New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 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 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 ( 1801 to 1900 ). 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): 1801 to 1810
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1801 Jan 14 16:34 359013 m 33.28 0.983 Jan 13 18:38 -0.914
Feb 13 03:37 366005 32.65 0.922 Feb 11 01:38 -2.083
Dec 05 21:08 365164 32.72 0.931 Dec 07 19:46 1.943
1802 Jan 04 08:13 358620 33.32 0.986 Jan 05 03:51 0.818
Feb 02 18:48 356732 m 33.50 1.000 Feb 02 16:42 -0.087
Mar 04 05:07 T 359777 33.21 0.979 Mar 03 04:17 -1.035
Apr 02 15:19 367018 32.56 0.911 Mar 31 09:13 -2.254
1803 Jan 23 10:12 364518 32.78 0.938 Jan 25 06:04 1.828
Feb 21 21:18 T 358467 33.33 0.989 Feb 22 14:59 0.737
Mar 23 07:02 357042 m 33.47 0.999 Mar 23 02:58 -0.170
Apr 21 15:40 360250 33.17 0.976 Apr 20 13:03 -1.109
May 20 23:54 367329 32.53 0.907 May 18 15:58 -2.331
1804 Mar 11 23:02 363817 32.84 0.945 Mar 13 16:31 1.729
Apr 10 08:18 358274 33.35 0.991 Apr 11 00:39 0.681
May 09 15:58 357168 m 33.46 0.999 May 09 10:56 -0.210
Jun 07 23:06 360452 33.15 0.975 Jun 06 19:35 -1.146
Jul 07 06:49 367523 32.51 0.904 Jul 04 21:55 -2.371
1805 Apr 29 08:30 363688 32.86 0.946 May 01 01:21 1.702
May 28 16:16 358499 33.33 0.991 May 29 08:23 0.672
Jun 26 23:17 P 357468 m 33.43 0.999 Jun 26 18:02 -0.219
Jul 26 06:28 P 360683 33.13 0.974 Jul 25 02:33 -1.163
Aug 24 14:40 367699 32.50 0.903 Aug 22 05:40 -2.375
1806 Jun 16 16:21 T 363747 32.85 0.946 Jun 18 09:33 1.717
Jul 15 23:47 358480 33.33 0.991 Jul 16 15:50 0.669
Aug 14 06:48 357307 m 33.44 0.999 Aug 14 01:31 -0.221
Sep 12 14:24 360491 33.15 0.974 Sep 11 10:46 -1.151
Oct 11 23:37 367727 32.50 0.903 Oct 09 14:41 -2.373
1807 Aug 03 23:34 363456 32.88 0.948 Aug 05 16:02 1.686
Sep 02 07:06 358172 33.36 0.992 Sep 02 22:33 0.643
Oct 01 15:04 357112 m 33.46 0.999 Oct 01 09:10 -0.246
Oct 31 00:27 360674 33.13 0.972 Oct 29 19:46 -1.195
1808 Sep 20 07:22 363265 32.89 0.950 Sep 21 22:43 1.640
Oct 19 16:41 P 357958 33.38 0.993 Oct 20 06:57 0.594
Nov 18 02:42 P 357131 m 33.46 0.998 Nov 17 19:12 -0.313
Dec 17 13:33 361153 33.09 0.968 Dec 16 06:42 -1.285
1809 Nov 07 18:33 362521 32.96 0.956 Nov 09 07:09 1.525
Dec 07 05:13 357374 m 33.44 0.995 Dec 07 17:07 0.496
1810 Jan 05 15:42 357063 m 33.47 0.997 Jan 05 06:08 -0.399
Feb 04 02:21 361683 33.04 0.963 Feb 02 16:55 -1.394
Dec 26 07:10 361690 33.04 0.963 Dec 27 16:27 1.387
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1811 to 1820
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1811 Jan 24 17:58 357167 m 33.46 0.997 Jan 25 03:34 0.400
Feb 23 04:17 357545 33.42 0.995 Feb 22 16:18 -0.499
Mar 24 14:18 T 362600 32.95 0.956 Mar 23 01:38 -1.528
1812 Feb 12 20:15 P 361281 33.08 0.967 Feb 14 03:23 1.298
Mar 13 06:32 P 357267 m 33.45 0.998 Mar 13 14:21 0.325
Apr 11 15:28 357957 33.38 0.993 Apr 11 01:43 -0.573
May 10 23:35 362978 32.92 0.952 May 09 09:16 -1.596
1813 Apr 01 07:59 360855 33.11 0.971 Apr 02 13:28 1.228
