Category: Lunar Events

Waxing and waning from new to full and back again

Full Moon

Full Moon
Full Moon taken 27Aug2007, 90mm f/12 APO and Canon 20Da
Full Moon will occur today at 14:33HST.

With this full Moon a penumbral lunar eclipse will also occur, visible across Europe and Africa, and partially visible from North America. None of this eclipse will be visible from the mid-Pacific including Hawaiʻi. For the islands the next good lunar eclipse will occur Jan 31, 2018.

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Full Moon

Full Moon
Full Moon taken 27Aug2007, 90mm f/12 APO and Canon 20Da
Full Moon will occur today at 03:52HST.

As lunar perigee occurs only a couple hours ahead of full moon this will be the best supermoon of the year. Perigee will occur at 01:23HST, just before the 03:52 full moon. This leads to a modestly larger and brighter full moon.

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