When the moon reaches apogee, it’s at its farthest from Earth, a distance of 252,712 miles. If a full moon occurs while the moon is at apogee, it is called a micromoon.
In contrast, on April 13, 2025, the full moon will closely coincide with apogee, the moon's farthest point from Earth. On that date, the moon will be about 31,000 miles (50,000 km) farther away and ...
This graphic collects all the relevant data about each of the 12 Full Moons of 2024, including their popular names, whether they are a 'super' or 'micro' Moon, a 'perigee' or 'apogee' Moon ...
This effect can make the Moon look about 14% larger and 30% brighter than when it is at its farthest point. Apogee: Conversely, apogee is when the Moon is farthest from Earth, about 405,696 ...
See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024. Today, Nov. 10, 2024, the moon is 9 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar ...
On Thursday, the moon will be about 222,000 miles from the Earth. When the moon is at apogee, it can be over 253,000 miles away. RELATED STORY | NASA clears up confusion regarding strange sound ...