New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2001 to 2100
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 ( 2001 to 2100 ). 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): 2001 to 2010
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2001 Jan 24 13:07 406539 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 24 19:02 0.247
Feb 23 08:21 404245 29.56 0.955 Feb 20 21:38 -2.446
2002 Feb 12 07:41 403947 29.58 0.948 Feb 14 22:22 2.612
Mar 14 02:03 406705 M 29.38 1.000 Mar 14 01:09 -0.037
Apr 12 19:21 404001 29.58 0.948 Apr 10 05:32 -2.576
2003 Apr 01 19:19 404221 29.56 0.957 Apr 04 04:31 2.384
May 01 12:15 406516 M 29.39 1.000 May 01 07:39 -0.192
May 31 04:20 A 403646 29.60 0.945 May 28 13:05 -2.635
2004 May 19 04:52 404378 29.55 0.959 May 21 12:02 2.298
Jun 17 20:27 406558 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 17 16:02 -0.184
Jul 17 11:24 403731 29.60 0.946 Jul 14 21:08 -2.594
2005 Jul 06 12:03 404555 29.54 0.961 Jul 08 17:39 2.234
Aug 05 03:05 406611 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 04 21:49 -0.219
Sep 03 18:45 403611 29.61 0.943 Sep 01 02:35 -2.674
2006 Aug 23 19:10 404458 29.54 0.961 Aug 26 01:23 2.259
Sep 22 11:45 A 406475 M 29.40 1.000 Sep 22 05:21 -0.267
Oct 22 05:14 403247 29.63 0.938 Oct 19 09:35 -2.819
2007 Oct 11 05:01 404783 29.52 0.964 Oct 13 09:53 2.203
Nov 09 23:03 406606 M 29.39 0.999 Nov 09 12:31 -0.439
Dec 09 17:40 402904 29.66 0.927 Dec 06 16:54 -3.032
2008 Nov 27 16:55 405118 29.50 0.971 Nov 29 16:55 2.000
Dec 27 12:23 406405 M 29.40 0.996 Dec 26 17:50 -0.773
2009 Jan 26 07:55 A 402075 M 29.72 0.909 Jan 23 00:11 -3.323
2010 Jan 15 07:11 A 405394 29.48 0.978 Jan 17 01:40 1.770
Feb 14 02:51 406194 M 29.42 0.993 Feb 13 02:06 -1.032
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2011 to 2020
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2011 Mar 04 20:46 405866 29.44 0.985 Mar 06 07:50 1.461
Apr 03 14:32 406144 M 29.42 0.989 Apr 02 09:00 -1.231
2012 Apr 21 07:18 405878 M 29.44 0.989 Apr 22 13:49 1.271
May 20 23:47 A 405856 29.44 0.988 May 19 16:13 -1.315
2013 Jun 08 15:57 405956 M 29.44 0.989 Jun 09 21:40 1.238
Jul 08 07:14 405923 29.44 0.988 Jul 07 00:36 -1.277
2014 Jul 26 22:42 406067 M 29.43 0.990 Jul 28 03:27 1.198
Aug 25 14:13 405908 29.44 0.987 Aug 24 06:09 -1.336
2015 Sep 13 06:41 P 405981 M 29.43 0.990 Sep 14 11:28 1.199
Oct 13 00:06 405687 29.45 0.985 Oct 11 13:17 -1.450
2016 Oct 30 17:38 406277 M 29.41 0.992 Oct 31 19:29 1.077
Nov 29 12:18 405612 29.46 0.980 Nov 27 20:08 -1.674
2017 Nov 18 11:42 402116 29.72 0.910 Nov 21 18:52 3.298
Dec 18 06:31 406399 M 29.40 0.996 Dec 19 01:27 0.789
2018 Jan 17 02:17 405104 M 29.50 0.971 Jan 15 02:10 -2.005
2019 Jan 06 01:28 402609 29.68 0.922 Jan 09 04:29 3.125
Feb 04 21:04 406466 M 29.40 0.998 Feb 05 09:26 0.516
Mar 06 16:04 404730 29.52 0.965 Mar 04 11:25 -2.193
2020 Feb 23 15:32 403386 29.62 0.937 Feb 26 11:35 2.835
