Today it's Full Moon Day

Time to be romantic with your sweetheart with the moon glowing at its brightest in the sky.

OR

Go crazy like a dog and howl at the moon! Dogs and cats may not be the only ones; changes in human behavior have been reported, as well. Alcohol consumption reportedly increases 10 percent, which obviously induces dog-like behavior in folks, I guess

Maddie

Not only a full moon but a big full moon. Earth is especially close to the moon tonight.

Curt Anderson Wrote:
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> Not only a full moon but a big full moon. Earth
> is especially close to the moon tonight.


Yes, supermoon. According to the director of the Nehru Planetarium, the earth and the moon on this day will be just 35,6955km away and the moon will be at an angle of 0.5515°.

Maddie

[news.nationalgeographic.com]

Maddie

"Super" moon is something of an overstatement. If you hold your thumb at an arm's length away from you eye, you can cover the moon with your thumbnail. The "super" moon was slightly bigger than normal, but not really noticeably so.