This full moon is a perigee full Moon, with the moment of lunar perigee occurring at 15:46, about an hour away from full moon. This full Moon will be a bit larger and a bit brighter than an average full moon.
Along with perigee, a total lunar eclipse will occur with this full Moon. Observers on either side of the Atlantic, including western Europe and the eastern seaboard of North America will be able to see the entire eclipse. Observers in Hawaii will only be able to see the last moments of the penumbral eclipse, not significant and not visually observable.
| Full Moons for 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT | HST | |||
| January | Jan 5 | 04:53UT | Jan 4 | 18:53HST |
| February | Feb 3 | 23:09UT | Feb 3 | 13:09HST |
| March | Mar 5 | 18:05UT | Mar 5 | 08:05HST |
| April | Apr 4 | 12:06UT | Apr 4 | 02:06HST |
| May | May 4 | 03:42UT | May 3 | 17:42HST |
| June | Jun 2 | 16:19UT | Jun 2 | 06:19HST |
| July | Jul 2 | 02:20UT | Jul 1 | 16:20HST |
| July | Jul 31 | 10:43UT | Jul 31 | 00:43HST |
| August | Aug 29 | 18:35UT | Aug 29 | 08:35HST |
| September | Sep 28 | 02:50UT | Sep 27 | 16:50HST |
| October | Oct 27 | 12:05UT | Oct 27 | 02:05HST |
| November | Nov 25 | 22:44UT | Nov 25 | 12:44HST |
| December | Dec 25 | 11:11UT | Dec 25 | 01:11HST |
| Source: NASA Sky Calendar | ||||
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