 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Apr 22 12:46 -0.061
May 22 06:44 n 403655 29.60 0.948 0.797/0.907 May 19 17:14 -2.562
2256 May 10 07:09 403939 29.58 0.954 0.795/0.906 May 12 17:27 2.429
Jun 08 22:57 406352 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Jun 08 21:01 -0.080
Jul 08 13:57 403727 29.60 0.950 0.797/0.907 Jul 06 01:27 -2.521
2257 Jun 27 14:38 404100 29.57 0.957 0.794/0.905 Jun 29 23:01 2.350
Jul 27 05:35 406364 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Jul 27 02:53 -0.112
Aug 25 21:02 403611 29.61 0.947 0.798/0.907 Aug 23 07:06 -2.580
2258 Aug 14 21:34 403989 29.58 0.956 0.795/0.905 Aug 17 06:52 2.387
Sep 13 13:44 p 406269 M 29.41 1.000 0.775/0.895 Sep 13 10:52 -0.119
Oct 13 06:42 403374 29.62 0.944 0.799/0.908 Oct 10 14:23 -2.680
2259 Oct 02 06:40 404323 29.55 0.958 0.792/0.904 Oct 04 14:56 2.345
Nov 01 00:08 406461 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.894 Oct 31 17:51 -0.262
Nov 30 18:24 403125 29.64 0.934 0.800/0.909 Nov 27 21:11 -2.884
2260 Nov 18 17:46 404632 29.53 0.965 0.789/0.902 Nov 20 22:05 2.180
Dec 18 12:58 406298 M 29.41 0.998 0.774/0.895 Dec 17 23:12 -0.574
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2261 to 2270
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2261 Jan 17 08:35 t 402332 M 29.70 0.918 0.806/0.913 Jan 14 04:05 -3.187
2262 Jan 06 07:48 404967 29.51 0.973 0.786/0.901 Jan 08 07:01 1.967
Feb 05 03:35 406153 M 29.42 0.995 0.776/0.896 Feb 04 07:08 -0.853
Mar 06 22:10 401797 29.74 0.906 0.810/0.915 Mar 03 13:45 -3.351
2263 Feb 23 21:43 405478 29.47 0.981 0.782/0.899 Feb 25 13:02 1.638
Mar 25 15:57 406070 M 29.43 0.992 0.778/0.896 Mar 24 13:24 -1.106
2264 Apr 12 09:06 405505 29.47 0.986 0.782/0.899 Apr 13 19:17 1.424
May 12 02:02 t 405745 M 29.45 0.990 0.781/0.898 May 10 20:52 -1.216
2265 May 30 18:24 405623 29.46 0.987 0.782/0.898 Jun 01 02:57 1.356
Jun 29 09:48 405805 M 29.45 0.990 0.780/0.897 Jun 28 05:17 -1.188
2266 Jul 18 01:13 405695 29.45 0.987 0.781/0.898 Jul 19 08:42 1.312
Aug 16 16:32 405769 M 29.45 0.989 0.781/0.897 Aug 15 11:02 -1.229
2267 Sep 04 08:49 p 405617 29.46 0.987 0.782/0.898 Sep 05 16:57 1.339
Oct 04 01:43 405633 M 29.46 0.988 0.781/0.898 Oct 02 18:36 -1.297
2268 Oct 21 18:55 405944 M 29.44 0.989 0.779/0.897 Oct 23 00:43 1.242
Nov 20 13:07 405639 29.46 0.984 0.781/0.898 Nov 19 01:05 -1.501
2269 Dec 09 07:08 406077 M 29.43 0.993 0.777/0.896 Dec 10 06:55 0.991
2270 Jan 08 02:53 405174 M 29.49 0.976 0.785/0.900 Jan 06 06:50 -1.835
Dec 28 02:07 p 401987 29.73 0.911 0.809/0.914 Dec 31 09:24 3.303
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2271 to 2280
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2271 Jan 26 21:43 406217 M 29.42 0.997 0.775/0.895 Jan 27 14:56 0.717
Feb 25 17:03 404829 29.52 0.969 0.788/0.902 Feb 23 15:40 -2.058
2272 Feb 14 16:25 402815 29.66 0.928 0.803/0.911 Feb 17 16:34 3.007
Mar 15 10:43 406430 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.895 Mar 15 20:25 0.404
Apr 14 04:13 404566 29.54 0.963 0.790/0.903 Apr 11 22:53 -2.222
2273 Apr 03 04:10 403111 29.64 0.939 0.801/0.909 Apr 05 23:14 2.795
May 02 21:07 n 406255 M 29.41 1.000 0.775/0.895 May 03 03:05 0.249
Jun 01 13:23 n 404216 29.56 0.960 0.793/0.904 May 30 06:44 -2.276
2274 May 21 13:54 403330 29.63 0.942 0.800/0.908 May 24 06:38 2.697
Jun 20 05:25 406331 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Jun 20 11:12 0.241
Jul 19 20:26 404315 29.55 0.961 0.792/0.904 Jul 17 14:48 -2.235
2275 Jul 08 21:06 403483 29.62 0.944 0.798/0.908 Jul 11 12:18 2.634
