The most distant full moon of this year (and the first)

[sqishy]

Last year on the last full moon, I mentioned how that was the furthest full moon from Earth in 2013. Here we are in 2014, and already we have a full moon, but this one also being the furthest full moon from Earth this year. All other full moons will be closer, and a supermoon (a full moon at closest distance to Earth in its orbit) is predicted in July.

So if you can see the shimmering white lantern tonight (if the damn clouds don't block it (this time they are for me -.-)), take note that every other full moon this year will be, at the least, a little bigger and brighter. Enjoy :) .

Full moon time: 04:54 (AM) GMT, January 16th, 2014

Apogee moon time: 01:54 (AM) GMT, January 16th, 2014

Time difference between full moon and apogee moon: Apogee ≈ 2 hours before full moon

Apogee distance: 406,536 km

[Info on the above: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/pacalc.html]


Links for more info:

http://www.universetoday.com/107971/see-the-smallest-full-moon-of-2014-its-the-return-of-the-mini-moon/

http://www.geekosystem.com/mini-moon-2014/

General info on the topic:

http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/moon_ap_per.html



Thought you'd like to know :D
(If you think that I assumed wrong to think you would like to know about this, then whatever. You came here anyways :P )

[AlexOnToast]

Wow :) Thanks for sharing :)

[Hollywood]

Cool, thanks for letting us know!