The first full moon is reached the new Year 2023 The peak of its completion is tomorrow evening, Friday, January 6th; Where it will realize its farthest point from Earth in its orbit, and the moon will reach its highest point at 11:07 pm GMT.
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Because the Moon’s path around our planet is elliptical, at its closest approach, called perihelion, it is 225,291 miles (362,570 km) away. At its furthest distance, called the aphelion, the Moon is 251,910 miles (405,410 km) away from us.
The perigee and aphelion do not always coincide with the full moon, but when they do, it produces two events known as “supermoon“When the moon is at perigee” and “the young full moon” “When the moon is at apogee.”
The giant moon will appear 14.5% larger and 25% brighter in the sky than the small full moon, according to the University Space Research Association (USRA).
Full moons occur when the Sun, Earth and Moon are aligned so that the sun’s rays illuminate the entire Earth-facing side of the Moon.
The moon remains above or slightly below the earth’s shadow, allowing this illumination. On occasions when the full moon passes through part or all of the earth’s shadow, it creates a lunar eclipse.
The full moon comes a few days after the peak of the Quadrantids Meteor Shower, which decorated Earth’s sky from January 2 to January 3. The meteor showers will continue until January 16, but at a very low frequency.
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Wolf Moon
The January full moon is called the “wolf moon,” and this name is associated with early Native American tribes who noticed the presence of wolves wolves Hungry howls at the moon outside their camps around the same time as the full moon.
Snow Moon
The next full moon is known as the Snow Moon, and it will occur on Sunday, February 5, 2023.
It is likely that the reason for this designation is that it appears in the winter season, although it is also known as the bear moon and the eagle moon. In some parts of the world, this lunar phase is also called the Storm Moon and the Hunger Moon.
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