Apr 30 16:11 357258 m 33.45 0.998 Apr 30 23:00 0.284
May 29 23:18 358116 33.37 0.993 May 29 08:51 -0.602
Jun 28 06:29 363145 32.91 0.951 Jun 26 15:23 -1.629
1814 May 19 16:20 360947 33.11 0.971 May 20 21:40 1.222
Jun 17 23:33 357531 m 33.42 0.998 Jun 18 06:14 0.279
Jul 17 06:32 T 358364 33.34 0.993 Jul 16 15:49 -0.613
Aug 15 14:09 363327 32.89 0.950 Aug 13 22:51 -1.638
1815 Jul 06 23:52 T 360969 33.10 0.971 Jul 08 05:18 1.226
Aug 05 07:03 357411 m 33.43 0.998 Aug 05 13:37 0.274
Sep 03 14:21 358145 33.36 0.992 Sep 02 23:39 -0.612
Oct 02 22:45 363217 32.90 0.950 Oct 01 07:41 -1.628
1816 Aug 23 07:10 360635 33.13 0.973 Aug 24 11:42 1.189
Sep 21 14:57 357111 m 33.46 0.999 Sep 21 20:51 0.246
Oct 20 23:42 358103 33.37 0.991 Oct 20 08:09 -0.648
Nov 19 10:09 T 363706 32.85 0.946 Nov 17 17:15 -1.704
1817 Sep 11 06:40 367755 32.49 0.902 Sep 13 16:01 2.390
Oct 10 16:02 360375 33.16 0.975 Oct 11 19:23 1.139
Nov 09 01:52 T 356958 m 33.48 0.999 Nov 09 06:11 0.180
Dec 08 12:25 358341 33.35 0.989 Dec 07 18:59 -0.727
1818 Jan 06 23:43 364426 32.79 0.939 Jan 05 04:03 -1.819
Oct 29 17:13 T 367041 32.56 0.911 Oct 31 23:19 2.254
Nov 28 04:15 359627 33.23 0.979 Nov 29 04:57 1.029
Dec 27 14:54 356596 m 33.51 1.000 Dec 27 16:58 0.087
1819 Jan 26 01:23 358585 m 33.32 0.986 Jan 25 05:40 -0.821
Feb 24 12:06 365178 32.72 0.931 Feb 22 13:12 -1.954
Dec 17 05:49 365992 32.65 0.923 Dec 19 07:31 2.071
1820 Jan 15 17:03 359079 33.28 0.983 Jan 16 14:58 0.913
Feb 14 03:31 356750 m 33.50 1.000 Feb 14 03:28 -0.002
Mar 14 13:30 T 359315 33.26 0.983 Mar 13 15:06 -0.933
Apr 12 23:14 366108 32.64 0.921 Apr 10 20:41 -2.106
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1821 to 1830
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1821 Feb 02 18:53 365353 32.71 0.930 Feb 04 17:55 1.960
Mar 04 05:50 T 358936 33.29 0.986 Mar 05 01:58 0.839
Apr 02 15:14 357030 m 33.47 1.000 Apr 02 13:27 -0.074
May 01 23:28 359714 33.22 0.980 Apr 30 23:33 -0.997
May 31 07:19 366331 32.62 0.918 May 29 03:25 -2.162
1822 Mar 23 07:15 364694 32.77 0.936 Mar 25 04:12 1.873
Apr 21 16:15 358748 33.31 0.987 Apr 22 11:16 0.792
May 20 23:39 357117 m 33.46 1.000 May 20 21:09 -0.103
Jun 19 06:33 359857 33.21 0.980 Jun 18 05:59 -1.024
Jul 18 14:07 366483 32.61 0.916 Jul 16 09:34 -2.190
1823 May 10 16:09 364603 32.77 0.937 May 12 12:44 1.857
Jun 08 23:47 358957 33.29 0.988 Jun 09 18:45 0.790
Jul 08 06:45 P 357370 m 33.44 1.000 Jul 08 04:12 -0.107
Aug 06 13:59 P 360046 33.19 0.979 Aug 05 13:08 -1.036
Sep 04 22:18 366658 32.59 0.916 Sep 02 17:40 -2.193
1824 Jun 26 23:42 T 364649 32.77 0.936 Jun 28 20:37 1.871
Jul 26 07:15 358888 33.30 0.988 Jul 27 02:04 0.784
Aug 24 14:29 357159 m 33.46 1.000 Aug 24 11:46 -0.113
Sep 22 22:20 359843 33.21 0.979 Sep 21 21:37 -1.030
Oct 22 07:49 366730 32.58 0.915 Oct 20 03:00 -2.200
1825 Aug 14 07:03 364309 32.80 0.939 Aug 16 02:56 1.829
Sep 12 14:57 358525 33.33 0.989 Sep 13 08:52 0.747
Oct 11 23:17 356940 m 33.48 1.000 Oct 11 19:43 -0.149
Nov 10 08:58 360053 33.19 0.977 Nov 09 06:55 -1.085
