
Moon after descending nodeĤ days after descending node on 12 February 2023 at 07:31 in ♏ Scorpio. The Moon is 365 758 km ( 227 271 mi) away from Earth and getting closer over the next 2 days until the point perigee when Earth-Moon distance is going to be 358 267 km ( 222 617 mi). Previous apogee | Next perigee Distance to Moon 365 758 km

It will keep this direction over the next 2 days, until the Moon reaches the point of next perigee on 19 February 2023 at 09:06 in ♒ Aquarius. The lunar orbit is getting narrow, while the Moon is moving towards the Earth. Moon before apogeeġ2 days after point of apogee on 4 February 2023 at 08:55 in ♌ Leo. At the beginning of next synodic month the true anomaly is going to be ∠15.6°. It is 3 hours and 38 minutes longer compared to 21st century's shortest synodic month length.Īt the beginning of the lunation cycle the true anomaly is ∠360°. The length of the current synodic month is 2 hours and 31 minutes shorter than the mean synodic month length. The lengths of the following synodic months are going to increasing with the true anomaly getting closer to the value it has at the point of New Moon at apogee ( ∠180°). It is 4 minutes shorter than the next lunation's length. This is the year's shortest synodic month of 2023. The length of the lunation is 29 days, 10 hours and 13 minutes.

Previous | Current lunation | Next Synodic month length 29.43 days This is lunation 285 of Meeus index or 1238 from Brown series. Earth's natural satellite is moving from the second to the final part of current synodic month.

Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at big angle, so their combined tidal force is weak. Last Quarter in Sagittarius ♐ after 26 days on 15 March 2023 at 02:08 Neap tide.
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Full Moon in Virgo ♍ after 19 days on 7 March 2023 at 12:40.First Quarter in Gemini ♊ after 10 days on 27 February 2023 at 08:06.New Moon in Pisces ♓ after 3 days on 20 February 2023 at 07:06.
