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At its apogee, the full moon will appear 14% smaller to people on Earth than when the moon is at its closest, making it a micromoon.
Rare 'Micromoon' Is Gracing Us With Its Presence On Friday The 13th Jenna Amatulli 2019
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It’s also a micromoon, which happens when the full moon is at the point in the moon’s orbit where it’s at its greatest distance from Earth, called apogee.
Rare 'Micromoon' Is Gracing Us With Its Presence On Friday The 13th Jenna Amatulli 2019
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“If a full moon happens to occur close to its closest point, then we call that a supermoon,” he says. “And if it’s close to its furthest point, then we call that a micromoon.”
What is a blue micromoon and when is the best time to see it this weekend? Nicola Davis 2026
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