Full Moon Tonight
Once a month the moon is full... Once a month, the moon is at perigee (closest to the earth). These two things do not always line up the same, but when the moon is at perigee, it appears to be 14% larger in diameter, or about 30% larger in area.
The only reason I bring it up is that the moon is almost full, and this is the time of year when full moons and perigees line up.. The full moon this month is only about 13 hours different from the point of perigee, which I believe puts us at about 99% of the maximum size. And the full moon is at 3:13 on the 7th, in "Universal Time", which I believe puts it at about 10 PM tonight.
So if the weather clears, and you're up, and you look up at the moon and think, "Gee, it looks particularly large and impressive tonight", it might NOT be your imagination!
The only reason I bring it up is that the moon is almost full, and this is the time of year when full moons and perigees line up.. The full moon this month is only about 13 hours different from the point of perigee, which I believe puts us at about 99% of the maximum size. And the full moon is at 3:13 on the 7th, in "Universal Time", which I believe puts it at about 10 PM tonight.
So if the weather clears, and you're up, and you look up at the moon and think, "Gee, it looks particularly large and impressive tonight", it might NOT be your imagination!