Not really. If I did understand the details - due to the egg -shaped orbit, the distance at which moon is closest to earth (perigee) over the month/year varies every period. The current event is additionally happening over a full moon, which brings extra effects on its visible size, brightness and tides on the sea.
"today's event will be the closest lunar perigee since 1993, at 221,560 miles (356,566 kilometers) from Earth."
On average, the Moon is 378,000 km away, and at furthest, it is 399,300 km away from the Earth's surface. So, yesterday's full moon was 6% closer than the average.
"today's event will be the closest lunar perigee since 1993, at 221,560 miles (356,566 kilometers) from Earth."
On average, the Moon is 378,000 km away, and at furthest, it is 399,300 km away from the Earth's surface. So, yesterday's full moon was 6% closer than the average.
Update: I found a apogee and perigee calculator http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/pacalc.html
Last closest was in 1993, which was also a full moon.
Mar 8 8:36 356529 km ++ F- 1h
Yesterday's in 2008 :
Dec 12 21:38 356567 km ++ F+ 4h