Aug 07 12:02 406354 M 29.41 1.000 0.775/0.895 Aug 07 17:04 0.210
Sep 06 03:46 404194 29.56 0.959 0.793/0.904 Sep 03 20:21 -2.309
2276 Aug 25 04:12 403400 29.62 0.943 0.799/0.908 Aug 27 20:19 2.671
Sep 23 20:38 p 406284 M 29.41 1.000 0.775/0.895 Sep 24 01:12 0.191
Oct 23 14:05 403946 29.58 0.955 0.794/0.906 Oct 21 03:42 -2.433
2277 Oct 12 13:53 403796 29.59 0.947 0.796/0.906 Oct 15 04:28 2.607
Nov 11 07:43 406507 M 29.40 1.000 0.772/0.894 Nov 11 08:07 0.017
Dec 11 02:22 403688 29.60 0.946 0.796/0.907 Dec 08 10:26 -2.663
2278 Nov 30 01:35 404166 29.57 0.956 0.793/0.905 Dec 02 11:50 2.427
Dec 29 20:58 406379 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.895 Dec 29 13:33 -0.309
2279 Jan 28 16:40 402930 M 29.66 0.931 0.802/0.910 Jan 25 17:26 -2.968
2280 Jan 17 15:51 p 404566 29.54 0.965 0.789/0.903 Jan 19 20:47 2.205
Feb 16 11:29 406293 M 29.41 0.998 0.775/0.895 Feb 15 21:29 -0.583
Mar 17 05:50 402472 29.69 0.921 0.805/0.912 Mar 14 03:04 -3.115
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2281 to 2290
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2281 Mar 06 05:26 405104 29.50 0.974 0.785/0.900 Mar 08 02:44 1.887
Apr 04 23:16 406254 M 29.41 0.995 0.776/0.895 Apr 04 03:34 -0.821
May 04 15:51 402120 29.72 0.913 0.808/0.914 May 01 10:36 -3.219
2282 Apr 23 16:11 405132 29.50 0.979 0.785/0.900 Apr 25 09:07 1.706
May 23 08:44 t 405972 M 29.43 0.994 0.779/0.897 May 22 11:01 -0.905
Jun 22 00:10 401818 29.74 0.911 0.811/0.915 Jun 18 18:20 -3.244
2283 Jun 11 00:57 405258 29.49 0.980 0.785/0.900 Jun 12 16:43 1.657
Jul 10 16:12 406062 M 29.43 0.994 0.778/0.896 Jul 09 19:16 -0.872
Aug 09 06:56 401939 29.73 0.913 0.810/0.915 Aug 06 01:50 -3.212
2284 Jul 28 07:40 405338 29.48 0.981 0.784/0.899 Jul 29 22:32 1.619
Aug 26 23:09 406031 M 29.43 0.994 0.778/0.896 Aug 26 00:59 -0.923
Sep 25 15:16 n 401664 29.75 0.906 0.812/0.916 Sep 22 07:23 -3.328
2285 Sep 14 15:38 p 405294 29.48 0.981 0.785/0.900 Sep 16 06:58 1.639
Oct 14 08:55 405909 M 29.44 0.993 0.779/0.897 Oct 13 08:39 -1.011
2286 Nov 02 02:22 405674 29.46 0.984 0.781/0.898 Nov 03 14:46 1.517
Dec 01 20:55 405929 M 29.44 0.989 0.778/0.897 Nov 30 14:59 -1.247
2287 Dec 20 15:06 405856 M 29.44 0.989 0.779/0.897 Dec 21 21:10 1.253
2288 Jan 19 10:55 n 405498 M 29.47 0.983 0.782/0.899 Jan 17 20:48 -1.589
2289 Feb 06 05:40 406053 M 29.43 0.994 0.777/0.896 Feb 07 05:10 0.979
Mar 08 00:45 405220 29.49 0.977 0.784/0.900 Mar 06 05:36 -1.798
2290 Feb 25 00:18 402176 29.71 0.915 0.808/0.914 Feb 28 05:38 3.223
Mar 26 18:09 406294 M 29.41 0.997 0.775/0.895 Mar 27 10:35 0.684
Apr 25 11:18 405014 29.50 0.972 0.787/0.901 Apr 23 12:34 -1.947
Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2291 to 2300
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2291 Apr 14 11:26 402450 29.69 0.925 0.806/0.912 Apr 17 12:21 3.038
May 14 03:55 n 406138 M 29.42 0.998 0.777/0.896 May 14 17:21 0.560
Jun 12 19:55 n 404715 29.53 0.970 0.789/0.902 Jun 10 20:22 -1.981
2292 May 31 20:35 402653 29.68 0.928 0.805/0.911 Jun 03 19:41 2.963
Jun 30 11:50 406236 M 29.41 0.998 0.776/0.895 Jul 01 01:20 0.563
Jul 30 02:54 404835 29.52 0.971 0.788/0.902 Jul 28 04:17 -1.943
2293 Jul 19 03:35 402805 29.67 0.930 0.803/0.911 Jul 22 01:27 2.911
Aug 17 18:34 406271 M 29.41 0.998 0.776/0.895 Aug 18 07:15 0.528
Sep 16 10:37 404705 29.53 0.969 0.789/0.902 Sep 14 09:45 -2.036
2294 Sep 05 10:58 402753 29.67 0.929 0.804/0.911 Sep 08 09:39 2.945
Oct 05 03:39 p 406232 M 29.42 0.998 0.776/0.895 Oct 05 15:34 0.496
