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, 2012

Event Sun Distance Sun Size Moon Dist. Moon Size Moon Mag
Geo Zenith
2 Jan, 2012
20:20:02 UT
Apogee		 147,099,290 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 404,578 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.7%)		 0.500°
(-5.8%)		 -12.88
(-8.2%)
 
9 Jan, 2012
07:30:09 UT
Full Moon		 147,105,705 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 386,720 km
(+1.1%)		 0.515°
(-1.3%)		 0.523°
(-1.3%)		 -12.97
(+0.4%)
 
17 Jan, 2012
21:29:10 UT
Perigee		 147,173,771 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.6%)		 369,887 km
(-3.3%)		 0.538°
(+3.2%)		 0.547°
(+3.2%)		 -13.07
(+9.7%)
 
23 Jan, 2012
07:39:22 UT
New Moon		 147,244,113 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.6%)		 380,314 km
(-0.6%)		 0.523°
(+0.3%)		 0.532°
(+0.3%)		 -13.01
(+3.6%)
 
30 Jan, 2012
17:42:42 UT
Apogee		 147,365,966 km
(-1.5%)		 0.541°
(+1.5%)		 404,323 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.87
(-8.5%)
 
7 Feb, 2012
21:53:54 UT
Full Moon		 147,542,913 km
(-1.4%)		 0.541°
(+1.4%)		 375,306 km
(-1.9%)		 0.530°
(+1.7%)		 0.539°
(+1.7%)		 -13.03
(+6.0%)
 
11 Feb, 2012
18:33:25 UT
Perigee		 147,645,160 km
(-1.3%)		 0.540°
(+1.3%)		 367,926 km
(-3.8%)		 0.541°
(+3.7%)		 0.550°
(+3.8%)		 -13.07
(+10.1%)
 
21 Feb, 2012
22:34:45 UT
New Moon		 147,957,994 km
(-1.1%)		 0.539°
(+1.1%)		 391,609 km
(+2.3%)		 0.508°
(-2.6%)		 0.517°
(-2.6%)		 -12.93
(-3.2%)
 
27 Feb, 2012
14:02:38 UT
Apogee		 148,147,410 km
(-1.0%)		 0.538°
(+1.0%)		 404,865 km
(+5.8%)		 0.492°
(-5.7%)		 0.499°
(-5.8%)		 -12.86
(-9.7%)
 
8 Mar, 2012
09:39:32 UT
Full Moon		 148,506,101 km
(-0.7%)		 0.537°
(+0.7%)		 365,497 km
(-4.5%)		 0.545°
(+4.4%)		 0.554°
(+4.5%)		 -13.08
(+10.3%)
 
10 Mar, 2012
10:02:45 UT
Perigee		 148,585,780 km
(-0.7%)		 0.537°
(+0.7%)		 362,398 km
(-5.3%)		 0.549°
(+5.3%)		 0.559°
(+5.4%)		 -13.09
(+12.1%)
 
22 Mar, 2012
14:37:11 UT
New Moon		 149,094,880 km
(-0.4%)		 0.535°
(+0.3%)		 400,797 km
(+4.7%)		 0.497°
(-4.8%)		 0.505°
(-4.9%)		 -12.87
(-9.0%)
 
26 Mar, 2012
06:04:58 UT
Apogee		 149,248,424 km
(-0.2%)		 0.534°
(+0.2%)		 405,780 km
(+6.0%)		 0.491°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.84
(-11.4%)
 
6 Apr, 2012
19:18:39 UT
Full Moon		 149,735,761 km
(+0.1%)		 0.533°
(-0.1%)		 359,076 km
(-6.2%)		 0.554°
(+6.3%)		 0.564°
(+6.4%)		 -13.10
(+12.4%)
 
7 Apr, 2012
16:59:56 UT
Perigee		 149,774,581 km
(+0.1%)		 0.532°
(-0.1%)		 358,311 km
(-6.4%)		 0.556°
(+6.5%)		 0.565°
(+6.6%)		 -13.10
(+12.9%)
 
21 Apr, 2012
07:18:29 UT
New Moon		 150,354,585 km
(+0.5%)		 0.530°
(-0.5%)		 405,878 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.82
(-12.7%)
 
22 Apr, 2012
13:50:07 UT
Apogee		 150,406,140 km
(+0.5%)		 0.530°
(-0.5%)		 406,421 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.82
(-13.0%)
 
