BANTEN NEWS – There are many phenomena that adorn the celestial universe. Starting from the time during the day to the appearance of the moon at night.
The moon has several cycles as it revolves around the earth. One of its cycles is the full moon.
On January 7, a lunar phenomenon appeared. The phenomenon is full micromoon.
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Micro full moon or micro full moon as stated on timeanddate.com, it’s a full moon that occurs when the moon is at its apogee.
The apogee point itself is where the moon is at its furthest point in the moon’s orbit when it rotates with the earth.
The rotation of the moon with the earth has the shape of an elliptical orbit. This will cause the moon to be closest and furthest from the earth.
When the moon is at its furthest point this phenomenon will appear full micromoon. A micro full moon will occur when the moon is 405,000 km from the center of the earth.
The micro full moon also affects the process tides like a full moon in general.
During the full moon phase, the gravitational forces of the moon and the sun push the ocean waters in the same direction and cause tides.
