When the moon reaches apogee, it’s at its farthest from Earth, a distance of 252,595 miles. If a full moon occurs while the moon is at apogee, it is called a micromoon. When is the next full ...
Moving in an oval around the planet, the moon's closest point to the Earth is called the perigee and the furthest is called the apogee - with the celestial satellite up to 27,000 miles closer to ...