The moon at 100.0 percent illumination tonight. Yesterday was supposed to be the 15th day of the Chinese fifth lunar month but the real physically full moon occurred tonight at 7.51pm. From my location in Bukit Mertajam, it was not possible for me to see the moon at that time, being blocked by the low hills and the trees in the direction of the rising moon but by 9.10pm, it was high enough for me to see it. A bright and beautiful yellow orb in the sky.
The significance of tonight is that this is a super full moon, meaning that it is at its closest approach to earth and thus looks bigger and brighter than usual. At the other extreme, a micro full moon occurs when it makes its furthest approach to earth, which makes it look smaller and dimmer. They are not rare and they occur at least once a year. And usually, when there is a super full moon, the micro new moon crops up either 15 days earlier or 15 days later. I'm informed that there'll be a micro new moon later this month on the 29th of June.
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