Mar 24 09:28 406671 M 29.38 1.000 Mar 24 15:23 0.246
Apr 23 02:26 404548 29.54 0.959 Apr 20 19:01 -2.309
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2021 to 2030
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2021 Apr 12 02:31 403644 29.60 0.946 Apr 14 17:47 2.636
May 11 19:00 406505 M 29.40 1.000 May 11 21:54 0.121
Jun 10 10:53 A 404245 29.56 0.957 Jun 08 02:27 -2.351
2022 May 30 11:30 403791 29.59 0.948 Jun 02 01:14 2.572
Jun 29 02:52 406569 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 29 06:08 0.136
Jul 28 17:55 404344 29.55 0.958 Jul 26 10:22 -2.315
2023 Jul 17 18:32 403967 29.58 0.950 Jul 20 06:56 2.517
Aug 16 09:38 406630 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 16 11:55 0.095
Sep 15 01:40 404207 29.56 0.955 Sep 12 15:42 -2.415
2024 Sep 03 01:56 403896 29.59 0.950 Sep 05 14:55 2.541
Oct 02 18:49 A 406516 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 02 19:40 0.035
Nov 01 12:47 403832 29.59 0.949 Oct 29 22:50 -2.581
2025 Oct 21 12:25 404288 29.56 0.954 Oct 23 23:31 2.463
Nov 20 06:47 406681 M 29.38 1.000 Nov 20 02:48 -0.166
Dec 20 01:43 403492 29.62 0.938 Dec 17 06:09 -2.815
2026 Dec 09 00:52 404687 M 29.53 0.963 Dec 11 06:46 2.246
2027 Jan 07 20:24 406521 M 29.39 0.998 Jan 07 08:10 -0.510
Feb 06 15:56 A 402713 29.67 0.923 Feb 03 13:31 -3.101
2028 Jan 26 15:13 405024 29.50 0.971 Jan 28 15:31 2.013
Feb 25 10:37 406375 M 29.40 0.996 Feb 24 16:26 -0.758
Mar 26 04:31 402277 29.70 0.915 Mar 22 23:24 -3.214
2029 Mar 15 04:19 405522 29.47 0.979 Mar 16 21:33 1.718
Apr 13 21:40 406373 M 29.41 0.994 Apr 12 23:04 -0.942
May 13 13:42 402042 29.72 0.908 May 10 07:00 -3.279
2030 May 02 14:12 405532 29.47 0.983 May 04 03:39 1.560
Jun 01 06:21 A 406121 M 29.42 0.993 May 31 06:14 -1.005
Jun 30 21:34 401773 29.74 0.907 Jun 27 14:14 -3.306
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2031 to 2040
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2031 Jun 19 22:25 405619 29.46 0.983 Jun 21 11:25 1.542
Jul 19 13:40 406209 M 29.42 0.993 Jul 18 14:28 -0.967
Aug 18 04:32 401872 29.73 0.908 Aug 14 21:37 -3.288
2032 Aug 06 05:12 405738 29.45 0.983 Aug 07 17:16 1.503
Sep 04 20:57 406194 M 29.42 0.992 Sep 03 19:58 -1.041
2033 Sep 23 13:40 P 405686 29.45 0.984 Sep 25 01:33 1.495
Oct 23 07:29 405983 M 29.43 0.991 Oct 22 03:15 -1.176
2034 Nov 11 01:16 406039 M 29.43 0.988 Nov 12 09:37 1.348
Dec 10 20:14 405929 29.44 0.986 Dec 09 10:01 -1.426
2035 Dec 29 14:31 406212 M 29.42 0.993 Dec 30 15:45 1.051
2036 Jan 28 10:17 405467 M 29.47 0.978 Jan 26 16:05 -1.759
2037 Jan 16 09:34 P 401972 29.73 0.909 Jan 19 17:43 3.340
Feb 15 04:54 406337 M 29.41 0.996 Feb 15 23:45 0.785
Mar 16 23:36 405169 29.49 0.973 Mar 15 01:18 -1.929
2038 Mar 05 23:15 402766 29.67 0.924 Mar 09 00:39 3.058
Apr 04 16:43 406571 M 29.39 0.998 Apr 05 05:32 0.534
May 04 09:20 405042 29.50 0.969 May 02 08:35 -2.031
2039 Apr 23 09:35 402999 29.65 0.933 Apr 26 06:54 2.889
May 23 01:38 406422 M 29.40 0.999 May 23 12:06 0.436
