This page presents a table of key Moon events — apogees, perigees, and new and full Moons — drawn from our database. We have one table per year for 500 years, from 1800 to 2299. You can see overview statistics from this data on the Eclipse Statistics page.

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Hover the mouse over an event to see data about the Moon during that event. The graphical icons show when eclipses occur. Note that all dates and times are in UT.

Moon Data, 1948

Event Sun Distance Sun Size Moon Dist. Moon Size Moon Mag
Geo Zenith
11 Jan, 1948
07:44:41 UT
New Moon		 147,119,789 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 405,308 km
(+5.9%)		 0.491°
(-5.8%)		 0.499°
(-5.9%)		 -12.87
(-8.6%)
 
13 Jan, 1948
05:46:28 UT
Apogee		 147,132,392 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 406,553 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.87
(-9.2%)
 
26 Jan, 1948
07:11:23 UT
Full Moon		 147,284,187 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.6%)		 356,495 km
(-6.8%)		 0.558°
(+7.0%)		 0.568°
(+7.2%)		 -13.15
(+17.9%)
 
26 Jan, 1948
11:16:42 UT
Perigee		 147,287,103 km
(-1.6%)		 0.541°
(+1.6%)		 356,465 km
(-6.8%)		 0.558°
(+7.1%)		 0.568°
(+7.2%)		 -13.15
(+17.9%)
 
9 Feb, 1948
06:19:09 UT
Apogee		 147,596,876 km
(-1.4%)		 0.540°
(+1.4%)		 406,693 km
(+6.3%)		 0.489°
(-6.2%)		 0.497°
(-6.3%)		 -12.86
(-9.8%)
 
10 Feb, 1948
03:01:53 UT
New Moon		 147,619,788 km
(-1.3%)		 0.540°
(+1.3%)		 406,450 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.86
(-9.7%)
 
23 Feb, 1948
23:51:55 UT
Perigee		 148,034,739 km
(-1.1%)		 0.539°
(+1.1%)		 357,534 km
(-6.6%)		 0.557°
(+6.7%)		 0.567°
(+6.8%)		 -13.13
(+16.0%)
 
24 Feb, 1948
17:15:35 UT
Full Moon		 148,059,520 km
(-1.0%)		 0.539°
(+1.0%)		 358,048 km
(-6.4%)		 0.556°
(+6.6%)		 0.566°
(+6.7%)		 -13.13
(+15.7%)
 
7 Mar, 1948
13:31:51 UT
Apogee		 148,504,704 km
(-0.7%)		 0.537°
(+0.7%)		 406,197 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.85
(-10.7%)
 
10 Mar, 1948
21:14:55 UT
New Moon		 148,637,046 km
(-0.7%)		 0.537°
(+0.6%)		 402,068 km
(+5.1%)		 0.495°
(-5.1%)		 0.503°
(-5.2%)		 -12.87
(-9.0%)
 
23 Mar, 1948
07:42:01 UT
Perigee		 149,143,686 km
(-0.3%)		 0.535°
(+0.3%)		 361,515 km
(-5.5%)		 0.551°
(+5.6%)		 0.560°
(+5.7%)		 -13.09
(+11.8%)
 
25 Mar, 1948
03:10:01 UT
Full Moon		 149,220,493 km
(-0.3%)		 0.534°
(+0.3%)		 364,144 km
(-4.8%)		 0.547°
(+4.8%)		 0.556°
(+4.9%)		 -13.07
(+10.1%)
 
4 Apr, 1948
05:50:27 UT
Apogee		 149,662,324 km
(+0.0%)		 0.533°
(-0.0%)		 405,187 km
(+5.9%)		 0.491°
(-5.8%)		 0.499°
(-5.9%)		 -12.84
(-11.6%)
 
9 Apr, 1948
13:16:33 UT
New Moon		 149,892,618 km
(+0.2%)		 0.532°
(-0.2%)		 393,451 km
(+2.8%)		 0.506°
(-3.0%)		 0.514°
(-3.1%)		 -12.90
(-6.6%)
 