6 May, 2012
03:33:44 UT
Perigee		 150,919,197 km
(+0.9%)		 0.528°
(-0.9%)		 356,954 km
(-6.7%)		 0.558°
(+6.9%)		 0.568°
(+7.0%)		 -13.09
(+12.0%)
 
6 May, 2012
03:35:08 UT
Full Moon		 150,919,232 km
(+0.9%)		 0.528°
(-0.9%)		 356,954 km
(-6.7%)		 0.558°
(+6.9%)		 0.568°
(+7.0%)		 -13.09
(+12.0%)
 
19 May, 2012
16:14:14 UT
Apogee		 151,376,941 km
(+1.2%)		 0.527°
(-1.2%)		 406,447 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.80
(-14.1%)
 
20 May, 2012
23:47:07 UT
New Moon		 151,415,979 km
(+1.2%)		 0.527°
(-1.2%)		 405,856 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.81
(-13.9%)
Annular Solar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.497° (-6.3%)
3 Jun, 2012
13:20:27 UT
Perigee		 151,751,577 km
(+1.4%)		 0.526°
(-1.4%)		 358,482 km
(-6.3%)		 0.555°
(+6.5%)		 0.565°
(+6.6%)		 -13.07
(+9.8%)
 
4 Jun, 2012
11:11:33 UT
Full Moon		 151,770,673 km
(+1.4%)		 0.525°
(-1.4%)		 359,257 km
(-6.1%)		 0.554°
(+6.2%)		 0.564°
(+6.3%)		 -13.07
(+9.3%)
Partial Lunar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.564° (+6.2%)
16 Jun, 2012
01:24:52 UT
Apogee		 151,976,424 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 405,786 km
(+6.0%)		 0.491°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.80
(-14.5%)
 
19 Jun, 2012
15:02:08 UT
New Moon		 152,020,159 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 400,938 km
(+4.8%)		 0.496°
(-4.8%)		 0.504°
(-4.9%)		 -12.82
(-12.5%)
 
1 Jul, 2012
18:01:37 UT
Perigee		 152,089,759 km
(+1.6%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 362,360 km
(-5.3%)		 0.549°
(+5.3%)		 0.559°
(+5.4%)		 -13.04
(+7.0%)
 
3 Jul, 2012
18:51:46 UT
Full Moon		 152,092,141 km
(+1.7%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 365,483 km
(-4.5%)		 0.545°
(+4.4%)		 0.554°
(+4.5%)		 -13.02
(+5.2%)
 
13 Jul, 2012
16:47:46 UT
Apogee		 152,070,688 km
(+1.6%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 404,782 km
(+5.8%)		 0.492°
(-5.7%)		 0.500°
(-5.8%)		 -12.80
(-14.2%)
 
19 Jul, 2012
04:24:04 UT
New Moon		 152,027,570 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 392,325 km
(+2.5%)		 0.507°
(-2.7%)		 0.516°
(-2.8%)		 -12.87
(-8.6%)
 
29 Jul, 2012
08:31:22 UT
Perigee		 151,880,443 km
(+1.5%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 367,314 km
(-4.0%)		 0.542°
(+3.9%)		 0.551°
(+4.0%)		 -13.02
(+4.4%)
 
2 Aug, 2012
03:27:24 UT
Full Moon		 151,809,178 km
(+1.5%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 374,637 km
(-2.1%)		 0.531°
(+1.9%)		 0.540°
(+1.9%)		 -12.97
(+0.5%)
 
10 Aug, 2012
10:52:38 UT
Apogee		 151,629,968 km
(+1.3%)		 0.526°
(-1.3%)		 404,127 km
(+5.6%)		 0.493°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.81
(-13.4%)
 
17 Aug, 2012
15:54:31 UT
New Moon		 151,440,942 km
(+1.2%)		 0.527°
(-1.2%)		 381,788 km
(-0.2%)		 0.521°
(-0.0%)		 0.530°
(-0.0%)		 -12.94
(-2.8%)
 
23 Aug, 2012
19:39:57 UT
Perigee		 151,250,083 km
(+1.1%)		 0.527°
(-1.1%)		 369,729 km
(-3.4%)		 0.538°
(+3.2%)		 0.548°
(+3.3%)		 -13.01
(+3.9%)
 
31 Aug, 2012
13:58:04 UT
Full Moon		 150,982,854 km
(+0.9%)		 0.528°
(-0.9%)		 385,276 km
(+0.7%)		 0.517°
(-0.9%)		 0.525°
(-1.0%)		 -12.93
(-3.9%)
 
