Overview
- The Moon reaches full phase at 14:19 and its closest approach around 23:16 on November 5, at roughly 356,834 kilometers from Earth.
- Forecasters at the German Weather Service expect variable visibility, with thicker cloud cover likely in the northwest and stubborn fog in the south.
- Apparent size and brightness increases are modest in practice—about 7–14 percent larger and up to roughly 30 percent brighter compared with the smallest full moons—and the horizon ‘moon illusion’ amplifies impressions.
- ‘Supermoon’ is a popular label without a strict scientific definition; astronomers refer to a full moon near perigee as a perigee syzygy.
- Higher spring tides are expected as the close full moon strengthens lunar tidal pull, though local effects vary by region and conditions.