Local Time(IST): 23:29
Distance in km: 369,288 km at perigee
Distance in miles: 229,465
🌕 THE MOON AT PERIGEE
🌍 Closest to Earth – appearing slightly larger & brighter
✨ The Moon reaches its nearest point in orbit —
a mere 356,500 km away!
That’s about 50,000 km closer than at its farthest.
🌀 Why? The Moon’s orbit is an ellipse, not a perfect circle.
đź’« Its distance varies monthly by 14%
đź“Ź Angular size: Up to 33.5 arcminutes
🔦 Slight increase in brightness (though subtle to the eye)
đź•“ This cycle from perigee to apogee and back takes
27.555 days — an anomalistic month
Look up — the Moon is closer than usual,
and the night sky is putting on a show!