Dec 09 20:27 H 367559 32.51 0.906 Dec 07 12:43 -2.322
1826 Oct 01 15:20 364040 32.82 0.942 Oct 03 09:45 1.768
Oct 31 01:06 P 358254 33.35 0.991 Oct 31 17:35 0.687
Nov 29 11:26 P 356946 m 33.48 0.999 Nov 29 06:03 -0.224
Dec 28 22:23 360547 33.14 0.973 Dec 27 17:59 -1.183
1827 Nov 19 03:05 363215 32.90 0.950 Nov 20 18:24 1.638
Dec 18 14:02 357638 m 33.41 0.993 Dec 19 04:00 0.582
1828 Jan 17 00:34 356880 m 33.48 0.998 Jan 16 17:01 -0.315
Feb 15 11:00 361068 33.09 0.968 Feb 14 04:02 -1.290
1829 Jan 05 15:59 362364 32.98 0.957 Jan 07 03:52 1.495
Feb 04 02:46 357441 33.43 0.995 Feb 04 14:28 0.488
Mar 05 12:48 357351 m 33.44 0.997 Mar 05 02:59 -0.410
Apr 03 22:24 T 361922 33.02 0.962 Apr 02 12:32 -1.411
1830 Feb 23 04:50 P 361976 33.01 0.962 Feb 24 14:43 1.412
Mar 24 14:51 P 357535 m 33.42 0.996 Mar 25 01:01 0.424
Apr 22 23:25 357708 33.41 0.995 Apr 22 12:03 -0.473
May 22 07:09 362216 32.99 0.960 May 20 20:01 -1.464
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1831 to 1840
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1831 Apr 12 16:01 361578 33.05 0.965 Apr 14 00:30 1.354
May 11 23:57 357507 m 33.42 0.997 May 12 09:21 0.392
Jun 10 06:50 357816 33.40 0.995 Jun 09 19:01 -0.493
Jul 09 13:52 362333 32.98 0.959 Jul 08 02:10 -1.488
1832 May 29 23:53 361678 33.04 0.965 May 31 08:25 1.355
Jun 28 07:02 357745 m 33.40 0.997 Jun 28 16:25 0.391
Jul 27 14:02 T 358014 33.38 0.995 Jul 27 02:04 -0.498
Aug 25 21:46 362489 32.96 0.958 Aug 24 09:55 -1.494
1833 Jul 17 07:16 T 361663 33.04 0.965 Jul 18 15:50 1.357
Aug 15 14:40 357569 m 33.42 0.997 Aug 15 23:49 0.381
Sep 13 22:13 357763 33.40 0.995 Sep 13 10:07 -0.504
Oct 13 06:54 362400 32.97 0.958 Oct 11 19:05 -1.493
1834 Sep 03 14:52 361269 33.08 0.967 Sep 04 22:15 1.308
Oct 02 23:03 357225 m 33.45 0.998 Oct 03 07:15 0.342
Nov 01 08:08 357722 33.40 0.994 Oct 31 18:58 -0.549
Nov 30 18:48 T 362933 32.92 0.953 Nov 29 04:53 -1.580
1835 Oct 22 00:18 360936 33.11 0.970 Oct 23 06:12 1.246
Nov 20 10:30 T 357036 m 33.47 0.999 Nov 20 16:56 0.268
Dec 19 21:14 357963 33.38 0.992 Dec 19 06:00 -0.635
1836 Jan 18 08:28 363661 32.86 0.946 Jan 16 15:39 -1.700
Nov 09 01:35 T 367939 32.48 0.901 Nov 11 11:12 2.401
Dec 08 13:00 360134 m 33.18 0.975 Dec 09 16:02 1.126
1837 Jan 06 23:47 356665 m 33.50 0.999 Jan 07 03:51 0.170
Feb 05 10:08 358206 33.36 0.989 Feb 04 16:36 -0.730
Mar 06 20:29 364378 32.79 0.939 Mar 05 00:35 -1.829
Dec 27 14:34 366852 32.57 0.914 Dec 29 19:30 2.206
1838 Jan 26 01:52 359591 33.23 0.980 Jan 27 02:08 1.011
Feb 24 12:08 356824 m 33.49 1.000 Feb 24 14:12 0.086
Mar 25 21:45 T 358896 33.29 0.986 Mar 25 01:46 -0.832
Apr 24 07:00 365219 32.72 0.930 Apr 22 07:57 -1.960
1839 Feb 14 03:29 366237 32.63 0.921 Feb 16 05:57 2.103
Mar 15 14:13 T 359463 33.24 0.982 Mar 16 12:57 0.947
Apr 13 23:18 357074 m 33.46 1.000 Apr 13 23:53 0.024
May 13 07:10 359222 33.26 0.985 May 12 09:58 -0.884
Jun 11 14:42 365364 32.71 0.929 Jun 09 14:42 -2.000
1840 Apr 02 15:21 365621 32.68 0.927 Apr 04 15:59 2.027
