Full Moon April 2016
by D Hackett
Title
Full Moon April 2016
Artist
D Hackett
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Photograph - Digital
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Full Moon April 2016 by D Hackett
Sitting on the beach in the early evening on Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island Florida, watching the full moon rise. Watching the waves, the beauty of the changing sky and relaxing in the natural beauty of one of Florida�s Top Beaches.
April 22, 2016 � it�s the farthest full moon, and smallest full moon, of the year. We�ve heard it called the micro-moon or mini-moon. This full moon comes less than one day after reaching lunar apogee, the moon�s farthest point in its monthly orbit. It lies some 30 thousand miles (50 thousand km) farther from Earth than 2016�s closest full moon � a supermoon � due on November 14.
Every year has a closest full moon, and a farthest full moon. The mini-moon often returns about one month and 18 days later with each passing year, meaning that, in 2017, the year�s smallest full moon will come on June 9.
In North America, we often call the April full moon by the names of Pink Moon, Grass Moon, Egg Moon or Fish Moon.
But in recent years, we�ve also heard the term micro-moon to describe the year�s smallest full moon. It�s not a name (like Pink Moon) tied to skylore. It�s not bound to a particular month or season. Astronomers call the year�s smallest full moon an apogee full moon.
In many respects, the micro-moon is the opposite of a supermoon. The micro-moon, or the full moon aligning with apogee, is the polar opposite of a full moon supermoon.
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