Re: new moon and perigee
Posted by Skywise on May 05, 2008 at 22:16:42:

Perigee means closest approach to Earth. Furthest is apogee.

The general terms are periapsis and apoapsis.

For other bodies, their Greek names can be substituted, such as perihelion/aphelion (Sun) and perijove/apojove (Jupiter).

A more complete list can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apsis

Brian