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On Friday the 13th, Don't Be Freaked Out by the 'Micromoon'
On Friday the 13th, Don't Be Freaked Out by the 'Micromoon'
By Stephanie Pappas 3 hours ago Skywatching
(Image: © Viacheslav Lopatin/Shutterstock)
A full moon on Friday the 13th is spooky enough, but hold on to your black cats. September's full moon will also be a "micromoon."
Skywatchers in Central, Mountain and Pacific time zones will get a view of the full moon tonight (Sept. 13) at 11:32 p.m., 10:32 p.m. and 9:32 p.m., respectively, while East Coasters will see the moon at its fullest at 12:32 a.m. on the 14th. Regardless of time zone, the moon will appear just a bit dimmer than usual (eerie!), because it will be at apogee, or its farthest distance from Earth.
That means that the moon will appear about 14% smaller and 30% dimmer than when it is at its closest point to Earth, which is known as perigee.
On Friday the 13th, Don't Be Freaked Out by the 'Micromoon'
On Friday the 13th, Don't Be Freaked Out by the 'Micromoon'
By Stephanie Pappas 3 hours ago Skywatching
(Image: © Viacheslav Lopatin/Shutterstock)
A full moon on Friday the 13th is spooky enough, but hold on to your black cats. September's full moon will also be a "micromoon."
Skywatchers in Central, Mountain and Pacific time zones will get a view of the full moon tonight (Sept. 13) at 11:32 p.m., 10:32 p.m. and 9:32 p.m., respectively, while East Coasters will see the moon at its fullest at 12:32 a.m. on the 14th. Regardless of time zone, the moon will appear just a bit dimmer than usual (eerie!), because it will be at apogee, or its farthest distance from Earth.
That means that the moon will appear about 14% smaller and 30% dimmer than when it is at its closest point to Earth, which is known as perigee.