Nov 03 21:34 404456 29.54 0.965 0.790/0.903 Nov 01 17:10 -2.183
2295 Oct 23 21:16 403219 29.64 0.935 0.800/0.909 Oct 26 17:53 2.860
Nov 22 15:24 406493 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.894 Nov 22 22:25 0.293
Dec 22 10:22 404199 29.56 0.956 0.792/0.904 Dec 19 23:50 -2.439
2296 Dec 10 09:31 403656 M 29.60 0.946 0.796/0.907 Dec 13 01:29 2.665
2297 Jan 09 04:58 406406 M 29.40 1.000 0.772/0.895 Jan 09 03:58 -0.042
Feb 08 00:39 t 403487 29.62 0.942 0.798/0.908 Feb 05 06:54 -2.740
2298 Jan 27 23:52 404113 29.57 0.956 0.793/0.905 Jan 30 10:23 2.438
Feb 26 19:15 406378 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.895 Feb 26 11:52 -0.307
Mar 28 13:20 403108 29.64 0.935 0.801/0.909 Mar 25 16:29 -2.869
2299 Mar 17 13:02 404667 29.53 0.966 0.789/0.902 Mar 19 16:16 2.135
Apr 16 06:26 406377 M 29.40 0.998 0.775/0.895 Apr 15 17:47 -0.527
May 15 22:43 402821 29.66 0.928 0.803/0.911 May 12 23:44 -2.958
2300 May 04 23:06 404689 29.53 0.971 0.789/0.902 May 06 22:47 1.987
Jun 03 15:18 t 406131 M 29.42 0.997 0.777/0.896 Jun 03 01:14 -0.586
Jul 03 06:40 402568 29.68 0.927 0.805/0.912 Jun 30 07:23 -2.970
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): 2201 to 2300
Year Full Moon Distance Diameter Relative Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance Brightness (days)
2212 Jun 15 05:58 406336 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Jun 15 14:38 0.361
2214 Sep 19 21:29 406398 M 29.40 0.999 0.774/0.895 Sep 20 06:10 0.362
2215 Nov 07 07:52 406414 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.895 Nov 07 11:53 0.167
2216 Dec 24 21:42 406382 M 29.40 1.000 0.772/0.895 Dec 24 19:43 -0.083
2218 Feb 11 11:36 406474 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.894 Feb 11 01:34 -0.418
2232 Sep 30 04:28 406310 M 29.41 0.997 0.775/0.895 Sep 30 20:23 0.663
2233 Nov 17 15:30 406358 M 29.41 0.999 0.774/0.895 Nov 18 02:15 0.448
2235 Jan 05 05:43 406382 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.895 Jan 05 10:10 0.185
2236 Feb 22 19:25 406518 M 29.39 1.000 0.772/0.894 Feb 22 15:53 -0.148
2238 May 29 16:26 406300 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 May 29 06:49 -0.401
2241 Oct 20 16:43 406352 M 29.41 0.998 0.774/0.895 Oct 20 03:39 -0.545
2253 Jan 15 13:44 406327 M 29.41 0.999 0.774/0.895 Jan 16 00:35 0.452
2254 Mar 05 03:08 406504 M 29.40 1.000 0.772/0.894 Mar 05 06:10 0.126
2255 Apr 22 14:13 n 406301 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Apr 22 12:46 -0.061
2256 Jun 08 22:57 406352 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Jun 08 21:01 -0.080
2257 Jul 27 05:35 406364 M 29.41 1.000 0.774/0.895 Jul 27 02:53 -0.112
2259 Nov 01 00:08 406461 M 29.40 1.000 0.773/0.894 Oct 31 17:51 -0.262
2272 Mar 15 10:43 406430 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.895 Mar 15 20:25 0.404
2274 Jun 20 05:25 406331 M 29.41 0.999 0.775/0.895 Jun 20 11:12 0.241
2275 Aug 07 12:02 406354 M 29.41 1.000 0.775/0.895 Aug 07 17:04 0.210
2277 Nov 11 07:43 406507 M 29.40 1.000 0.772/0.894 Nov 11 08:07 0.017
2278 Dec 29 20:58 406379 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.895 Dec 29 13:33 -0.309
2295 Nov 22 15:24 406493 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.894 Nov 22 22:25 0.293
2297 Jan 09 04:58 406406 M 29.40 1.000 0.772/0.895 Jan 09 03:58 -0.042
2298 Feb 26 19:15 406378 M 29.40 0.999 0.773/0.895 Feb 26 11:52 -0.307
2299 Apr 16 06:26 406377 M 29.40 0.998 0.775/0.895 Apr 15 17:47 -0.527
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.