May 02 00:06 359278 33.26 0.984 May 02 21:54 0.909
May 31 07:15 357123 m 33.46 1.000 May 31 07:21 0.005
Jun 29 13:59 359313 33.26 0.984 Jun 28 16:19 -0.902
Jul 28 21:28 365483 32.69 0.927 Jul 26 21:02 -2.018
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1841 to 1850
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1841 May 20 23:43 365565 32.69 0.927 May 23 00:12 2.020
Jun 19 07:15 359471 33.24 0.984 Jun 20 05:08 0.911
Jul 18 14:13 P 357328 m 33.44 1.000 Jul 18 14:22 0.006
Aug 16 21:33 P 359463 33.24 0.984 Aug 15 23:41 -0.911
Sep 15 06:03 365661 32.68 0.927 Sep 13 05:29 -2.023
1842 Jul 08 07:01 T 365595 32.68 0.926 Jul 10 07:48 2.032
Aug 06 14:46 359348 33.25 0.984 Aug 07 12:22 0.900
Sep 04 22:16 357067 m 33.47 1.000 Sep 04 22:04 -0.009
Oct 04 06:25 359253 33.26 0.983 Oct 03 08:29 -0.914
Nov 02 16:08 365784 32.67 0.925 Oct 31 15:07 -2.043
1843 Aug 25 14:36 365194 32.72 0.930 Aug 27 13:59 1.974
Sep 23 22:54 358925 33.29 0.985 Sep 24 19:18 0.850
Oct 23 07:37 356825 m 33.49 1.000 Oct 23 06:18 -0.054
Nov 21 17:34 359487 33.24 0.981 Nov 20 18:03 -0.980
Dec 21 05:09 H 366661 32.59 0.916 Dec 19 01:00 -2.173
1844 Oct 11 23:25 364844 32.75 0.934 Oct 13 20:57 1.897
Nov 10 09:37 P 358599 33.32 0.988 Nov 11 04:21 0.781
Dec 09 20:13 P 356818 m 33.49 1.000 Dec 09 16:55 -0.137
1845 Jan 08 07:13 359991 33.19 0.977 Jan 07 05:12 -1.084
Feb 06 18:35 367540 32.51 0.906 Feb 04 10:49 -2.323
Nov 29 11:42 363945 32.83 0.943 Dec 01 05:48 1.754
Dec 28 22:53 357956 m 33.38 0.991 Dec 29 14:57 0.669
1846 Jan 27 09:23 356753 m 33.49 0.999 Jan 27 03:52 -0.230
Feb 25 19:32 360492 33.15 0.972 Feb 24 15:02 -1.188
1847 Jan 17 00:45 363089 32.91 0.951 Jan 18 15:24 1.610
Feb 15 11:26 357774 33.40 0.993 Feb 16 01:21 0.579
Mar 16 21:11 357207 m 33.45 0.998 Mar 16 13:34 -0.317
Apr 15 06:22 T 361276 33.08 0.968 Apr 13 23:18 -1.294
1848 Mar 05 13:17 P 362728 32.94 0.955 Mar 07 02:08 1.535
Apr 03 23:01 P 357861 33.39 0.994 Apr 04 11:40 0.527
May 03 07:15 357510 m 33.42 0.997 May 02 22:20 -0.371
Jun 01 14:40 361493 33.06 0.966 May 31 06:38 -1.334
1849 Apr 22 23:54 362358 32.98 0.958 Apr 24 11:36 1.487
May 22 07:37 357815 33.40 0.995 May 22 19:41 0.503
Jun 20 14:19 357570 m 33.42 0.997 Jun 20 05:10 -0.381
Jul 19 21:16 361566 33.05 0.966 Jul 18 12:51 -1.350
1850 Jun 10 07:20 362464 32.97 0.958 Jun 11 19:13 1.495
Jul 09 14:28 358016 33.38 0.995 Jul 10 02:35 0.505
Aug 07 21:34 T 357721 m 33.40 0.997 Aug 07 12:20 -0.384
Sep 06 05:29 361705 33.04 0.965 Sep 04 20:54 -1.357
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1851 to 1860
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1851 Jul 28 14:41 T 362404 32.97 0.958 Jul 30 02:27 1.490
Aug 26 22:21 357780 33.40 0.995 Aug 27 10:02 0.487
Sep 25 06:13 357438 m 33.43 0.997 Sep 24 20:38 -0.399
Oct 24 15:11 361638 33.04 0.964 Oct 23 06:23 -1.367
1852 Sep 13 22:39 361942 33.01 0.961 Sep 15 08:55 1.427
Oct 13 07:15 357390 m 33.44 0.996 Oct 13 17:43 0.436
Nov 11 16:41 357399 33.43 0.996 Nov 11 05:47 -0.454
Dec 11 03:32 T 362212 32.99 0.959 Dec 09 16:24 -1.464
