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On Dec. 22, a full moon occurred on the winter solstice which is a rare event. But the full moon also occurred in conjunction with a lunar perigree, which is the point on the moon’s orbit that is closest to the Earth. This coincidence only happens once every 133 years.
The moon, when it is at perigree, appears 14 percent larger than it does at apogee. Apogee is the point on the moon’s elliptical orbit when farthest from Earth.
Since Earth is also several million miles closer to the sun at this time of year than in summer, sunlight
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