20 Apr, 1948
01:07:24 UT
Perigee		 150,325,466 km
(+0.5%)		 0.531°
(-0.5%)		 366,829 km
(-4.1%)		 0.543°
(+4.0%)		 0.552°
(+4.1%)		 -13.04
(+6.9%)
 
23 Apr, 1948
13:28:11 UT
Full Moon		 150,466,763 km
(+0.6%)		 0.530°
(-0.6%)		 373,525 km
(-2.4%)		 0.533°
(+2.2%)		 0.542°
(+2.2%)		 -13.00
(+2.9%)
Partial Lunar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.542° (+2.1%)
2 May, 1948
00:57:21 UT
Apogee		 150,801,939 km
(+0.8%)		 0.529°
(-0.8%)		 404,364 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.82
(-12.6%)
 
9 May, 1948
02:30:04 UT
New Moon		 151,061,273 km
(+1.0%)		 0.528°
(-1.0%)		 382,741 km
(+0.0%)		 0.520°
(-0.3%)		 0.529°
(-0.3%)		 -12.94
(-2.8%)
Annular Solar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.528° (-0.6%)
15 May, 1948
16:15:10 UT
Perigee		 151,275,455 km
(+1.1%)		 0.527°
(-1.1%)		 369,742 km
(-3.4%)		 0.538°
(+3.2%)		 0.548°
(+3.3%)		 -13.01
(+3.9%)
 
23 May, 1948
00:36:53 UT
Full Moon		 151,489,407 km
(+1.2%)		 0.526°
(-1.2%)		 384,399 km
(+0.5%)		 0.518°
(-0.7%)		 0.526°
(-0.7%)		 -12.92
(-4.2%)
 
29 May, 1948
19:55:44 UT
Apogee		 151,669,349 km
(+1.4%)		 0.526°
(-1.4%)		 404,320 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.81
(-13.6%)
 
7 Jun, 1948
12:55:20 UT
New Moon		 151,859,770 km
(+1.5%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 372,178 km
(-2.7%)		 0.535°
(+2.5%)		 0.544°
(+2.6%)		 -12.99
(+1.7%)
 
10 Jun, 1948
18:43:08 UT
Perigee		 151,914,928 km
(+1.5%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 366,125 km
(-4.3%)		 0.544°
(+4.2%)		 0.553°
(+4.3%)		 -13.02
(+5.1%)
 
21 Jun, 1948
12:54:04 UT
Full Moon		 152,043,309 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 394,732 km
(+3.2%)		 0.504°
(-3.3%)		 0.512°
(-3.4%)		 -12.86
(-9.8%)
 
26 Jun, 1948
13:17:16 UT
Apogee		 152,081,448 km
(+1.6%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 405,033 km
(+5.9%)		 0.491°
(-5.8%)		 0.499°
(-5.9%)		 -12.80
(-14.3%)
 
6 Jul, 1948
21:08:34 UT
New Moon		 152,106,304 km
(+1.7%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 363,610 km
(-5.0%)		 0.547°
(+5.0%)		 0.557°
(+5.0%)		 -13.04
(+6.3%)
 
8 Jul, 1948
14:12:36 UT
Perigee		 152,101,479 km
(+1.7%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 361,259 km
(-5.6%)		 0.551°
(+5.6%)		 0.561°
(+5.7%)		 -13.05
(+7.6%)
 
21 Jul, 1948
02:31:08 UT
Full Moon		 151,996,899 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 402,552 km
(+5.2%)		 0.494°
(-5.2%)		 0.502°
(-5.3%)		 -12.82
(-13.2%)
 
24 Jul, 1948
02:55:00 UT
Apogee		 151,958,257 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 405,938 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.80
(-14.6%)
 
5 Aug, 1948
04:12:33 UT
New Moon		 151,748,643 km
(+1.4%)		 0.526°
(-1.4%)		 358,349 km
(-6.4%)		 0.555°
(+6.5%)		 0.565°
(+6.6%)		 -13.07
(+9.9%)
 
