Micro Full Moon. 06 Jan 23 - 07.53 - a photo on Flickriver

Photos shot from Nottinghamshire. Sony RX10IV in Manual Mode using a tripod. Please see Exif info for the settings, thank you.

UK Moonset, Moon Phase for Friday 6th January. Micro Full Moon. Illumination: 100% / 0.49. Cancer.
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What is a Micromoon?
A Micromoon is when a Full Moon or a New Moon coincides with apogee, the point in the Moon's orbit farthest away from Earth.
Because a Micromoon is further away, it looks approximately 14% smaller than a Supermoon. In addition, the illuminated area appears 30% smaller, so it might look a little less bright.
There are no universal rules as to how far away the Moon must be to qualify as a Micromoon.

Micromoon: A Full Moon or New Moon that takes place when the center of the Moon is farther than 405,000 kilometers (ca. 251,655 miles) from the center of Earth.
Supermoon: A Full or New Moon that occurs when the center of the Moon is less than 360,000 kilometers (ca. 223,694 miles) from the center of Earth.

What is an apogee?
An apogee is the point in the orbit farthest from Earth is known as apogee. The average distance between Earth and the Moon is 382,500 kilometers or 237,700 miles.
When a Full Moon or a New Moon occurs around apogee, it's called a Micromoon, Minimoon or Apogee Moon. Like any other New Moon night, a Micro New Moon night is a good time to stargaze.

The next full moon falls on Friday 6 January, reaching its peak at 11.07pm in the UK, according to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.

The first full moon of 2023 is upon us, with Brits hoping for a clear night to grant a sighting of January’s orb.
Shrouded in folklore and mystique for millennia, the full moon has inspired everything from religious festivals to horror films and outlandish doomsday conspiracy theories. In recent years, it has also led to moon names infiltrating pop culture, with this month’s full moon dubbed the “harvest moon”

The first full moon of the new year, January's Wolf Moon, rises on Friday (Jan. 6). At the same time, the moon will be on the far side of Earth and at its furthest from the sun, making it a "Micromoon," the opposite of a Supermoon.
The full moon will rise around dusk and will set around dawn, meaning the Wolf Moon will be visible for most of the night. According to In the Sky website, observers in New York City will see the Wolf Moon rise at 3:21 p.m. EST (2021 GMT) and see it set at 7:26 am EST (1226 GMT).

At the time of the Wolf Moon, the moon will be in the Gemini constellation with a right ascension of 07h12m00s and declination 27°00'N.

During the Full Wolf Moon when the moon is furthest from the sun, an astronomical arrangement called aphelion, it will be around 91.6 million miles (147.4 million km) from the sun.

At the same time, the Earth's distance from the sun as around 91.4 million miles (147.1 million km) from our star. The distance between the Earth and the moon will be around 250,000 miles (around 400,000 km).

This makes the Wolf Moon of 2023 a Micromoon (in effect the opposite of a "Supermoon"), which occur during full moons when the moon is closer to the Earth. This situation arises because the moon's orbit around Earth is a flattened circle, or "elliptical." This means there are times when it is closer to Earth and further times when it is further away.

Though this does make a difference to how large and bright the moon appears, this difference is so small that it is virtually imperceptible to the naked eye; Supermoons are only around 14% larger than moons not at perigee.

Old Farmer's Almanac states that the name for January's full moon, the Wolf Moon arises due to the fact it was seen at times of the year when wolves could be howling outside villages as a result of hunger.

Alternative names for the January full moon are the "Old Moon," the suitably wintery monikers the "Frost Moon" and the "Snow Moon" all of which arise from Native American traditions. The name "Snow Moon" is now more commonly associated with February's full moon which next occurs on Feb. 5, 2023.

The Moon changes its apparent shape with four distinct phases depending on the Moon’s position as it orbits around the Earth, and the Earth’s position as it orbits around the Sun. There are four main Moon phases, also known as Lunar Phases: First Quarter, Full Moon, Last Quarter and New Moon. An additional four intermediate phases make up the combined eight phases that comprise the Phases of the Moon in the following sequential order: New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter and Waning Crescent.

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