AkaSci 🛰
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The first full moon of 2026 (aka the Wolf Moon), tonight and tomorrow night, promises to be a super-bright supermoon 🌕
The moon will be near perigee in its orbit around Earth, making it ~30% brighter and ~14% larger than at its farthest point (apogee).
Earth's perihelion will make the moon shine brighter by another ~6.5% compared to July.
Moon perigee: 1 Jan, 21:43 UTC
Full moon: 3 Jan, 10:03 UTC
Earth perihelion: 3 Jan, 17:15 UTC
Happy viewing 🌝
https://earthsky.org/earth/rare-alignment-of-earth-moon-and-sun-january-1-2-3-2026/
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AkaSci 🛰️@AkaSci@fosstodon.org
In the northern hemisphere, around midnight, the Wolf Moon will be high in the sky, you know why.
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The moon's perigee and the earth's perihelion on the Sun's side, will result in heightened King Tide.
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