5 Aug, 1948
20:19:11 UT
Perigee		 151,733,703 km
(+1.4%)		 0.526°
(-1.4%)		 357,920 km
(-6.5%)		 0.556°
(+6.6%)		 0.566°
(+6.7%)		 -13.07
(+10.2%)
 
19 Aug, 1948
17:31:53 UT
Full Moon		 151,357,394 km
(+1.2%)		 0.527°
(-1.2%)		 406,254 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.498°
(-6.2%)		 -12.81
(-14.0%)
 
20 Aug, 1948
09:08:57 UT
Apogee		 151,337,620 km
(+1.1%)		 0.527°
(-1.1%)		 406,396 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.80
(-14.1%)
 
3 Sep, 1948
06:07:03 UT
Perigee		 150,876,932 km
(+0.8%)		 0.529°
(-0.8%)		 357,165 km
(-6.7%)		 0.557°
(+6.8%)		 0.567°
(+7.0%)		 -13.09
(+11.9%)
 
3 Sep, 1948
11:21:00 UT
New Moon		 150,868,902 km
(+0.8%)		 0.529°
(-0.8%)		 357,211 km
(-6.6%)		 0.557°
(+6.8%)		 0.567°
(+6.9%)		 -13.09
(+11.9%)
 
16 Sep, 1948
11:19:09 UT
Apogee		 150,352,275 km
(+0.5%)		 0.530°
(-0.5%)		 406,203 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.82
(-12.9%)
 
18 Sep, 1948
09:43:00 UT
Full Moon		 150,272,458 km
(+0.4%)		 0.531°
(-0.4%)		 404,909 km
(+5.8%)		 0.492°
(-5.8%)		 0.499°
(-5.8%)		 -12.83
(-12.2%)
 
1 Oct, 1948
15:54:11 UT
Perigee		 149,719,731 km
(+0.1%)		 0.533°
(-0.1%)		 359,322 km
(-6.1%)		 0.554°
(+6.2%)		 0.564°
(+6.3%)		 -13.10
(+12.3%)
 
2 Oct, 1948
19:41:45 UT
New Moon		 149,670,023 km
(+0.0%)		 0.533°
(-0.0%)		 360,525 km
(-5.8%)		 0.552°
(+5.9%)		 0.562°
(+5.9%)		 -13.09
(+11.6%)
 
13 Oct, 1948
21:17:23 UT
Apogee		 149,186,161 km
(-0.3%)		 0.535°
(+0.3%)		 405,470 km
(+6.0%)		 0.491°
(-5.9%)		 0.499°
(-6.0%)		 -12.84
(-11.2%)
 
18 Oct, 1948
02:23:32 UT
Full Moon		 149,006,005 km
(-0.4%)		 0.535°
(+0.4%)		 398,591 km
(+4.2%)		 0.499°
(-4.3%)		 0.507°
(-4.3%)		 -12.88
(-7.9%)
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.507° (-4.4%)
29 Oct, 1948
20:14:53 UT
Perigee		 148,534,660 km
(-0.7%)		 0.537°
(+0.7%)		 363,954 km
(-4.9%)		 0.547°
(+4.9%)		 0.557°
(+4.9%)		 -13.08
(+11.2%)
 
1 Nov, 1948
06:02:33 UT
New Moon		 148,441,604 km
(-0.8%)		 0.537°
(+0.8%)		 367,992 km
(-3.8%)		 0.541°
(+3.7%)		 0.550°
(+3.8%)		 -13.06
(+8.9%)
Total Solar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.550° (+3.5%)
10 Nov, 1948
14:35:38 UT
Apogee		 148,091,206 km
(-1.0%)		 0.539°
(+1.0%)		 404,630 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.7%)		 0.500°
(-5.8%)		 -12.86
(-9.5%)
 
