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Nov 14, 2016

In-The-Sky.org  tells us that on November 14, 2016 the Moon will be perigee! A so-called Super Moon (as coined by Richard Nolle http://www.astropro.com/features.html). But this perigee Moon is a “super Moon on steroids” because of its closeness to Earth. A few hundred kilometers closer to Earth than the March 19, 2011 Lunar perigee (Japan EQ/Tsunami – March 11, 2011) or the January 10, 2005 Lunar perigee (Indonesian EQ/Tsunami - December 26, 2004). This Supermoon will have a dramatic effect on the tides and, for many people, November’s Full Moon will be the largest and brightest Full Moon of a lifetime.  November’s full Moon is called the Beaver Moon because it was the time to set traps, before the waters froze over. This Moon is also called the Full Frost Moon.

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 at 04:22 MST / 11:22 UTC


The Moon will reach the closest point along its orbit to the Earth, and as a result will appear slightly larger than at other times. This close approach will occur when the Moon is almost at full phase, and so it will appear unusually large and bright – a sight that is sometimes dubbed a supermoon.
 
The Moon's distance from the Earth varies because its orbit is not perfectly circular – it is instead slightly oval-shaped, tracing out a path called an ellipse.
 
As the Moon traverses this elliptical path around the Earth each month, its distance varies by around 10%, between 363,000 km and 405,000 km.
 
This means that its size in the night sky also varies over the course of each month, by around 13%. It brightness also varies slightly – the Moon appears a little brighter when it is closer to the Earth. In practice, however, this variability is swamped by the much stronger effect that the Moon's changing phases have over its brightness.
 
The Moon's distance varies between perigee (closest approach), apogee (furthest recess) and back again once every 27.555 days – a period of time called an anomalistic month. This is very close to the Moon's orbital period (27.322 days), but slightly longer. For more information on why these periods don't exacty match, see In-The-Sky.org's glossary article for the term month.
 
This perigee will coincide closely with the time of month when the Moon is at full phase, a phenomenon that is sometimes called a "supermoons". The full moon this month will appear fractionally larger and brighter than usual, but so too will the full moons that fall immediately before and after a supermoon, when the Moon will also be close to perigee.
 
On this occasion the Moon will pass within a distance of 356,000 km of the Earth, and appear with an angular diameter of 33.50 arcsec. This may be compared to its average size of 31.07 arcmin.
 
The genuine variation in the Moon's angular size that is associated with its changing distance from the Earth should not be confused with the Moon illusion – an optical illustion that makes the Moon appear much larger than it really is when it is close to the horizon. The reason why we experience this optical illusion is still hotly debated.
The position of the Moon at the moment of perigee will be:

Object             Right Ascension      Declination   Constellation                   Angular Size
The Moon       03h18m30s               +13°21'           Aries                            33'30" 
The coordinates above are given in J2000.0.
 
The Sky on 14 November 2016


Age of Moon: 15 days
 
                        Rise                Culm.             Set
Sunrise:         07:11
Sunset:                                                          17:23
Mercury          08:08              13:00               17:51
Venus             10:31              15:09               19:47
Moon              18:13              00:06                06:47
Mars               12:27              17:23                22:18
Jupiter            03:59              09:49               15:38
Saturn             09:00             13:54                18:49 
Twilight from 05:41 until 18:53
 
All times shown in MST.

Full Moon

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 at 06:53 MST               13:53 UTC

Moon at perigee. This near coincidence between a full moon and lunar perigee will mean that this full moon will appear slightly larger and brighter than usual in the night sky. Full moons such as this occur roughly once every 13 months.
 
The sequence of full moons through the year are often assigned names according to the seasons in which they fall. This month's will be the second to fall in autumn 2016 – the Hunter's Moon.
 
Over the nights following 14 November, the Moon will rise around an hour later each day, becoming prominent later in the night. Within a few days, it will only be visible in the pre-dawn and early-morning sky. By the time it reaches last quarter, a week after full moon, it will rise at around midnight and set at around noon.
 
At the exact moment when the Moon reaches full phase, it will lie at a declination of +13°43' in the constellation Taurus , and so will appear highest in the northern hemisphere. It will be visible from all latitudes south of 66°S. Its distance from the Earth will be 356,000 km.
 
The exact position of the Moon at the time it reaches full phase will be:

Object             Right Ascension      Declination   Constellation                Angular Size
The Moon       03h25m00s               +13°43'           Taurus                       33'29"
The coordinates above are given in J2000.0.
 


Image: The Moon at perigee - sky.org
 



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