![]() ![]() The Moon is 374 574 km ( 232 749 mi) away from Earth and getting further over the next 8 days until the point apogee when Earth-Moon distance is going to be 404 682 km ( 251 458 mi). Previous perigee | Next apogee Distance to Moon 374 574 km ![]() It will keep this direction over the next 8 days, until the Moon reaches the point of next apogee on 11 March 2018 at 09:13 in ♑ Capricorn. The lunar orbit is getting widen, while the Moon is moving away from the Earth. Moon after perigeeĢ days after point of perigee on 27 February 2018 at 14:48 in ♋ Cancer. At the beginning of next synodic month the true anomaly is going to be ∠262.6°. It is 3 hours and 41 minutes shorter compared to 21st century's longest synodic month length.Īt the beginning of the lunation cycle the true anomaly is ∠227.1°. The length of the current synodic month is 3 hours and 22 minutes longer than the mean synodic month length. The lengths of the following synodic months are going to decreasing with the true anomaly getting closer to the value it has at the point of New Moon at perigee ( ∠0° or ∠360°). It is 3 hours and 20 minutes longer than the next lunation's length. The length of the lunation is 29 days, 16 hours and 6 minutes. Previous | Current lunation | Next Synodic month length 29.67 days This is lunation 224 of Meeus index or 1177 from Brown series. Earth's natural satellite is moving through the middle part of current synodic month. Combined Sun and Moon gravitational tidal force working on Earth is strong, because of the Sun-Earth-Moon syzygy alignment. There is high Full Moon ocean tide on this date. Full Moon in Libra ♎ after 29 days on 31 March 2018 at 12:37 Spring tide.First Quarter in Gemini ♊ after 22 days on 24 March 2018 at 15:35.New Moon in Pisces ♓ after 15 days on 17 March 2018 at 13:12.Last Quarter in Sagittarius ♐ after 6 days on 9 March 2018 at 11:20. ![]()
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