Overview
- The Moon reached full phase at 14:19 CET and approaches perigee around 23:16–23:27 at roughly 356,400–356,834 kilometers from Earth.
- Moonrise came around 16:00–16:30 local time, when the disk often appears most striking near the horizon due to the moon illusion.
- Visibility has been strongest across southern and central regions, with early photos from Dresden and the Rhineland as northern and northwestern skies stayed cloudier.
- Astronomers note the effect is measurable but modest—about 7–14% larger apparent diameter and up to roughly 30% brighter—and emphasize that “supermoon” is a popular, non-official label.
- Scientists find no evidence that such events trigger earthquakes, eruptions, or major floods, and a similarly close full moon is expected in December at about 130 kilometers farther away.