1853 Nov 01 08:40 361537 33.05 0.965 Nov 02 17:09 1.353
Nov 30 19:14 T 357169 m 33.46 0.997 Dec 01 03:44 0.355
Dec 30 06:06 357642 33.41 0.994 Dec 29 16:59 -0.547
1854 Jan 28 17:12 362938 32.92 0.952 Jan 27 03:07 -1.587
Dec 19 21:47 360687 m 33.13 0.971 Dec 21 03:11 1.225
1855 Jan 18 08:38 356792 m 33.49 0.999 Jan 18 14:44 0.254
Feb 16 18:48 357878 33.39 0.992 Feb 16 03:25 -0.640
Mar 18 04:45 363608 32.86 0.946 Mar 16 11:48 -1.706
1856 Jan 07 23:18 367750 32.49 0.904 Jan 10 07:45 2.352
Feb 06 10:36 360159 33.18 0.976 Feb 07 13:19 1.113
Mar 06 20:39 356954 m 33.48 0.999 Mar 07 00:53 0.176
Apr 05 05:53 T 358524 33.33 0.989 Apr 04 12:19 -0.732
May 04 14:42 364362 32.80 0.939 May 02 19:03 -1.819
1857 Feb 24 11:58 367169 32.54 0.910 Feb 26 18:11 2.259
Mar 25 22:29 T 360048 33.19 0.978 Mar 26 23:56 1.061
Apr 24 07:14 357173 m 33.46 1.000 Apr 24 10:16 0.126
May 23 14:48 358779 33.31 0.988 May 22 20:17 -0.772
Jun 21 22:04 364434 32.79 0.938 Jun 20 01:49 -1.843
1858 Apr 13 23:15 366603 32.59 0.916 Apr 16 03:55 2.194
May 13 07:48 359868 33.21 0.979 May 14 08:33 1.031
Jun 11 14:47 357185 m 33.45 1.000 Jun 11 17:32 0.115
Jul 10 21:25 358822 33.30 0.988 Jul 10 02:38 -0.783
Aug 09 04:54 364528 32.78 0.938 Aug 07 08:23 -1.855
1859 Jun 01 07:10 366574 32.60 0.916 Jun 03 11:48 2.193
Jun 30 14:42 360038 33.19 0.979 Jul 01 15:33 1.036
Jul 29 21:44 P 357344 m 33.44 1.000 Jul 30 00:32 0.117
Aug 28 05:14 P 358937 33.29 0.988 Aug 27 10:14 -0.792
Sep 26 13:57 364716 32.76 0.936 Sep 24 17:11 -1.865
1860 Jul 18 14:20 T 366577 32.60 0.915 Jul 20 19:08 2.199
Aug 16 22:20 359857 33.21 0.980 Aug 17 22:43 1.016
Sep 15 06:10 357032 m 33.47 1.000 Sep 15 08:23 0.093
Oct 14 14:38 358722 33.31 0.987 Oct 13 19:20 -0.804
Nov 13 00:36 364889 32.75 0.934 Nov 11 03:02 -1.899
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1861 to 1870
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1861 Sep 04 22:13 366110 32.64 0.920 Sep 07 01:12 2.124
Oct 04 06:58 359370 33.25 0.982 Oct 05 05:50 0.953
Nov 02 16:04 356767 m 33.49 1.000 Nov 02 16:56 0.036
Dec 02 02:17 358980 33.29 0.984 Dec 01 05:11 -0.879
Dec 31 13:54 T 365806 32.67 0.925 Dec 29 13:01 -2.037
1862 Oct 23 07:37 365674 32.68 0.926 Oct 25 08:18 2.028
Nov 21 18:15 P 358990 33.29 0.985 Nov 22 15:14 0.875
Dec 21 05:04 P 356747 m 33.50 1.000 Dec 21 03:47 -0.053
1863 Jan 19 16:02 359484 m 33.24 0.981 Jan 18 16:21 -0.987
Feb 18 03:07 366658 32.59 0.916 Feb 15 22:43 -2.183
Dec 10 20:24 364709 32.76 0.936 Dec 12 17:21 1.873
1864 Jan 09 07:46 358327 33.35 0.988 Jan 10 01:57 0.758
Feb 07 18:10 356681 m 33.50 1.000 Feb 07 14:40 -0.146
Mar 08 03:59 359959 33.20 0.977 Mar 07 01:55 -1.086
Apr 06 13:49 367393 32.52 0.906 Apr 04 05:51 -2.332
1865 Jan 27 09:31 363859 32.84 0.944 Jan 29 03:03 1.731
Feb 25 20:03 358163 33.36 0.991 Feb 26 12:13 0.674
Mar 27 05:28 357117 m 33.46 0.999 Mar 27 00:06 -0.224
Apr 25 14:14 T 360672 33.13 0.973 Apr 24 09:56 -1.179
1866 Mar 16 21:37 P 363535 32.87 0.948 Mar 18 13:39 1.668
Apr 15 07:03 P 358246 33.36 0.992 Apr 15 22:16 0.634
