Full Moon

Full Moon
Full Moon taken 27Aug2007, 90mm f/12 APO and Canon 20Da

Full Moon will occur today at 05:53HST.

This full Moon will be a perigee full Moon, with the Moon appearing a bit larger and brighter. Today lunar perigee occurs within 7 hours of full, producing a full moon that is about 12% larger and 30% brighter than if full occurs while the Moon is at apogee.

Full Moons for 2019
 Universal TimeHawaii Standard Time
January* Jan 2105:16UTJan 2019:16HST
February Feb 1915:53UTFeb 1905:53HST
March Mar 2101:43UTMar 2015:43HST
April Apr 1911:12UTApr 1901:12HST
May May 1821:11UTMay 1811:11HST
June Jun 1708:31UTJun 1622:31HST
July* Jul 1621:38UTJul 1611:38HST
August Aug 1512:29UTAug 1502:29HST
September Sep 1404:33UTSep 1318:33HST
October Oct 1321:08UTOct 1311:08HST
November Nov 1213:34UTNov 1203:34HST
December Dec 1205:12UTDec 1119:12HST
*Lunar Eclipse
Source: NASA Sky Calendar

Author: Andrew

An electrical engineer, amateur astronomer, and diver, living and working on the island of Hawaiʻi.

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