The point at which the Moon isfarthestfrom Earth each month is called itsapogee(this varies throughout the year as well). According toNASA, “During every 27-day orbit around Earth, the Moon reaches both its perigee, about 226,000 miles (363,300 km) from Earth, and its farthest point,...
The table presented here gives the date and time (Greenwich Mean Time) of all perigees and apogees of the Moon for the century 2001 to 2100 (for the years 1501 through 2500, see Perigee and Apogee by Century). The Moon's geocentric distance and apparent diameter (arc-minute) are given...
The Moon's actual distances at apogee and perigee can vary by 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 t...
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 3...