You have probably heard of the Super Moon, but did you know we also have the Micro Moon? The Moon takes around one month to orbit the Earth. Its normal distance from us is 239,000 miles. The Super Moon is when the Moon appears larger in the sky than normal because it is closer to us, but of course the opposite can also happen; occasions when the moon is further away than normal and we have a Micro Moon.
The second of the two micro moons of 2024 will occur this month. When the Moon is full on March 25 then like the full moon in February, it will be a micro moon.
The moon has an elliptical orbit, which means sometimes it is closer to us than its average distance of 239,999 miles, and sometimes father away, and the extremes in each case give us a super moon or a micro moon.
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