Full moon

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Sunny

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Okay, this is going to sound kind of dumb, but it's something I just got to thinking about. We have an incredible full moon tonight, big, bright, and brilliant. It occurred to me that I don't know
if everybody gets a full moon all over the world on the same date (obviously, not at the same time). If it's a full moon on the east coast of the US, is it also seen that way on the west coast, Europe, etc.? How about Australia? Does the northern or southern hemisphere make a difference?

The more I try to visualize this, the dizzier I get. So maybe the simplest way to answer it is for you to tell me if you have a full moon tonight. (Or had one, if you're reading this tomorrow.) ;)
 

I have a full moon here in Colorado Sunny, but it's too cloudy to see it tonight, as there's a snowstorm coming in. Last night when I put out the trash, it was really full and bright.
 
6 pm Weds and I just went outside in 43* (about 9c.) temperature, in the dark, to look for the moon. Too cloudy to see it right now but I know it's a full moon. Pappy, that's a beautiful shot your wife took of the moon.
 
Basically, 90% or so of the earth will see the full moon, or at least a 95% full moon. There is something called the "fullest moon" which happens only for an instant, where it is 100% full, but you would need to be living in an area where that happens at night.
 
Full moon here last night and surprise, surprise, I slept the sleep of the innocent. When there's a full moon--no kidding--it's toss-and-turn time for me!
 
We had a full moon here in Alabama as well; but have also had some clouds. Wasn't it in September when we had the Supermoon, when it was at its closest point to earth? Plus, we also had the eclipse that all happened at the same time.
It is a monthly cycle in the travels of the moon; but it does not always hit together, where it is both a full moon and a close moon at the same time.
I think that this moon must have been close to being at its largest phase, as huge as it was looking in the sky, although it always looks larger in cooler weather, too.

http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/super-full-moon.html
 
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