DirtyChai Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I don't much understand moon phases, but most documented moon phases show a full moon at the height of illumination. Timedate.com (with the exception of China) showed the full moon on the 27th when the moon was the furthest from the earth. (A Micro Moon) However, timedate.com also showed that the height of illumination was on the 28th for the same parts of the world. Did they say the full moon was on the 27th just so they could call it a micro moon? To Recap: For most countries, the moon was furthest away on the 27th, but he height of illumination was on the 28th Parts of China had a true micro moon on the 28th when it was both furthest from the earth and at it's highest illumination, unlike most of the world. Now I understand why China had a True micro moon, but why did they sell us the hype in other countries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Quote No Universal Rules There are no universal rules as to how far away the Moon must be to qualify as a Micromoon. The following definitions are used at timeanddate.com: 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. https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/micro-moon.html So if the moon is far enough away, they use the term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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