May 14 14:58 357365 m 33.44 0.999 May 14 08:34 -0.267
Jun 12 22:07 360813 33.12 0.972 Jun 11 17:10 -1.206
1867 May 04 07:40 363190 32.90 0.951 May 05 22:47 1.629
Jun 02 15:12 358179 33.36 0.993 Jun 03 05:59 0.616
Jul 01 21:48 357380 m 33.44 0.999 Jul 01 15:19 -0.271
Jul 31 04:44 360851 33.11 0.972 Jul 29 23:30 -1.218
1868 Jun 20 14:45 363295 32.89 0.950 Jun 22 06:06 1.640
Jul 19 21:56 358342 33.35 0.992 Jul 20 12:47 0.619
Aug 18 05:12 T 357487 m 33.43 0.998 Aug 17 22:38 -0.274
Sep 16 13:20 360975 33.10 0.971 Sep 15 07:51 -1.228
1869 Aug 07 22:08 T 363188 32.90 0.951 Aug 09 13:10 1.626
Sep 06 06:07 358044 33.37 0.993 Sep 06 20:18 0.591
Oct 05 14:20 357171 m 33.46 0.998 Oct 05 07:10 -0.298
Nov 03 23:36 360933 33.11 0.970 Nov 02 17:36 -1.250
1870 Sep 25 06:34 362650 32.95 0.955 Sep 26 19:43 1.548
Oct 24 15:36 357607 33.41 0.994 Oct 25 04:15 0.527
Nov 23 01:21 357135 m 33.46 0.997 Nov 22 16:38 -0.363
Dec 22 12:19 T 361541 33.05 0.964 Dec 21 03:47 -1.355
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1871 to 1880
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1871 Nov 12 17:09 362174 32.99 0.959 Nov 14 04:13 1.461
Dec 12 04:02 T 357355 m 33.44 0.996 Dec 12 14:36 0.441
1872 Jan 10 14:58 357375 m 33.44 0.996 Jan 10 03:55 -0.460
Feb 09 01:52 362252 32.99 0.958 Feb 07 14:26 -1.476
Dec 30 06:36 361288 33.07 0.966 Dec 31 14:25 1.325
1873 Jan 28 17:27 356975 m 33.47 0.998 Jan 29 01:37 0.340
Feb 27 03:23 357599 33.42 0.994 Feb 26 14:08 -0.551
Mar 28 12:54 362868 32.93 0.953 Mar 26 22:52 -1.585
1874 Feb 16 19:15 360782 33.12 0.971 Feb 18 00:32 1.220
Mar 18 05:02 357143 m 33.46 0.999 Mar 18 11:32 0.271
Apr 16 13:53 T 358197 33.36 0.992 Apr 15 22:46 -0.630
May 15 22:17 363533 32.87 0.947 May 14 05:59 -1.679
1875 Apr 06 06:36 T 360692 33.13 0.973 Apr 07 10:55 1.180
May 05 15:04 357330 m 33.44 0.999 May 05 20:37 0.231
Jun 03 22:21 358386 33.34 0.991 Jun 03 06:31 -0.660
Jul 03 05:25 363544 32.87 0.947 Jul 01 12:49 -1.692
1876 Apr 24 07:04 367631 32.50 0.904 Apr 26 16:03 2.374
May 23 15:25 360511 33.15 0.974 May 24 19:12 1.158
Jun 21 22:17 357305 m 33.44 0.999 Jun 22 03:42 0.226
Jul 21 04:53 358386 33.34 0.991 Jul 20 12:54 -0.666
Aug 19 12:26 363621 32.86 0.947 Aug 17 19:39 -1.699
1877 Jun 11 14:33 367626 32.50 0.904 Jun 13 23:34 2.376
Jul 10 22:06 360658 33.13 0.974 Jul 12 02:01 1.163
Aug 09 05:17 P 357417 m 33.43 0.999 Aug 09 10:44 0.227
Sep 07 13:01 P 358467 33.33 0.991 Sep 06 20:46 -0.677
Oct 06 21:59 363822 32.84 0.945 Oct 05 04:46 -1.717
1878 Jul 29 21:41 T 367594 32.51 0.903 Aug 01 06:40 2.374
Aug 28 06:00 360411 33.15 0.975 Aug 29 09:10 1.133
Sep 26 14:11 357052 m 33.47 0.999 Sep 26 18:47 0.192
Oct 25 22:59 358249 33.36 0.990 Oct 25 06:10 -0.701
Nov 24 09:11 364045 32.82 0.942 Nov 22 14:49 -1.765
1879 Sep 16 05:57 367050 32.56 0.910 Sep 18 12:37 2.278
Oct 15 15:09 359859 33.21 0.978 Oct 16 16:31 1.057
Nov 14 00:39 356766 m 33.49 1.000 Nov 14 03:37 0.124
Dec 13 11:04 358529 33.33 0.988 Dec 12 16:17 -0.783