Jun 21 17:21 A 404778 29.52 0.968 Jun 19 15:56 -2.059
2040 Jun 09 18:03 403132 29.64 0.934 Jun 12 14:18 2.844
Jul 09 09:15 406505 M 29.40 0.998 Jul 09 20:14 0.458
Aug 08 00:26 404889 29.51 0.969 Aug 05 23:43 -2.030
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2041 to 2050
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2041 Jul 28 01:02 403312 29.63 0.936 Jul 30 20:07 2.795
Aug 26 16:16 406574 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 27 02:03 0.407
Sep 25 08:41 404734 29.52 0.965 Sep 23 04:59 -2.154
2042 Sep 14 08:50 403280 29.63 0.937 Sep 17 04:21 2.813
Oct 14 02:03 A 406490 M 29.40 0.999 Oct 14 10:02 0.333
Nov 12 20:28 404355 29.55 0.959 Nov 10 12:15 -2.343
2043 Nov 01 19:57 403745 29.60 0.943 Nov 04 13:04 2.713
Dec 01 14:37 406699 M 29.38 1.000 Dec 01 17:07 0.104
Dec 31 09:48 404032 29.58 0.949 Dec 28 19:33 -2.594
2044 Dec 19 08:53 404210 M 29.56 0.954 Dec 21 20:29 2.483
2045 Jan 18 04:25 406584 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 17 22:35 -0.243
Feb 16 23:51 A 403312 29.63 0.936 Feb 14 02:57 -2.871
2046 Feb 05 23:10 A 404601 29.53 0.963 Feb 08 05:11 2.251
Mar 07 18:15 406501 M 29.40 0.998 Mar 07 06:49 -0.477
Apr 06 11:52 402962 29.65 0.929 Apr 03 12:45 -2.963
2047 Mar 26 11:44 405113 29.50 0.972 Mar 28 11:07 1.974
Apr 25 04:40 406537 M 29.39 0.997 Apr 24 13:12 -0.645
May 24 20:27 402784 29.67 0.924 May 21 20:02 -3.018
2048 May 12 20:58 405114 29.50 0.975 May 14 17:19 1.848
Jun 11 12:50 A 406314 M 29.41 0.997 Jun 10 20:20 -0.688
Jul 11 04:04 402549 29.68 0.924 Jul 08 03:10 -3.037
2049 Jun 30 04:50 405208 29.49 0.975 Jul 02 01:01 1.841
Jul 29 20:07 406421 M 29.40 0.997 Jul 29 04:27 -0.653
Aug 28 11:19 402636 29.68 0.924 Aug 25 10:28 -3.035
2050 Aug 17 11:47 405341 29.48 0.976 Aug 19 07:00 1.800
Sep 16 03:49 406406 M 29.40 0.996 Sep 15 09:55 -0.746
Oct 15 20:49 402264 29.71 0.915 Oct 12 15:51 -3.206
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2051 to 2060
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2051 Oct 04 20:47 P 405331 29.48 0.977 Oct 06 15:34 1.783
Nov 03 14:59 406215 M 29.42 0.995 Nov 02 17:22 -0.901
Dec 03 09:37 401677 29.75 0.903 Nov 29 23:42 -3.413
2052 Nov 21 09:02 405748 29.45 0.982 Nov 22 23:40 1.610
Dec 21 04:15 406191 M 29.42 0.991 Dec 20 00:02 -1.176
2054 Jan 08 22:34 405974 M 29.43 0.988 Jan 10 05:57 1.307
Feb 07 18:14 405780 29.45 0.984 Feb 06 06:08 -1.504
2055 Feb 26 12:39 406150 M 29.42 0.993 Feb 27 13:56 1.053
Mar 28 07:01 405554 29.46 0.981 Mar 26 15:17 -1.656
2056 Mar 16 06:52 402089 29.72 0.910 Mar 19 13:35 3.279
Apr 14 23:51 406405 M 29.40 0.995 Apr 15 19:35 0.822
May 14 16:06 405474 29.47 0.978 May 12 22:15 -1.744
2057 May 03 16:32 402288 29.70 0.918 May 06 19:53 3.139
Jun 02 08:11 406264 M 29.41 0.996 Jun 03 02:13 0.751
Jul 01 23:47 A 405243 29.49 0.977 Jun 30 05:32 -1.761
2058 Jun 21 00:35 P 402408 29.69 0.919 Jun 24 03:14 3.110
Jul 20 15:40 406365 M 29.41 0.996 Jul 21 10:15 0.775
