March 19: Will a Lunar Perigee 'Super Moon' Impact Weather or Cause Earthquakes Around the World?

Our understanding of outer space and other planets is still quite limited. The cause of some unusual events in nature cannot be explained with the current scientific knowledge available. The astronomers of the world cannot totally predict events that may occur in space or know how they will impact our planet. Thus, as another lunar perigee period approaches, it is not known how the time when the moon will be closer to the earth than normal could impact our planet.

A lunar perigee occurs when "a new moon or full moon at 90 percent or greater of its closest perigee to Earth," notes the Gothamist. A super moon is one that "coincides with a lunar perigree," notes Richard Nolle, astrologist. The patterns of the moon's placement in the sky and how it moves and possibly sparks events on the earth are fascinating indeed.

He predicts that super moons typically coincide with events like earthquakes, volcano eruptions and other types of unusual weather. Thus March 19 and the days before and after that date may see some unusual world events.

Could the massive earthquake in Japan be linked to the upcoming super moon? While some scientists fluff off this idea, others take it seriously, notes the Daily Mail.. As the next week passes, let's hope no other unusual events occur.

So will March 19 bring a moonapocalypse? Only time will tell if our country is in for some fierce weather, earthquakes or tsunamis on or around this day. If the moon's proximity to the earth does cause unusual events, it will be fascinating to watch the predictions scientists make in the future about lunar perigee days.

1992: Last Time Moon Was this Close

On March 19 the moon will be only 221,567 miles from the Earth. The moon's position on March 19 will be the closest it has been to our planet since 1992. Will this year's super moon occur in conjunction with odd events in the weather around the world, or will it just cause some slight changes in the weather or to the tidal patterns?

In prior years, before, during or after a lunar perigee there were unusual weather events. Some examples of weather possibly linked to the moon include the 2005 Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the 1938 hurricane in New England.

Sources:

Daily Mail

Gothamist

Astropro

Daily Mail