1880 Jan 11 22:40 T 364990 32.74 0.933 Jan 10 00:50 -1.910
Nov 02 15:55 366532 32.60 0.917 Nov 04 19:51 2.164
Dec 02 02:57 P 359430 33.25 0.981 Dec 03 02:14 0.971
Dec 31 13:57 P 356733 m 33.50 1.000 Dec 31 14:40 0.030
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1881 to 1890
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1881 Jan 30 00:48 359026 m 33.28 0.984 Jan 29 03:25 -0.891
Feb 28 11:33 365801 32.67 0.925 Feb 26 10:23 -2.049
Dec 21 05:07 365509 32.69 0.928 Dec 23 05:03 1.997
1882 Jan 19 16:35 358755 33.31 0.985 Jan 20 13:02 0.852
Feb 18 02:50 356665 m 33.50 1.000 Feb 18 01:24 -0.059
Mar 19 12:18 359465 33.24 0.981 Mar 18 12:41 -0.984
Apr 17 21:38 366456 32.61 0.917 Apr 15 17:23 -2.177
1883 Feb 07 18:10 364681 32.77 0.936 Feb 09 14:48 1.860
Mar 09 04:31 358613 33.32 0.988 Mar 09 23:07 0.775
Apr 07 13:36 357080 m 33.46 1.000 Apr 07 10:34 -0.127
May 06 21:58 T 360107 33.18 0.978 May 05 20:28 -1.063
Jun 05 06:13 366995 32.56 0.911 Jun 02 23:50 -2.265
1884 Mar 27 05:48 P 364398 32.79 0.939 Mar 29 01:16 1.811
Apr 25 14:58 P 358690 33.31 0.989 Apr 26 08:51 0.745
May 24 22:37 357274 m 33.45 0.999 May 24 18:47 -0.160
Jun 23 05:33 360181 33.18 0.977 Jun 22 03:38 -1.080
Jul 22 12:54 366902 32.57 0.912 Jul 20 06:43 -2.258
1885 May 14 15:17 364078 32.82 0.942 May 16 10:02 1.781
Jun 12 22:42 358602 33.32 0.989 Jun 13 16:17 0.733
Jul 12 05:16 357247 m 33.45 0.999 Jul 12 01:28 -0.158
Aug 10 12:14 360188 33.18 0.977 Aug 09 10:07 -1.088
Sep 08 20:43 T 367087 32.55 0.910 Sep 06 14:06 -2.276
1886 Jul 01 22:07 364176 32.81 0.941 Jul 03 17:06 1.791
Jul 31 05:26 358722 33.31 0.989 Jul 31 23:01 0.733
Aug 29 12:54 T 357309 m 33.44 0.999 Aug 29 08:56 -0.165
Sep 27 21:19 360303 33.16 0.976 Sep 26 18:47 -1.105
Oct 27 07:16 367432 32.52 0.907 Oct 24 23:54 -2.306
1887 Aug 19 05:39 T 364009 32.83 0.942 Aug 21 00:02 1.766
Sep 17 14:00 358358 33.34 0.990 Sep 18 06:39 0.694
Oct 16 22:35 356963 m 33.48 0.999 Oct 16 17:45 -0.202
Nov 15 08:08 360286 33.17 0.974 Nov 14 04:47 -1.140
Dec 14 19:21 367970 32.47 0.901 Dec 12 09:55 -2.394
1888 Oct 05 14:34 363395 32.88 0.948 Oct 07 06:41 1.671
Nov 04 00:02 357875 33.39 0.992 Nov 04 14:53 0.618
Dec 03 10:06 356930 m 33.48 0.998 Dec 03 03:31 -0.274
1889 Jan 01 21:08 T 360921 33.11 0.969 Dec 31 15:04 -1.253
Nov 23 01:44 362849 32.93 0.953 Nov 24 15:27 1.572
Dec 22 12:52 T 357596 m 33.42 0.994 Dec 23 01:31 0.527
1890 Jan 20 23:49 357164 m 33.46 0.997 Jan 20 14:49 -0.375
Feb 19 10:28 361606 33.05 0.964 Feb 18 01:37 -1.369
New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 1891 to 1900
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1891 Jan 10 15:25 361936 33.02 0.961 Jan 12 01:45 1.431
Feb 09 02:12 357217 m 33.45 0.996 Feb 09 12:30 0.429
Mar 10 11:51 357372 33.44 0.996 Mar 10 00:46 -0.462
Apr 08 20:57 362161 32.99 0.959 Apr 07 09:46 -1.466
1892 Feb 28 03:47 361463 33.06 0.966 Feb 29 11:47 1.333
Mar 28 13:18 357389 m 33.44 0.997 Mar 28 22:08 0.368
Apr 26 21:47 T 357921 33.39 0.994 Apr 26 09:06 -0.528
May 26 05:49 362743 32.94 0.955 May 24 16:47 -1.543