Aug 19 07:03 405359 29.48 0.978 Aug 17 13:13 -1.743
2059 Aug 08 07:38 402598 29.68 0.921 Aug 11 09:12 3.065
Sep 06 23:01 406448 M 29.40 0.996 Sep 07 16:11 0.715
Oct 06 15:50 405191 29.49 0.974 Oct 04 18:25 -1.892
2060 Sep 24 15:54 402613 29.68 0.923 Sep 27 17:42 3.075
Oct 24 09:26 A 406402 M 29.40 0.997 Oct 25 00:25 0.624
Nov 23 04:16 404820 29.52 0.968 Nov 21 01:50 -2.102
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2061 to 2070
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2061 Nov 12 03:40 403160 29.64 0.931 Nov 15 02:30 2.952
Dec 11 22:33 406661 M 29.38 0.999 Dec 12 07:27 0.371
2062 Jan 10 17:53 404524 M 29.54 0.959 Jan 08 09:05 -2.366
Dec 30 16:57 403687 29.60 0.944 Jan 02 10:04 2.713
2063 Jan 29 12:23 406594 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 29 13:01 0.026
Feb 28 07:38 A 403871 29.59 0.947 Feb 25 16:31 -2.630
2064 Feb 17 07:03 A 404123 29.57 0.954 Feb 19 18:41 2.485
Mar 18 01:45 406568 M 29.39 1.000 Mar 17 21:11 -0.191
Apr 16 19:02 403603 29.61 0.942 Apr 14 02:10 -2.703
2065 Apr 05 19:01 404638 29.53 0.963 Apr 08 00:31 2.229
May 05 11:31 406635 M 29.39 0.999 May 05 03:20 -0.341
Jun 04 03:05 403473 29.62 0.939 Jun 01 09:08 -2.748
2066 May 24 03:39 404625 29.53 0.966 May 26 06:50 2.133
Jun 22 19:16 A 406434 M 29.40 0.999 Jun 22 10:28 -0.366
Jul 22 10:34 403261 29.63 0.938 Jul 19 16:13 -2.764
2067 Jul 11 11:17 404725 29.52 0.965 Jul 13 14:29 2.134
Aug 10 02:37 406558 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 09 18:30 -0.338
Sep 08 18:09 403334 29.63 0.938 Sep 05 23:25 -2.781
2068 Aug 27 18:29 404879 29.51 0.967 Aug 29 20:38 2.090
Sep 26 10:49 406547 M 29.39 0.999 Sep 26 00:00 -0.450
Oct 26 04:17 402930 29.66 0.929 Oct 23 04:48 -2.979
2069 Oct 15 04:04 P 404920 29.51 0.969 Oct 17 05:29 2.059
Nov 13 22:38 406384 M 29.40 0.997 Nov 13 07:37 -0.626
Dec 13 17:38 402346 29.70 0.918 Dec 10 12:51 -3.200
2070 Dec 02 16:54 405407 M 29.48 0.975 Dec 04 13:37 1.863
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2071 to 2080
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2071 Jan 01 12:16 406401 M 29.40 0.994 Dec 31 14:10 -0.921
Jan 31 07:16 401794 29.74 0.902 Jan 27 21:04 -3.425
2072 Jan 20 06:35 405684 29.46 0.983 Jan 21 20:01 1.559
Feb 19 02:04 406043 M 29.43 0.990 Feb 17 20:19 -1.240
2073 Mar 08 20:16 405903 M 29.44 0.988 Mar 10 03:58 1.320
Apr 07 14:14 405886 29.44 0.987 Apr 06 05:20 -1.371
2074 Apr 26 06:48 406168 M 29.42 0.991 Apr 27 09:30 1.112
May 25 22:45 405844 29.44 0.985 May 24 12:00 -1.448
2075 May 14 23:23 401510 29.76 0.902 May 18 08:43 3.389
Jun 13 14:40 406032 M 29.43 0.992 Jun 14 16:14 1.065
Jul 13 06:12 A 405638 29.46 0.985 Jul 11 19:16 -1.455
2076 Jul 01 07:05 P 401619 29.75 0.902 Jul 04 16:03 3.374
Jul 30 22:06 406151 M 29.42 0.991 Aug 01 00:13 1.088
Aug 29 13:44 405759 29.45 0.985 Aug 28 02:52 -1.453
2077 Aug 18 14:18 401828 29.74 0.905 Aug 21 22:12 3.329
Sep 17 05:53 406254 M 29.41 0.993 Sep 18 06:18 1.017