7 Sep, 2012
06:01:21 UT
Apogee		 150,741,491 km
(+0.7%)		 0.529°
(-0.8%)		 404,296 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.82
(-12.5%)
 
16 Sep, 2012
02:10:39 UT
New Moon		 150,399,585 km
(+0.5%)		 0.530°
(-0.5%)		 371,276 km
(-3.0%)		 0.536°
(+2.8%)		 0.545°
(+2.8%)		 -13.01
(+4.2%)
 
19 Sep, 2012
02:53:13 UT
Perigee		 150,274,576 km
(+0.4%)		 0.531°
(-0.4%)		 365,753 km
(-4.4%)		 0.544°
(+4.3%)		 0.554°
(+4.4%)		 -13.05
(+7.6%)
 
30 Sep, 2012
03:18:33 UT
Full Moon		 149,802,032 km
(+0.1%)		 0.532°
(-0.1%)		 395,532 km
(+3.4%)		 0.503°
(-3.5%)		 0.511°
(-3.6%)		 -12.89
(-7.4%)
 
5 Oct, 2012
00:44:14 UT
Apogee		 149,593,924 km
(-0.0%)		 0.533°
(+0.0%)		 405,162 km
(+5.9%)		 0.491°
(-5.8%)		 0.499°
(-5.9%)		 -12.84
(-11.5%)
 
15 Oct, 2012
12:02:30 UT
New Moon		 149,152,517 km
(-0.3%)		 0.535°
(+0.3%)		 362,672 km
(-5.2%)		 0.549°
(+5.2%)		 0.559°
(+5.3%)		 -13.08
(+11.1%)
 
17 Oct, 2012
01:03:32 UT
Perigee		 149,086,911 km
(-0.4%)		 0.535°
(+0.3%)		 360,671 km
(-5.7%)		 0.552°
(+5.8%)		 0.562°
(+5.9%)		 -13.10
(+12.4%)
 
29 Oct, 2012
19:49:33 UT
Full Moon		 148,554,090 km
(-0.7%)		 0.537°
(+0.7%)		 403,228 km
(+5.4%)		 0.494°
(-5.4%)		 0.501°
(-5.4%)		 -12.86
(-9.4%)
 
1 Nov, 2012
15:31:22 UT
Apogee		 148,444,909 km
(-0.8%)		 0.537°
(+0.8%)		 406,052 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.85
(-10.5%)
 
13 Nov, 2012
22:08:01 UT
New Moon		 148,009,898 km
(-1.1%)		 0.539°
(+1.1%)		 357,617 km
(-6.5%)		 0.557°
(+6.7%)		 0.567°
(+6.8%)		 -13.13
(+16.0%)
Total Solar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.566° (+6.6%)
14 Nov, 2012
10:22:43 UT
Perigee		 147,992,839 km
(-1.1%)		 0.539°
(+1.1%)		 357,359 km
(-6.6%)		 0.557°
(+6.8%)		 0.567°
(+6.9%)		 -13.13
(+16.2%)
 
28 Nov, 2012
14:46:03 UT
Full Moon		 147,565,164 km
(-1.4%)		 0.540°
(+1.4%)		 406,348 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.498°
(-6.2%)		 -12.86
(-9.6%)
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.498° (-6.3%)
28 Nov, 2012
19:35:42 UT
Apogee		 147,560,062 km
(-1.4%)		 0.540°
(+1.4%)		 406,361 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.498°
(-6.2%)		 -12.86
(-9.6%)
 
12 Dec, 2012
23:14:55 UT
Perigee		 147,276,015 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.6%)		 357,073 km
(-6.7%)		 0.557°
(+6.9%)		 0.567°
(+7.0%)		 -13.14
(+17.5%)
 
13 Dec, 2012
08:41:34 UT
New Moon		 147,269,835 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.6%)		 357,228 km
(-6.6%)		 0.557°
(+6.8%)		 0.567°
(+6.9%)		 -13.14
(+17.4%)
 
25 Dec, 2012
21:20:36 UT
Apogee		 147,122,827 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 406,098 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.87
(-9.0%)
 
28 Dec, 2012
10:21:14 UT
Full Moon		 147,108,518 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 403,874 km
(+5.5%)		 0.493°
(-5.5%)		 0.501°
(-5.6%)		 -12.88
(-7.9%)
 

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.