1893 Apr 16 14:34 T 361393 33.06 0.967 Apr 17 21:54 1.305
May 15 22:47 357543 m 33.42 0.998 May 16 06:57 0.340
Jun 14 05:51 358044 33.37 0.994 Jun 13 16:43 -0.547
Jul 13 12:47 362697 32.95 0.955 Jul 11 23:43 -1.545
1894 Jun 03 22:56 361211 33.08 0.968 Jun 05 05:52 1.289
Jul 03 05:45 357482 m 33.43 0.998 Jul 03 13:51 0.337
Aug 01 12:24 358007 33.38 0.994 Jul 31 23:11 -0.551
Aug 30 20:04 362767 32.94 0.955 Aug 29 06:49 -1.552
1895 Jul 22 05:32 361326 33.07 0.968 Jul 23 12:32 1.292
Aug 20 12:56 P 357546 m 33.42 0.998 Aug 20 20:57 0.334
Sep 18 20:55 P 358057 33.37 0.994 Sep 18 07:18 -0.567
Oct 18 06:10 362985 32.92 0.953 Oct 16 16:17 -1.579
1896 Sep 07 13:43 361009 33.10 0.970 Sep 08 19:43 1.250
Oct 06 22:18 357126 m 33.46 0.998 Oct 07 05:13 0.288
Nov 05 07:27 357836 33.39 0.993 Nov 04 16:59 -0.603
Dec 04 17:51 363252 32.90 0.949 Dec 03 02:29 -1.640
1897 Oct 25 23:28 360388 33.16 0.974 Oct 27 03:18 1.160
Nov 24 09:20 356819 m 33.49 0.999 Nov 24 14:22 0.210
Dec 23 19:55 358135 33.37 0.990 Dec 23 03:20 -0.691
1898 Jan 22 07:25 364213 32.81 0.941 Jan 20 12:28 -1.789
Nov 14 00:20 367412 32.52 0.907 Nov 16 07:38 2.304
Dec 13 11:43 P 359915 m 33.20 0.978 Dec 14 13:20 1.067
1899 Jan 11 22:49 P 356777 m 33.49 1.000 Jan 12 01:33 0.113
Feb 10 09:32 358617 33.32 0.987 Feb 09 14:23 -0.798
Mar 11 19:53 364971 32.74 0.933 Mar 09 21:49 -1.919
1900 Jan 01 13:52 366347 32.62 0.919 Jan 03 16:57 2.129
Jan 31 01:23 359237 33.26 0.982 Feb 01 00:09 0.949
Mar 01 11:25 356706 m 33.50 1.000 Mar 01 12:06 0.028
Mar 30 20:30 359016 33.28 0.984 Mar 29 23:20 -0.882
Apr 29 05:23 365546 32.69 0.926 Apr 27 04:41 -2.029
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): 1801 to 1900
Year New Moon Distance Diameter Relative Perigee ΔPerigee
(km) (arc-min) Distance (days)
1802 Feb 02 18:48 356732 m 33.50 1.000 Feb 02 16:42 -0.087
1818 Dec 27 14:54 356596 m 33.51 1.000 Dec 27 16:58 0.087
1820 Feb 14 03:31 356750 m 33.50 1.000 Feb 14 03:28 -0.002
1828 Jan 17 00:34 356880 m 33.48 0.998 Jan 16 17:01 -0.315
1837 Jan 06 23:47 356665 m 33.50 0.999 Jan 07 03:51 0.170
1838 Feb 24 12:08 356824 m 33.49 1.000 Feb 24 14:12 0.086
1843 Oct 23 07:37 356825 m 33.49 1.000 Oct 23 06:18 -0.054
1844 Dec 09 20:13 P 356818 m 33.49 1.000 Dec 09 16:55 -0.137
1846 Jan 27 09:23 356753 m 33.49 0.999 Jan 27 03:52 -0.230
1855 Jan 18 08:38 356792 m 33.49 0.999 Jan 18 14:44 0.254
1861 Nov 02 16:04 356767 m 33.49 1.000 Nov 02 16:56 0.036
1862 Dec 21 05:04 P 356747 m 33.50 1.000 Dec 21 03:47 -0.053
1864 Feb 07 18:10 356681 m 33.50 1.000 Feb 07 14:40 -0.146
1879 Nov 14 00:39 356766 m 33.49 1.000 Nov 14 03:37 0.124
1880 Dec 31 13:57 P 356733 m 33.50 1.000 Dec 31 14:40 0.030
1882 Feb 18 02:50 356665 m 33.50 1.000 Feb 18 01:24 -0.059
1897 Nov 24 09:20 356819 m 33.49 0.999 Nov 24 14:22 0.210
1899 Jan 11 22:49 P 356777 m 33.49 1.000 Jan 12 01:33 0.113
1900 Mar 01 11:25 356706 m 33.50 1.000 Mar 01 12:06 0.028
1818 Dec 27 14:54 356596 m 33.51 1.000 Dec 27 16:58 0.087
Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.