Oct 16 23:08 405580 29.46 0.981 Oct 15 08:02 -1.629
2078 Oct 05 23:06 401901 29.73 0.907 Oct 09 06:59 3.328
Nov 04 16:57 A 406254 M 29.41 0.994 Nov 05 14:46 0.909
Dec 04 12:09 405228 29.49 0.976 Dec 02 15:34 -1.857
2079 Nov 23 11:30 402534 29.69 0.917 Nov 26 15:51 3.182
Dec 23 06:32 406569 M 29.39 0.997 Dec 23 21:46 0.634
2080 Jan 22 01:56 404970 M 29.51 0.967 Jan 19 22:45 -2.132
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2081 to 2090
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2081 Jan 10 01:03 403121 29.64 0.933 Jan 12 23:30 2.936
Feb 08 20:18 406549 M 29.39 0.999 Feb 09 03:25 0.297
Mar 10 15:17 A 404386 29.55 0.958 Mar 08 06:10 -2.380
2082 Feb 27 14:49 A 403588 29.61 0.943 Mar 02 08:01 2.716
Mar 29 09:06 406574 M 29.39 1.000 Mar 29 11:31 0.101
Apr 28 02:03 404193 29.56 0.954 Apr 25 15:39 -2.433
2083 Apr 17 02:10 404096 29.57 0.952 Apr 19 13:45 2.482
May 16 18:15 406662 M 29.38 1.000 May 16 17:27 -0.033
Jun 15 09:38 404101 29.57 0.952 Jun 12 22:20 -2.471
2084 Jun 03 10:14 404063 29.57 0.955 Jun 05 20:11 2.414
Jul 03 01:39 A 406479 M 29.40 1.000 Jul 03 00:38 -0.042
Aug 01 17:05 403906 29.58 0.952 Jul 30 05:24 -2.487
2085 Jul 21 17:44 404174 29.57 0.954 Jul 24 03:50 2.421
Aug 20 09:11 406620 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 20 08:36 -0.025
Sep 19 01:08 403963 29.58 0.950 Sep 16 12:31 -2.526
2086 Sep 08 01:18 404356 29.55 0.957 Sep 10 10:11 2.370
Oct 07 17:57 406620 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 07 14:12 -0.157
Nov 06 11:54 403535 29.61 0.941 Nov 03 17:54 -2.750
2087 Oct 26 11:30 P 404457 29.54 0.960 Oct 28 19:17 2.324
Nov 25 06:24 406494 M 29.40 0.999 Nov 24 21:58 -0.352
Dec 25 01:43 402965 29.65 0.930 Dec 22 02:08 -2.983
2088 Dec 13 00:53 405018 M 29.50 0.968 Dec 15 03:26 2.106
2089 Jan 11 20:18 406556 M 29.39 0.997 Jan 11 04:24 -0.663
Feb 10 15:17 402461 29.69 0.916 Feb 07 10:19 -3.207
2090 Jan 30 14:35 405341 29.48 0.977 Feb 01 09:57 1.807
Mar 01 09:47 406253 M 29.41 0.994 Feb 28 10:34 -0.967
Mar 31 03:49 P 401762 29.74 0.904 Mar 27 18:36 -3.384
New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2091 to 2100
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2091 Mar 20 03:47 405593 29.46 0.982 Mar 21 17:49 1.585
Apr 18 21:21 406156 M 29.42 0.992 Apr 17 19:26 -1.079
May 18 13:08 401620 29.75 0.901 May 15 03:49 -3.388
2092 May 06 13:40 405860 29.44 0.986 May 07 23:17 1.401
Jun 05 05:18 406144 M 29.42 0.991 Jun 04 01:50 -1.145
2093 Jun 23 21:06 405725 29.45 0.986 Jun 25 06:07 1.376
Jul 23 12:37 A 405958 M 29.44 0.991 Jul 22 09:08 -1.145
2094 Aug 11 04:38 405865 29.44 0.986 Aug 12 14:05 1.394
Sep 09 20:32 406084 M 29.43 0.991 Sep 08 16:38 -1.162
2095 Sep 28 12:55 405995 M 29.43 0.988 Sep 29 20:22 1.310
Oct 28 06:33 405902 29.44 0.987 Oct 26 21:49 -1.364
2096 Nov 15 00:37 A 406050 M 29.43 0.990 Nov 16 05:05 1.186
Dec 14 20:07 405580 29.46 0.982 Dec 13 05:29 -1.609
