super moon 2017

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south africans can expect the super moon this year on 3 December at 17:46

the 2017 super moon is about 16% brighter than a standard full moon and around 7% larger than a standard full moon.  for people on holiday at the beach, expect an extra 5cm in the tides, also known as perigean spring tides.

you can also view the 2017 supermoon from the virtual telescope

more about super moons:  it is usually called a super moon when the moon is less than 360 000 kilometers from earth. on average, the moon is 382 900 kilometers from earth.

next super moons: 2 January 2018, 21 January 2019, 19 February 2019

dates Moon phase Moon Phase Date/Time Perigee Date/Time Distance (km) Notes
2016
Thursday, April 7 new Moon 2016-04-07 11:24 2016-04-07 17:37 357,163
Friday, May 6 new Moon 2016-05-06 19:29 2016-05-06 04:15 357,827
Sunday, October 16 full Moon 2016-10-16 04:23 2016-10-16 23:37 357,859
Monday, November 14 full Moon 2016-11-14 13:52 2016-11-14 11:24 356,511
2017
Thursday, May 25 new Moon 2017-05-25 19:44 2017-05-26 01:24 357,209
Saturday, June 24 new Moon 2017-06-24 02:31 2017-06-23 10:50 357,937
Sunday, December 3 full Moon 2017-12-03 15:47 2017-12-04 08:43 357,495
2018
Tuesday, January 2 full Moon 2018-01-02 02:24 2018-01-01 21:56 356,565
Friday, July 13 new Moon 2018-07-13 02:48 2018-07-13 08:30 357,431 Solar eclipse
Saturday, August 11 new Moon 2018-08-11 09:58 2018-08-10 18:06 358,082 Solar eclipse
2019
Monday, January 21 full Moon 2019-01-21 05:16 2019-01-21 19:59 357,344 Lunar eclipse
Tuesday, February 19 full Moon 2019-02-19 15:53 2019-02-19 09:07 356,761
Saturday, September 28 new Moon 2019-09-28 18:26 2019-09-28 02:28 357,802
2020
Monday, March 9 full Moon 2020-03-09 17:48 2020-03-10 06:34 357,122
Wednesday, April 8 full Moon 2020-04-08 02:35 2020-04-07 18:10 356,908
Friday, October 16 new Moon 2020-10-16 19:31 2020-10-16 23:48 356,912
Sunday, November 15 new Moon 2020-11-15 05:07 2020-11-14 11:49 357,838
2021
Tuesday, April 27 full Moon 2021-04-27 03:31 2021-04-27 15:25 357,378
Wednesday, May 26 full Moon 2021-05-26 11:14 2021-05-26 01:53 357,309
Saturday, December 4 new Moon 2021-12-04 07:43 2021-12-04 10:02 356,793
2022
Sunday, January 2 new Moon 2022-01-02 18:33 2022-01-01 23:01 358,036
Tuesday, June 14 full Moon 2022-06-14 11:52 2022-06-14 23:23 357,433
Wednesday, July 13 full Moon 2022-07-13 18:38 2022-07-13 09:09 357,263
Friday, December 23 new Moon 2022-12-23 10:17 2022-12-24 08:34 358,269