FULL MOON aficionados this weekend will see a huge orb loom over the horizon - so when is the July Full Moon and why is the Moon so big? It seems so real, but this beautiful illusion is all in our minds." Recall that on Saturday the moon, at perigee, will appear 14 percent larger? The seventh Full Moon of the year is popularly known as the Buck Moon, the Wort Moon and the Hay Moon. The UK is due to see a lunar eclipse on 10 January 2020.
The next full Moon will be on Friday, February 14, 2014. "The full Moon has a reputation for trouble," wrote Tony Phillips, an astronomer who maintains "For instance," said Phillips in an email, "when you see the moon in close proximity to a tree, your brain will miscalculate the distance to the moon, mentally bringing it closer (like the tree) and thus making it bigger. At 11:35 p.m. EDT, say astronomers, it will come within 221,802 miles of us -- coincidentally about one minute before it's at its fullest. Full Moon: Aug 3, 2020 at 11:58 am (Next Phase) First Quarter: Jul 27, 2020 at 8:32 am (Previous Phase) × Permalink for New York: Moon phases for New York, USA. Which really sounds more like a 80’s spy thriller novel than anything else. It’s following an elliptical orbit around the Earth. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. August 3. See those circles in the middle? And More…Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Who Speaks for Earth? Why is the moon so big? 7 Apr 2020, 19:00; Updated: 7 Apr 2020, 19:06; THE Supermoon is nearly upon us and will illuminate the skies tonight (April 7) with its shiny and larger than life appearance. It will peak at 7.21pm tonight, so there is still time to find a great spot to see the Full Moon. Photographs will show the same size Moon no matter where it is in the sky. The one after that, Sunday, March 16. Fraser, use FARTHER for distance. But is there really anything "super" about it, beyond the spectacle? And then at its furthest point, it’s about 405,000 km. If the weather is clear where you are, it should be a sight to see.
Here's everything you need to know.The moon started to creep over the horizon today at about 3.51pm.The Full Moon is expected to peak later this evening when the it has positioned itself directly across from the Sun.It will peak at 7.21pm tonight, so there is still time to find a great spot to see the Full Moon.The January Full Moon, also known as the Wolf Moon, will be on show tonight.The moon will be appear big tonight because of how illuminated it is.Tonight's Full Moos also coincides with the first lunar eclipse of the year.It will pass through a shadowy region of space behind Earth today, in what is known as a penumbral eclipse.Gordon Johnston, a NASA expert, said: "As the Moon passes opposite the Sun it will spend about four hours in the partial shadow of Earth.“This will be while the Moon is below the horizon for most of the Americas.“If you happen to find yourself on the opposite side of Earth, the slight and gradual dimming of the Moon should be barely noticeable – if at all.”When you see a moon low in the sky it is because you are seeing it through a greater thickness of Earth's atmosphere.When the moon is near the horizon you are looking at in comparison to familiar reference points such as trees, buildings, mountains, etc.Your brain automatically compares the size of the moon to those reference points, which makes it appear bigger.When the moon appears higher in the sky then there is nothing to compare it to and therefore also appears smaller.This spectacle occurs when the earth comes directly between the sun and the moon.Because they occur every 29 and a half days, there are sometimes 13 a year - as there are in 2020.This is because Native American tribes kept track of the months of the year by the lunar calendar.
As a result, the Moon is roughly the same size in the sky every night. Tonight's Full Moos also coincides with the first lunar eclipse of the year.