2097 Dec 03 19:28 401872 M 29.73 0.903 Dec 07 05:07 3.402
2098 Jan 02 14:33 406424 M 29.40 0.995 Jan 03 12:00 0.894
Feb 01 09:55 405368 29.48 0.975 Jan 30 12:33 -1.890
2099 Jan 21 09:08 402509 29.69 0.920 Jan 24 12:49 3.153
Feb 20 04:07 406448 M 29.40 0.998 Feb 20 17:46 0.569
Mar 21 22:48 A 404854 29.52 0.967 Mar 19 19:56 -2.119
2100 Mar 10 22:30 A 402996 29.65 0.931 Mar 13 21:10 2.945
Apr 09 16:18 406515 M 29.39 0.999 Apr 10 01:46 0.395
May 09 08:55 404728 29.52 0.965 May 07 05:14 -2.153
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): 2001 to 2100
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Apogee ΔApogee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
2001 Jan 24 13:07 406539 M 29.39 0.999 Jan 24 19:02 0.247
2002 Mar 14 02:03 406705 M 29.38 1.000 Mar 14 01:09 -0.037
2003 May 01 12:15 406516 M 29.39 1.000 May 01 07:39 -0.192
2004 Jun 17 20:27 406558 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 17 16:02 -0.184
2005 Aug 05 03:05 406611 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 04 21:49 -0.219
2007 Nov 09 23:03 406606 M 29.39 0.999 Nov 09 12:31 -0.439
2020 Mar 24 09:28 406671 M 29.38 1.000 Mar 24 15:23 0.246
2021 May 11 19:00 406505 M 29.40 1.000 May 11 21:54 0.121
2022 Jun 29 02:52 406569 M 29.39 1.000 Jun 29 06:08 0.136
2023 Aug 16 09:38 406630 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 16 11:55 0.095
2024 Oct 02 18:49 A 406516 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 02 19:40 0.035
2025 Nov 20 06:47 406681 M 29.38 1.000 Nov 20 02:48 -0.166
2027 Jan 07 20:24 406521 M 29.39 0.998 Jan 07 08:10 -0.510
2038 Apr 04 16:43 406571 M 29.39 0.998 Apr 05 05:32 0.534
2040 Jul 09 09:15 406505 M 29.40 0.998 Jul 09 20:14 0.458
2041 Aug 26 16:16 406574 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 27 02:03 0.407
2043 Dec 01 14:37 406699 M 29.38 1.000 Dec 01 17:07 0.104
2045 Jan 18 04:25 406584 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 17 22:35 -0.243
2046 Mar 07 18:15 406501 M 29.40 0.998 Mar 07 06:49 -0.477
2047 Apr 25 04:40 406537 M 29.39 0.997 Apr 24 13:12 -0.645
2061 Dec 11 22:33 406661 M 29.38 0.999 Dec 12 07:27 0.371
2063 Jan 29 12:23 406594 M 29.39 1.000 Jan 29 13:01 0.026
2064 Mar 18 01:45 406568 M 29.39 1.000 Mar 17 21:11 -0.191
2065 May 05 11:31 406635 M 29.39 0.999 May 05 03:20 -0.341
2067 Aug 10 02:37 406558 M 29.39 0.999 Aug 09 18:30 -0.338
2068 Sep 26 10:49 406547 M 29.39 0.999 Sep 26 00:00 -0.450
2079 Dec 23 06:32 406569 M 29.39 0.997 Dec 23 21:46 0.634
2081 Feb 08 20:18 406549 M 29.39 0.999 Feb 09 03:25 0.297
2082 Mar 29 09:06 406574 M 29.39 1.000 Mar 29 11:31 0.101
2083 May 16 18:15 406662 M 29.38 1.000 May 16 17:27 -0.033
2085 Aug 20 09:11 406620 M 29.39 1.000 Aug 20 08:36 -0.025
2086 Oct 07 17:57 406620 M 29.39 1.000 Oct 07 14:12 -0.157
2089 Jan 11 20:18 406556 M 29.39 0.997 Jan 11 04:24 -0.663
2100 Apr 09 16:18 406515 M 29.39 0.999 Apr 10 01:46 0.395
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.