16 Nov, 1948
18:31:20 UT
Full Moon		 147,882,203 km
(-1.2%)		 0.539°
(+1.2%)		 388,574 km
(+1.5%)		 0.512°
(-1.8%)		 0.521°
(-1.8%)		 -12.95
(-1.6%)
 
26 Nov, 1948
00:52:28 UT
Perigee		 147,616,663 km
(-1.3%)		 0.540°
(+1.3%)		 369,245 km
(-3.5%)		 0.539°
(+3.4%)		 0.548°
(+3.4%)		 -13.07
(+9.4%)
 
30 Nov, 1948
18:44:26 UT
New Moon		 147,499,044 km
(-1.4%)		 0.541°
(+1.4%)		 378,456 km
(-1.1%)		 0.526°
(+0.8%)		 0.535°
(+0.8%)		 -13.02
(+4.3%)
 
8 Dec, 1948
11:20:40 UT
Apogee		 147,330,698 km
(-1.5%)		 0.541°
(+1.5%)		 404,327 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.87
(-8.4%)
 
16 Dec, 1948
09:10:49 UT
Full Moon		 147,200,065 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.6%)		 377,100 km
(-1.4%)		 0.528°
(+1.2%)		 0.537°
(+1.2%)		 -13.03
(+5.5%)
 
20 Dec, 1948
17:14:03 UT
Perigee		 147,152,359 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 368,767 km
(-3.6%)		 0.540°
(+3.5%)		 0.549°
(+3.5%)		 -13.08
(+10.4%)
 
30 Dec, 1948
09:44:36 UT
New Moon		 147,099,359 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 389,872 km
(+1.9%)		 0.511°
(-2.1%)		 0.519°
(-2.2%)		 -12.96
(-1.2%)
 

Key to Fields

Full Moon
The moment in the Moon's orbit when it is exactly opposite the Earth from the Sun. From our perspective, the Moon appears completely illuminated at this point. In practice, the Moon will appear full for a day or so on either side of this moment.
New Moon
The moment in the Moon's orbit when it is exactly between the Earth and the Sun. From our perspective, the Moon appears completely dark at this point, but in any case it is too close to the Sun to be seen. In practice, the Moon will be invisible for a day or so on either side of this moment.
Perigee
The moment in the Moon's elliptical orbit when it is closest to the Earth.
Apogee
The moment in the Moon's elliptical orbit when it is farthest from the Earth.
Sun/Moon Distance
The distance from the centre of the Earth to the Sun/Moon, in km. The percentage figure represents how this distance compares to the average.
Sun Size
The angular diameter of the Sun, in degrees. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Sun compared to the average.
Moon Size — Geo
The angular diameter of the Moon, as it would be seen from the centre of the Earth ("geocentric"). This is essentially the same size that you would see if the Moon was on the horizon, for example at the start or end of a solar eclipse. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average geocentric diameter.
Moon Size — Zenith
The angular diameter of the Moon, as it would be seen from directly beneath it; that is, when it is directly overhead. This is larger than the geocentric size, as you are closer to the Moon by half the diameter of the Earth. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average zenith diameter.
Moon Magnitude
The magnitude of the Moon. Magnitude is a measure of an object's brightness, used by astronomers. It uses a logarithmic scale, and counts backwards — smaller numbers, even down to negative numbers, indicate brighter objects. So, an object of magnitude -13 is 2.5 times brighter than an object of magnitude -12. Magnitudes shown here do not take account of the phase of the Moon; they represent what you would see if the Moon was full. The percentage figure represents the actual brightness of the Moon compared to its average brightness.
Eclipse
If an eclipse occurs in conjunction with the given Moon event, it is displayed below the data row. Click on the eclipse name to go to the Eclipse's page. The angular diameter of the Moon at the place and time of maximum eclipse will also be shown here. This can be quite different to the Moon at the moment of New or Full Moon, as the place and time of maximum eclipse do not exactly match the place and time where the full Moon is exactly overhead. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average maximum eclipse Moon diameter.