Perigee and Apogee

• The Moon Distance Calculator calculates the approximate minimum and maximum distances from the Moon to the Earth.
• The Moon’s distance to Earth varies.
• The two extreme points of the Moon’s orbit each month are known as the lunar perigee and apogee.
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The table below shows the time of lunar perigee and apogee;
(Distances are approximate)

2019 Perigee
Closest Approach (perigee) is bold texted.

Date	Local Time	Distance in km	Distance in miles
21 Jan	19:59	357,342 km	222,042 mi
19 Feb	09:02	356,761 km	221,681 mi
19 Mar	19:47	359,377 km	223,306 mi
16 Apr	23:04	364,205 km	226,306 mi
13 May	22:52	369,009 km	229,291 mi
8 Jun	00:15	368,504 km	228,978 mi
5 Jul	06:00	363,726 km	226,009 mi
2 Aug	08:11	359,398 km	223,319 mi
30 Aug	16:53	357,176 km	221,939 mi
28 Sep	03:24	357,802 km	222,328 mi
26 Oct	11:38	361,311 km	224,508 mi
23 Nov	07:40	366,716 km	227,867 mi
18 Dec	20:25	370,265 km	230,072 mi

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2019 Apogee
Furthest Apart (Apogee) is bold texted.

Date	Local Time	Distance in km	Distance in miles
9 Jan	04:28	406,117 km	252,350 mi
5 Feb	09:28	406,555 km	252,622 mi
4 Mar	11:26	406,391 km	252,519 mi
1 Apr	01:13	405,577 km	252,014 mi
28 Apr	19:19	404,582 km	251,396 mi
26 May	14:27	404,138 km	251,120 mi
23 Jun	08:49	404,548 km	251,375 mi
21 Jul	00:58	405,481 km	251,954 mi
17 Aug	11:49	406,244 km	252,429 mi
13 Sep	14:32	406,377 km	252,511 mi
10 Oct	19:28	405,899 km	252,214 mi
7 Nov	08:35	405,058 km	251,691 mi
5 Dec	04:08	404,446 km	251,311 mi

 

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