Apogee and Perigee

Thursday night and Friday morning the full moon was in true Apogee, the farthest point from earth to the moon at approximately 267,000 miles. Tonight the moon will be full coming out of Apogee, but you’ll still be able to see the micro moon under a mostly clear sky. The next full moon in Apogee won’t occur until July 27 of 2018. Perigee, on the other hand, is the opposite. This is the point at which the moon is closest to earth and appears larger, at a mere 207,000 miles away. The next full moon in Perigee, which is also known as a supermoon will occur October 16 2016. Here’s an image that shows the difference in distance from Earth and the Moon during Apogee and Perigee.